“The energy, excitement, and street buzz in Waterville is palpable.” That was the lead sentence in a Boston Globe article on how the city is becoming the “artsy hotspot of northern New England” thanks to a unique collaboration between Colby and the community.

Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Gail Carlson provided commentary for a TIME magazine story about the impact of smoke from the Canadian wildfires on plants and animals. She noted that "for anybody with lungs" air pollution is a "major, major health threat."

TIME magazine ran a powerful excerpt from the new book Walk the Walk by Charles A. Dana Professor of Sociology Neil Gross.

Maine’s CBS affiliate covered Colby’s 202nd Commencement, including interviewing student speaker Tovah Duffaut ’23 as well as Provost and Dean of Faculty Margaret McFadden. The Portland Press Herald also picked up a story on the ceremony.

Charles A. Dana Professor of Sociology Neil Gross discussed his new book about police reform, Walk the Walk, on the popular podcast Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not Sorry.

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.