Media Coverage

Forbes.com included Waterville in a story about discovering some of the best small towns this summer. The piece noted that a “$200 million revitalization initiative is transforming the city’s Main Street,” and that the new Lockwood Hotel is a great basecamp that gives guests access to the “endless arts, culture and outdoor attractions in Waterville and beyond.”

David Freidenreich, the Pulver Family Professor of Jewish Studies and associate director of the Center for Small Town Jewish Life, appeared on an episode of Unorthodox, one of the leading American Jewish podcasts. Listen to Freidenreich discuss Jewish Portlanders starting around 43 minutes for the podcast's section “Across the JEW.S.A.”

The higher ed press wrote about a unique class at Colby that looked at incarceration and the prison system.

Forbes covered a conference on place-based innovation and economic growth that was hosted by the Council on Competitiveness and included a presentation by President Greene.

A story about the strength of the hotel industry in Maine highlighted the Lockwood Hotel and its role in revitalizing downtown Waterville.

The award-winning National Public Television series "Weekends with Yankee" included a feature on Jordan Bennisan, Colby's African drumming instructor, and his restaurant Me Lon Togo in Rockland, Maine. Bennisan's recipe for the peanut chicken stew he prepared on the show is published in the March/April issue of Yankee Magazine.

A number of art media, including Art Daily and Auction Central News, covered the gift of 184 works to the Colby Museum of Art by Norma Marin.

Online luxury magazine Lux Exposé featured the Lockwood Hotel in a story about how hotel lobbies are becoming the new remote workspace. The piece noted that the Lockwood’s “cozy, art-filled lobby is an oasis for both work and leisure,” and it provides guests with a “warm and inviting space that feels like a living room.”

Associate Professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Sonja Thomas provided extensive commentary for an article in the Guardian about activists in the U.S. who are fighting caste discrimination.

An article in the local press highlighted the success of Colby's women's lacrosse team, including how it scored 177 goals in a winning streak of nine consecutive games.