
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
- NewsCenter Maine Shares Colby’s Statement on Spring Commencement
- Green Participates in Virtual New York Art Book Fair by Interview with Photograph Editor
- Koffman Receives Outstanding Reviewer Award from Communications Earth and Environment
- Associated Press Story on Immigration Summit Gets National Attention
- Goh Research Referenced by Seattle Times, Picked Up by Other National Outlets
- LeVan Weighed in on Portland City Government Restructuring, in Portland Press Herald
- Urbanautica Interviews Green, Talks Teaching, Photography, Beauty
- Plesch Invited to Deliver Guest Lecture in a Mexico City University
- Shea’s Comments on Senator Collins Broadcasted by WMTW and WABI
- Robinson Coauthors New Paper on Climate Finance in Nature Climate Change
- Courtney Hendrickson ’00 Discusses Innovation at Ocean Spray in Q&A with Forté
- Morning Sentinel Reports on Colby’s Successful Start to Spring Semester
- Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence featured on NPR’s Marketplace
- Plesch Contributes Chapter to Cultures of Compunction in the Medieval World
- Sonia Awarded NEH Fellowship to Support Book Project
- McFadden says Davis Institute will Provide Meaningful Careers on EdSurge
- Three Exceptional Leaders Join Colby Board of Trustees
- Reisert Weighed in on Impeachment Trial, Legal Implications on Maine Public
- Robinson and Carlson ’21 Coauthor Paper Proposing Role for Restorative Justice in Climate-related Loss and Damage Claims
- Peter Arlein ’07 Business Funded on Shark Tank, Covered in Outside Magazine
- Soto Research Highlighted in Psychology Today Article on Skill Building
- Morning Sentinel Covers $3.35-Million Gift to Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts
- Giannelli Awarded Literature Fellowship from National Endowment for the Arts
- Colby College Receives $3.35-Million Gift for the Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts
- Forbes Story Showcases Colby’s Bold Stance in Opening Athletics Center
- President Greene Speaks with The Business Journals About Major Developments at Colby
- Mainebiz Highlights Colby’s Significant Contributions to Downtown Waterville
- Colby Alumni Recognized in Sports Media
- Philanthropy News Digest Reports on Institute for AI Announcement
- Robinson Invited to Join Brown University’s Climate Social Science Network
- LaFave Paper on Biomass Cookstoves and Child Health Published in World Development
- Ferrini ’95 Named by Explorers Club as One of 50 Explorers Changing the World
- Faculty Members Receive Promotion and Tenure
- Papers Across the Country Run Story on Colby’s Institute for AI
- Plesch Delivers Lecture on Bronze Medallions
- Ameri Awarded Lang Fellowship at Rare Book School
- “We need to have a Democratization of AI” President Greene Tells the Boston Globe
- The Art Newspaper Interviews Tsiaras, Covers Gift to Colby Museum
- Sentinel Article Gives Overview of Downtown Projects
- Portland Press Herald Covers Davis Institute Announcement
- Colby Becomes First Liberal Arts College to Establish Major Academic Program in Artificial Intelligence
- Cinda Jones ’90 Wins Top Entrepreneur Award from Business West
- Sheehan Contributes to Book The Colors of Photography
- Green Interview with Photography Critic Feuerhelm Now Online
- Besteman Essay on New Book, 2021 Project, in Artforum
- Brunetaux Elected to Academic Council of the Holocaust Education Foundation
- Rabbi Isaacs Acknowledges King’s Unfinished Work at Annual Waterville Event
- Professor of Psychology, Emeritus, Nicholas Rohrman Dies at 83
- Millones Named Associate Editor of CLAR
- Huffman Coauthors Paper on Body-based Cues
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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 […]