Record Applications for Admission

1/30/2012

The number of applications for admission to Colby grew again this year, driven by a 19-percent increase in Early Decision applications and setting another all-time record.

Alumni, Class of 2016, International

Adams Addresses College Costs

1/30/2012

College costs continue to make headlines, and last week President Obama drew even more attention to the issue in his State of the Union address and, a few days later, in remarks at the University of Michigan. Colby President William D. Adams discusses some of the College's strategies for addressing cost and its commitment to access and affordability in a recent statement.

Office of the President

January Gets Cooking

1/27/2012

The Student Lens captures Jan Plan in full swing, both inside and out.

Alums Walk for Charity

1/20/2012

Sam Rouleau, ready for volunteer duty in Texas. When Nick Tucker ’10 and Sam Rouleau ’10 set out to walk across the country, volunteering along the way, the distance seemed vast. But they’re measuring the trip not in miles but in...

Alumni, Civic Engagement, Inspired:World Citizenship

Brown Says New Legos Send Wrong Message

1/19/2012

Lyn Mikel Brown (education) is leading the charge against the new Lego Friends collection, which she says sends the wrong message about what it means to be a girl. "It's as though there's only one way for girls to grow up, and it's to grow into this particular set of interests and patterns," she said.
Source: MPBN, 01/19/2012

Corrado on Super PAC Commercials

1/18/2012

Anthony Corrado (government) says that candidates are now having to compete with Super PACs for ad time, not only driving up costs, but also drowning out candidates’ messages.
Source: Bloomberg, 01/18/2012

Colby Students Spread Love of Science

1/18/2012

Led by professor Julie Millard (chemistry), nine students are participating in a K-8 Chemistry Outreach Activity program during Jan Plan. The students develop age-appropriate chemistry experiments and teach them to area elementary and middle school students.
Source: Morning Sentinel, 01/18/2012

Chemistry Jan Plan Students Experiment in Local Schools

1/18/2012

Students in the Jan Plan course K-8 Chemistry Outreach Activities are bringing their passion for science—and age-appropriate experiments—to local classrooms, the Morning Sentinel reports.
Source: Morning Sentinel, 01/18/2012

Mackenzie Returns to Vietnam—As Fulbright

1/18/2012

Forty years after fighting a communist Vietnamese government while serving in the U.S. Army, Professor G. Calvin Mackenzie is returning to Vietnam—this time as a Fulbright Scholar helping the government set up American studies programs.

Academics, International

Biomass Plant Goes Online

1/17/2012

Colby’s new biomass plant goes into normal operations this week. The plant—a key part of the College’s plan to be carbon neutral by 2015—burns forestry byproducts that would otherwise have been left on the forest floor.

Green Colby