
Summer 2012
Features

Mighty Impressive
After 38 years as dean, vice president, dancer, and friend, Janice Kassman retires. But her legacy lives on.

Class Action
Homeless in high school, Jessica Boyle '12 fought to make Colby a place where students from all backgrounds can thrive.
From the Hill

Q&A: Jean-Jacques Ndayisenga ’13
Jean-Jacques Ndayisenga ’13 on economics, giving back, and why there's more to Rwanda than the movie

For the Record
Creative writing class sends students into the community, with recorders, to tell stories in sound

Fast Track: A Q&A with Dom Kone ’13
From a remote biology research internship, the national champion answers questions by e-mail

In Developing Countries, Fueling the Engine for Growth
Nonprofit builds industry in Latin America and Africa by going beyond microfinance
Colby News
- Davis Institute, Role of Artificial Intelligence in Liberal Arts, Mentioned in RTInsights
- Shufrin Appointment as Colby’s CIO Covered by Financial Press
- Colby Names Deborah Shufrin New Chief Investment Officer
- Memoir by Arisa White, Who’s Your Daddy, Released by Augury Books
- Randi Arsenault ’09 Named Colby’s Dean of Admissions
- 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
- Bold Reflections: New Museum Wing Takes Shape
- Brown’s Organization SPARKs Change
- Career Center Hits the Road
- Two Hundred and Counting