Media Coverage

Provost and Dean of Faculty Margaret McFadden contributed to a story in Forbes about how the number of undergraduates pursuing more than one major is on the rise. In the article, she noted that an unusually high number of Colby students—39 percent—pursue an additional major, and she also provided a great example of how a second focus helped one graduate secure a job.

The Colby Museum’s “Dawn’s Wedding Chapel II” by Louise Nevelson, was featured in a roundup of Maine art installations that represent heartfelt sentiment ahead of Valentine's Day.

Local media covered the debut of the Gordon Center’s first original work, ‘Of This Place,’ directed by Matthew Cumbie, Visiting Assistant Professor of Performance, Theater, and Dance. The two-night sold-out performance included full-circle involvement from Colby and the Waterville community

Media outlets such as Forbes, Maine Public, Portland Press Herald, and Maine Biz covered Colby’s reception of a $50 million financial aid donation from the Lunder Foundation, marking one of the largest gifts in Colby’s history.

New research from a team of scientists led by Robert Gastaldo, the Whipple-Coddington Professor of Geology, emeritus, received worldwide attention. The discovery of fossils of 350-million-year-old trees that were unlike anything we’ve ever seen was covered by hundreds of leading media outlets, including the New York Times, CNN, and Newsweek.

The Portland Press Herald did a feature story on Colby hockey player Jayden Grier ’26, whose father, Mike Grier, was a former NHL player and now serves as general manager for the San Jose Sharks. In the story, Jayden Grier said that he’s “had a good start to the year," and that he wants “this team to be remembered—I want to help put banners up here.

A story about colleges better engaging with their hometowns included commentary from President David A. Greene about Colby’s work with Waterville. In the article, he noted that higher ed has been losing the trust of the public because it “often seems more apart from their communities than a part of their communities," and that building trust is key to successfully working together.

Amanda Stent, director of Colby's Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence, provided insights for CIO Magazine on minimizing the climate impact of AI initiatives. Stent suggested how the AI race sometimes eclipses the cost to the environment, with some companies saying they want to be sustainable, but also prioritizing “the excellence of their AI."

Culture and entertainment publication Paste highlighted the Lockwood Hotel and Waterville in a story about great ways to experience New England. The story referenced the hotel and area as the quintessential New England escape, noting that the “inland college town has become a hub for art and culture.”

Status Pending, a new collection of poetry by Professor of English and Creative Writing Adrian Blevins, received a positive review by the Portland Press Herald, which noted that while the “subject matter is serious, the language is often playful."