Lost Kitchen restaurateur and advocate for Maine women Erin French, Nobel Prize-winning geneticist Michael Rosbash, and award-winning Penobscot basketmaker Theresa Secord to be honored Colby is pleased to announce that it will honor five influential individuals at the College’s 200th Commencement, to be held in person on Mayflower Hill May 23, 2021. The...
Colby College is pleased to announce a $2.8-million gift toward financial aid that further ensures access and affordability for Maine students. The gift, made possible through the anonymous donors’ estate, builds on an existing financial aid fund previously established by the same couple, bringing their total contribution to financial aid of in-state students to...
Colby College is pleased to announce that it will honor its Class of 2021 with in-person ceremonies May 22-23, 2021. Commencement exercises will be held Sunday, May 23 at 10 a.m. when students will one by one cross the commencement stage, upholding a 200-year-old tradition. Each student will be allowed two guests to attend the...
Colby has offered admission to 1,279 students for the Class of 2025. Selections were made from the record-breaking 15,857 students who applied, representing the largest and most competitive applicant pool in the history of the College. This translates to an acceptance rate of 8 percent. “We couldn’t be more excited to welcome this talented cohort...
Kate Lucier O’Neil ’85 and Ford E. O’Neil—a couple with a passion for enhancing the academic experience and life trajectories of Colby students—have made a $1.5-million gift to the College. In honor of their generosity, new spaces in the Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center and the forthcoming Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts...
In an ongoing effort to recognize individuals of our time who embody courageous journalism, Colby College today announced that it will honor Leonard Pitts Jr. with this year’s Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award. Leonard Pitts is an American commentator, journalist, and novelist. Currently writing for the Miami Herald, he is well known for his nationally syndicated...
Colby announced today that Deborah Shufrin has been named the College’s new chief investment officer. With responsibility for Colby’s $1-billion investment portfolio, she will oversee the College’s investment team and the strategic allocation of Colby’s investments, working closely with the College’s Board of Trustees Portfolio Investment Committee, Colby’s president, and its chief financial officer....
Colby College is pleased to announce the election of three new members to its Board of Trustees. These individuals will bring to the board their unique expertise and perspectives in education, management, and national affairs, bolstering the College’s commitment to deliver a world-class education to an ever-more diverse student body and equip graduates with the...
Colby College is pleased to announce a $3.35-million gift to support the forthcoming Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts. In recognition, the building’s forum will be named in the donors’ honor. The forum, at the heart of the building, will be a dynamic, flexible space designed to connect the community through a range of...
President David A. Greene, in consultation with the Committee on Promotion and Tenure and Provost and Dean of Faculty Margaret McFadden, and with the approval of the Board of Trustees, has recently promoted and awarded tenure to six faculty members. Those receiving tenure and a promotion from assistant professor to associate professor include Bradley Borthwick,...
$30-Million Gift Positions Students to Address Pressing Issues Through AI Colby College today announced that it has received a $30-million gift to establish the first cross-disciplinary institute for artificial intelligence (AI) at a liberal arts college. Made possible by the tremendous generosity of the Davis family and trustee of its charitable foundation Andrew...
Colby College Museum of Art receives collection of more than 500 photographs, including works by Ansel Adams, James Van Der Zee, Dorothea Lange, Edward Steichen, and Lissette Solórzano The Tsiaras Family Photography Collection, gift of Colby alumni Dr. William Tsiaras and Nancy Meyer Tsiaras, further solidifies Colby’s Museum as a leading destination for...
WATERVILLE, Maine, December 7, 2020—Colby College’s Dare Northward fundraising campaign surpassed $563 million from 22,500 donors and positioned Colby within reach of its $750-million goal, the largest in liberal arts college history. In 2019-20 11,200 donors made $86 million in new commitments and provided $72 million in cash and assets, the third highest year-end total...
WATERVILLE, ME, Nov. 18, 2020—Colby College is thrilled to announce multimillion-dollar gifts from Trustees Jack O’Neil ’77 and Tim O’Donnell ’87 for the ice arena in Colby’s new Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center. Their gifts will name the 38,650-square-foot ice arena the O’Neil | O’Donnell Forum and also name the venue’s rink in honor...
Colby announced that it has raised $1 million to designate the College’s soccer field the Mark R. Serdjenian 1973 Field in recognition of a coach who had an exceptional impact on the campus community over a 40-year career. The naming is the result of an inspirational lead gift from Trustee Marieke Rothschild P’16 and Jeff...
Rare print series gifted by philanthropists Peter and Paula Lunder manifests the artistic and narrative power of one of the most important American artists of the 20th century The Colby College Museum of Art is pleased to announce the acquisition of a rare print series by Jacob Lawrence, one of the most important artists of...
With less than one week to go in possibly the country’s most hotly contested campaign – Maine’s United States Senate race – a new poll released today by Colby College found the two leading candidates to be nearly in a dead heat. The poll, which was developed and fielded by Colby College, showed that the...
Colby is extremely pleased to announce a $2-million gift from Dana L. Schmaltz and Kate Enroth to name the Colby College Museum of Art’s gallery in the Paul J. Schupf Art Center as well as the welcome pavilion in the College’s new Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center. The Joan Dignam Schmaltz Gallery of Art...
350,000-Square-Foot Building is the Most Advanced and Comprehensive NCAA D-III Facility in the Country As part of its commitment to provide all students with the opportunity to lead healthy and active lifestyles, Colby College announced that it has opened its new Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center. The 350,000-square-foot state-of-the-art building is the most...
Gift Supports Two Transformative Initiatives Colby College today announced that it has received a $101-million gift from the Harold Alfond Foundation in support of two of Colby’s most important recent initiatives: the economic revitalization of downtown Waterville and the development of the most advanced D-III athletics and recreation center in the country. This is...
