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2 weeks ago | 
news.colby.edu | Laura Meader |Bob Keyes
Skip to content Five inspiring individuals to receive honorary degrees and join graduates in celebration By Laura Meader and Bob Keyes April 11, 2025 Charlie Baker, former Massachusetts governor and the current president of the NCAA, will address graduates and their families at Colby’s 204th Commencement May 25, 2025, and Eric Motley, memoirist and deputy director of the National Gallery of Art, will deliver the baccalaureate address Saturday, May 24.
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1 month ago | 
news.colby.edu | Bob Keyes |Laura Meader
A look at the work of Colby faculty around public and environmental health March 7, 2025 Maine and the country face a variety of public health and environmental issues, and Colby faculty and students are engaged in projects and research to improve the lives of individuals and their communities through science. Here are a few recent Colby News stories that highlight some of that important work.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
news.colby.edu | Bob Keyes |Laura Meader
Gail Carlson contributes research and expertise to the latest Maine Climate Council report and climate-action plan December 4, 2024 Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Gail Carlson has become one of the region’s go-to scientists when it comes to providing research and expertise about urgent and evolving issues related to climate change and the impact of environmental degradation on human health.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
news.colby.edu | Bob Keyes |Laura Meader
Cait Cleaver’s research will help determine the viability of oyster restoration in Maine’s changing coastal environment By Bob KeyesPhotography by Ashley L.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
news.colby.edu | Bob Keyes |Laura Meader
A new exhibition at the Colby Museum explores the beauty and history of American weathervanes November 20, 2024 The latest exhibition at the Colby Museum of Art encourages visitors to look up and look closely.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
news.colby.edu | Bob Keyes |George Sopko |Laura Meader
Overall, we’re engaged and committed, but there are areas of concern, according to a landmark new report by the Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs By Bob Keyes, George Sopko, Jessica SegersPhotography by Ashley L. Conti October 29, 2024 A new report about Maine’s civic health, coauthored by Colby’s Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs, suggests there’s plenty of reason for optimism when it comes to Mainers’ commitments to local government, community, and public engagement.
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
news.colby.edu | Bob Keyes |Laura Meader
With the reinstallation of 11 galleries, titled Some American Stories, the museum focuses on expanding narratives to reveal the complexities of the American experience August 26, 2024 The Lunder Wing of the Colby College Museum of Art will reopen September 26 with all 11 of its galleries newly installed with American art from the museum’s permanent collection.
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
news.colby.edu | Bob Keyes |Laura Meader
At the museum’s Summer Luncheon, the College celebrates two major gifts and honors artists and arts leaders July 18, 2024 On a day dedicated to community, the Colby College Museum of Art hosted its annual Summer Luncheon on July 13 with a festive celebration of art, artists, and the College’s ongoing efforts to create access to art for all.
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Jul 17, 2024 | 
news.colby.edu | Bob Keyes |Laura Meader
In a departure from her early-career success in horror, Langan is now dabbling in science fiction July 17, 2024 Sarah Langan ’96 understands reinvention. An award-winning writer who carved her early-career niche crafting popular horror novels, Langan faced a crossroads after her third book landed with a thud and she suddenly couldn’t find a publisher for her next novel. “Everyone turned it down,” she said. “It was probably the lowest point of my career and one of the lowest points of my life.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
news.colby.edu | Bob Keyes |Laura Meader
A promised gift of art will accelerate and enhance Colby’s embrace of ‘living with art’ across campus July 11, 2024 The College will celebrate a promised gift of art at the Colby Museum of Art’s Summer Luncheon on July 13 that will create access to museum-quality art across campus to accentuate Colby’s conviction and commitment to the power and practice of “living with art.” The gift is to enhance and enrich the experience of art for the entire Colby community, and, most importantly, to...
