Media Coverage
U.S. News & World Report ranked Colby's Lockwood Hotel number seven in Maine in its best hotels survey. The hotel also received a Gold Badge, highlighting its position in the top 20 percent of ranked hotels in the United States.
From local papers to mainstream sports outlets, Mules cross-country skiers Jack Young ’25, competing for the U.S., and Maddie Hooker ’27, skiing for Australia, earned a range of media attention, including a shout-out (at 29:00 minutes) from The Athletic's "The Sports Gossip Show," co-hosted by Colby alum Charlotte Wilder ’11. Read a feature in Young's hometown paper here.
Goldfarb Family Distinguished Chair in American Government and Director of the Bram Public Policy Lab Nicholas Jacobs provided commentary for a New York Times story about Senator Susan Collins decreasing the presence of ICE in Maine, including how it supports her narrative of being a "seasoned politician, not the showman.”
Colby's significant role in building a high-performance computing hub in Waterville was highlighted in a Mainebiz story. The piece noted that the project, which has been awarded $6.2 million in federal funding and resulted from "multi-year planning with Colby College," will position the state as a "hub for advanced research and scalable innovation."
A story in centralmaine.com highlighted Colby's women's ice hockey team as it seeks its first championship in the New England Small College Athletic Conference, one of the top Division III women’s hockey leagues in the nation.
President David A. Greene was included in an article that asked New England college leaders about the state of the liberal arts. In the story, he highlighted how a liberal arts education prepares students for an environment where job trends are changing faster than ever.
WBUR covered a study led by Colby ecologist and Lecturer of Environmental Studies Amanda Gallinat, who is investigating how spring bird arrival times are shifting. The piece highlighted Gallinat's research, which she conducted by combining volunteer observations with observations made by Henry David Thoreau.
Joshua Urich, assistant professor of religious studies, was an expert panelist on the radio show Maine Calling about why Maine ranks as one of the least religious states. David Freidenreich, Pulver Family Professor of Jewish Studies, also participated as a “VIP caller.”
Colby's recent news about Dare Northward surpassing $1 billion was noticed by a number of media outlets, including Forbes, which highlighted the announcement in a higher education column.
Claire E. Robertson, assistant professor of psychology, was interviewed for a Vogue article about the dynamics of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s relationship.