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Awards and Recognitions

Our program has been noted in national publications as a top environmental studies program nationally, including:

#1 Top Colleges for Sustainability, 2019 Chronicle of Higher Education

 

#1 Among baccalaureate institutions in AASHE 2019 Sustainable Campus Index

 

Green Power Partnership College and University Challenge 2018-2019, NESCAC Conference Champions

 

 

Colby Ranked #1 in Top 10 Most Eco-Friendly Colleges June 2018, CollegeMagazine.com

Colby Ranked #8 in 50 Greenest Colleges 2019, Princeton Review

 

#3 America’s Top ‘Green’ Colleges, Forbes Magazine

 

 

Colby Ranked #4 among all baccalaureate institutions by Chronicle of Higher Education in their Top-performing institutions for sustainability 2017

 

 

Colby Ranked #10 among all colleges and universities, Sierra Club Cool Schools Rankings 2020

 

 

March Madness Tournament for Environmental Studies, 2012

 

Colby Named Fourth Healthiest College, 2012

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Fiske’s Top 10 Colleges for Environmental Education, 2011

 

 

Princeton Review’s Guide to 311 Green Colleges, 2011 Edition

 

America’s Coolest Schools, 2011

 

Environmental Merit Award, United States Environmental Protection Agency, New England Region, 2004

 


Department News

  • Climate Storytelling Project
  • Promotion and Tenure Awarded to Six Colby Faculty
More news >

Events

Tuesday, March 2
  • Eat Seafood America: Taking stock of US fisheries after 45 years 7:00 p.m.
More events >

Contact

Lindsey Cotter-Hayes, ES Coordinator
5356 Mayflower Hill
Waterville, Maine 04901
P: 207-859-5356
escoordinator@colby.edu
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