Media Coverage

Maine Home + Design profiled Waterville and the impressive assets that the city has to offer, including the various arts venues that Colby has recently opened. The writer also suggested in her magazine introduction that folks “not wait as long as I did to see this remarkable area of Maine.”

A feature story in the New York Times about rural studies scholars and their research included extensive commentary from Assistant Professor of Government Nick Jacobs. The article also referenced the recent 'Rethinking Rural' conference hosted by Colby. 

Entrepreneur Magazine published a feature story about a successful startup founded by three Colby alumni called Rubik, an AI-driven marketplace that connects single-family home sellers with real estate investors.

Down East Magazine published a feature story about a startup founded by a 2021 Colby grad called Blueprint Surf, a 3D surfboard printing company.

Portland Press Herald published a review of the new novel 'Bad Animals' by Associate Professor of English (Creative Writing), Sarah Braunstein. The review hones in on the book’s “Nabokovian” touch.

Professor of Government Dan Shea had a busy week talking to various media about the upcoming presidential election. Highlights include an article in The Hill about Taylor Swift's impact on the election as well as a piece in the Boston Globe about the debates.

A Wall Street Journal story about the battle for small-town voters referenced The Rural Voter, the recently published book by Assistant Professor of Government Nick Jacobs and Professor of Government Dan Shea.

SFGate interviewed Colby alumna and former women’s ice hockey player Tracey Roberts ’89 about her work on Pixar’s Inside Out 2. The article highlights Roberts's role as the unofficial hockey consultant for the film and how her passion for skating and the sport helped inspire the main character.

Matthew Schneider-Mayerson, associate professor of English, was interviewed at the top of the hour in NPR’s All Things Considered on his research and development of the Climate Reality Check, which involved Colby students. 

The World Outside: Louise Nevelson at Midcentury was featured in the Portland Press Herald before its final weekend at the Colby Museum. The article noted it’s a “spectacular retrospective” and you should “make a beeline” to it before it closes.