Feb 07, 2022
Opening of the Spring Semester
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Feb 07, 2022
New Life for the Wyeth Legacy Five Miles Out to Sea
Colby College of Waterville, Maine, around 75 miles inland from the islands, is set to announce it has acquired Allen and Benner from the family’s two foundations, Up East and the Wyeth Foundation for American Art.
Nov 11, 2021
Jane Powers ’86 Elected Next Chair of Board of Trustees
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Oct 24, 2021
Maine college invests in once-struggling mill town, hoping rising tide will lift both
Bringing trees back to Main Street is not a novel idea, but the ongoing revitalization of this former mill city goes far beyond plantings and sidewalk beautification. It's one small, aesthetic piece of a broad and ambitious plan, driven largely by Colby, to restore vitality and good jobs to a small city that had lost much of both over the decades. And for the private college, which often seemed further removed than the two miles to downtown, it's a chance to give back to the city for the benefit of both, Greene said.
Oct 19, 2021
Why A.I. needs the liberal arts
“We in the liberal arts need to be vibrant participants in shaping A.I. and not just spectators.” Earlier this year, Greene signaled that Colby—which enrolls about 2,000 students annually and has an endowment less than 4% the size of Stanford’s $28.9 billion—intends to play a key part in that process.
Sep 08, 2021
Opening of the Academic Year
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Feb 16, 2021
Should every B.A. include some AI?
Colby is among the first liberal arts colleges to create an artificial intelligence institute to teach students about AI and machine learning through the lenses of subjects like history, gender studies and biology. The college received a $30 million gift from a former student to set up its new institute.
Feb 08, 2021
Colby College doubles down on artificial intelligence ... and its hometown
David Greene wants to modernize the liberal arts model, and a new $30 million artificial intelligence hub is a big piece of that puzzle. Greene recently spoke with The Business Journals’ Hilary Burns about his high hopes for the Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence as well as Colby’s recent investments in its hometown.
Jan 28, 2021
A Remarkable Gift to Launch the Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence
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Oct 15, 2020
A Remarkable Gift from the Harold Alfond Foundation
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