Spring 2012
Features
Who Was Elizabeth Hanson?
Book by Washington Post reporter reveals the secret circumstances surrounding the death of the CIA’s rising star
Natural Colby
In Perkins Arboretum there are birds of all feathers, trees that tell a story, and even romance (especially if you’re a frog)
From the Hill
Senior Presents to Weather Historians
Listen to audio of Canning’s talk at the AMS history symposium Everyone likes to gripe about the weather forecasters. Even historians. But when Robert Canning ’12 addressed the history symposium of the American Meteorological Society’s 2012 annual meeting in New Orleans in January, he took a contrarian stance. Where historians have painted the period between […]
Sports Shorts
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL defeated Williams 61-59 in the NESCAC tourney quarterfinals thanks, in part, to JAYDE BENNETT ’13. The Mules trailed for much of the second half when, with less than a minute left, Bennett drove for a layup and sank a free throw to take the lead. AARIKA RITCHIE ’12 sank two free throws […]
Finding Community
Projects for Peace documentary explores a different, and for many, more rewarding way of life
Q&A: Tashia Bradley
You came to Colby from Berea College. Are there big differences between the two? I think there really are distinct differences. The mission of Berea is very targeted toward students from the Appalachia region who have limited economic means but great promise. It has an historical commitment to interracial education. So I think there’s a […]
Colby News
- President Greene Discusses Harold Alfond Foundation Grant
- Colby’s Former Ice Arena and End-of-Semester Plan Covered in the Morning Sentinel
- Chad Higgins ’97 Honored for His Work with the New England Innocence Project
- Morning Sentinel Covers Multimillion-Dollar Gifts To Name New Home of Colby Ice Hockey
- LeVan Joins Webinar on Maine’s First Use of Ranked-choice Voting
- Koch Receives National Teaching Award
- Multimillion-Dollar Gifts to Name New Home of Colby Ice Hockey the O’Neil | O’Donnell Forum
- Soto Publishes Paper on the Link Between Gender and Extraversion
- Soto’s Research on the Link Between Extraversion and Gender Featured in Psychology Today
- New York Times Uses Quote from Colby Professor to Set Up Story
- Gifted Scholar, Teacher, and Administrator Douglas Archibald Dies at 87
- A Look Into Life on Mayflower Hill
- The Wall Street Journal Says 700 Colby Alumni and Parents Came Forward to Help
- Portland Press Herald Editorial Cites Importance of Colby College Museum of Art’s Jacob Lawrence Acquisition
- Colby Student Entrepreneurs Pitch Business Plans to Earn a Spot on EMMY-Nominated Television Show
- MacKenzie Coauthors Paper in Conservation Letters
- Niang Publishes New Paper on Of Dreams and Assassins
- MarketWatch Covers Colby’s Plan to Safely Send Students Home
- Jacobs Contributes to Story on How Central Maine Communities Voted
- Colby Included in New York Times Article on Colleges’ End of Semester Plans
- New Book by Rizzo Focuses on Neo-Avant-Garde Italian Theatre
- Shea Provides Commentary on Election Results vs. Polling Data to WSJ and Other Media Outlets
- The Art Newspaper Reports on Colby’s Acquistion of Lawrence Prints
- Jacobs Quoted in CNN Story on “Who Wins the Senate”
- Niang Article Quoted in Routledge Handbook of African Literature
- Welden’s Pandemic Web Series Highlighted in Portland Press Herald Article
- $1 Million Raised to Name Colby Soccer Field for Beloved Mentor and Coach Mark Serdjenian ’73
- In Final Days Before Election, Shea Offers Commentary to Major News Outlets
- Bob Keyes of Portland Press Herald Covers Acquisition of Lawrence Prints
- Colby College Museum of Art Acquires Jacob Lawrence’s The Life of Toussaint L’Ouverture Print Series
- Politico Story Includes Shea’s Prediction on Maine Senate Race
- Colby Votes’ Lutie Brown ’22 in Vogue Article on Poll Workers
- Forbes Op-Ed Cites Colby as One of Three “COVID-19 Success Stories”
- High-Tech Approaches Key to Marine Conservation McClenachan Tells Mongabay
- Spark Featured on First Draft Podcast, Picked Up by LitHub
- Rabbi Rachel Isaacs Wins Prestigious Jewish Educator Prize from Covenant Foundation
- Recent Colby Poll on Maine Senate Race Covered by Media Outlets
- USA TODAY and WSJ Cover Colby Poll on Maine Senate Race
- Vanity Fair France Prints Gary Green Photographs
- Morning Sentinel Article Covers Schmaltz Gift
- Colby College Poll Shows Statistical Dead Heat Between Collins and Gideon
- Besteman’s New Book Uncovers System of Global Apartheid
- Scheck Explores Forbidden Relationships during WWII in New Book
- New Book by Fleming on Life of Meteorologist Joanne Simpson
- Major Gift from Family with Multigenerational Connections to Waterville Supports Two Colby Priorities—Arts and Athletics
- NBC Boston Affiliate Taps Shea for Comment on Trump Visit to Maine
- Corrado Offers Four Ways to Use Unspent Campaign Funds
- Media Across the Country Picks up AP Story on Colby’s New Athletics Center
- Sports Business Journal Calls Colby Sports Center “Truly One for All”
- Sustainability and Sports: Unheard of, Except at Colby
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Class: Act
Every new semester reminds me how awkward it is introducing myself. The first day of class is efficiently predictable since the players know the rules of the game by heart: professors know to distribute a syllabus, offer a course synopsis, and take questions; students know to let professors do their thing so class can […]
