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
- 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
- Therapist Presley ’97 Interviewed on Peak Northwest Podcast
- Portland Press Herald Taps Gilkes for MLK Reflections
- Gilkes Recalls Hearing “I Have a Dream” Speech, Reflects on Words Today
- Research by Goh Receives Media Attention from UPI and Others
- Visionary Professor and Leader of Education Program Marilyn Mavrinac Dies at 93
- Maisel on Maine Calling Talks About Second Impeachment, Trump’s Final Days
- Robinson Invited to Guest-edit Journal Special Issue on “Transformations for a Sustainable Future”
- Colby’s Leadership in Testing in January Evident in Maine Public Story
- NewsCenter Maine Interviews Proto for Story on Applying to College
- More Than 15,700 Students Apply to Colby Amidst the Global Pandemic
- Media Covers Tsiaras Photography Gift Announcement
- Nicholson Baker to Kick Off Jennifer Jahrling Forese Writer-in-Residence Program in Creative Writing
- Colby College Museum of Art Receives Collection of More Than 500 Photographs
- Shea Comments in Globe and Mail Article on Capitol Hill Assault
- Robinson Coauthors Paper on Role of Litigation in Delivering Climate Justice
- Colby Mourns the Death of Linda K. Cotter, Wife of Former President William R. Cotter and Tireless Advocate for Students
- Dean Burrell-McRae Discusses Spring Semester on Cheddar
- Fleming’s “Digital Projects in History” Course in History of Science Society Newsletter
- Howard Coauthors Paper Published in British Journal of Sociology of Education
- Plesch Contributes to Maine Arts Journal Winter 2021 Issue
- Terrassa Leads Press Herald Article on New Art Museum Leaders
- Josh Kim ’22 Named Emerging Leader of the Year
- Pay It Northward Success Called Out in NH Union Leader Article
- Washington Post Op-Ed on Black Churches Quotes Asch
- New Role for Actor Will Hochman ’14 Highlighted on IAG Site
- White Adds Poet’s Perspective to “Year that Warped Time” Article
- Colby Loans Maine CDC Freezers for COVID-19 Vaccine Storage
- Mainebiz Interviews Nick Rimsa ’13 on Startup, Mentoring
- Landscape Stories Interviews Green About Photography
- Colby Economic Outlook Report Covered Statewide
- White’s Who’s Your Daddy? Subject of Literary Blog Post
- Museum’s Lawrence Acquisition Receives International Attention
- NPR Asks Braverman ’11 How to Stay Warm
- O’Brien Publishes Paper in Journal of Nursing Measurement
- Gastaldo Coauthors Paper on South Africa’s Karoo Basin
- Maisel Quoted in The Globe and Mail Article on Electoral College
- Rabbi Isaacs Featured in “Power of Faith” Series in Central Maine Newspapers
- Spark Q&A on New Book, Writing in Portland Press Herald
- Colby Ensembles Ready for Virtual Performance
- Colby Biology Department Loans Ultra-Cold Freezer for Vaccine Storage
- The Art Newspaper Covers Student’s Art History Discovery
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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 […]
