Media Coverage
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CNN spoke with Stephanie Owen, assistant professor of economics who studies the economics of education, about the difficulty some students experience obtaining scholarships and financial aid in college. She commented that, “The complexity inherent in the scholarship and financial aid process is actually a huge barrier to students applying to college and their families” since “colleges don't give out financial aid offers until after the student is accepted.”
EDsmart
Colby was included as a top 10 school in a list of “Best East Coast Colleges.” Based on data from the U.S. Department of Education, the list was produced by EDsmart, which provides information and resources about higher education institutions in the country.
artforum
Artforumpublished an extensive story on the recently discovered Funeral Group drawings by Andrew Wyeth. The article referenced the just-opened Andrew Wyeth: Life and Deathexhibition, noting that “attuned to the transformative possibilities of shared grief, art historian Tanya Sheehan has invited acquaintances and strangers to gather around Wyeth’s coffin at Maine’s Colby College Museum of Art.” The exhibition was also mentioned in articles by Art Fix Daily and Bookforum.
Down East
In a list of Maine’s best new or improved hotels, Down East included the soon-to-be-available Lockwood Hotel. “New from the ground up, the contemporary hotel is part of Colby College’s investment in downtown Waterville, which includes a dorm and an in-progress arts center,” the article states.
Morning Sentinel
The Morning Sentinel ran a story about the upcoming commemoration for Levine’s clothing store, which was located where the Lockwood Hotel now stands. “At the north end of the hotel, Colby officials plan to commemorate the Levine family, and a conference room inside the hotel will be named for [Howard]Miller,” the store’s manager, the article reports.
Morning Sentinel
The Morning Sentinel shared photos of President Greene giving Governor Janet Mills a tour of downtown Waterville. The tour included stops at the Greene Block + Studios and the Paul J. Schupf Art Center.
Portland Press Herald
The Portland Press Herald reviewed the Tsiaras collection exhibition in a piece reviewing four photography exhibitions currently on view in Maine. Speaking of the importance of the over 400 photographs gifted to the Colby Museum, the review states that “the importance of the collection to the academics of the school cannot be understated.”
Boston Globe
The Boston Globe mentioned the upcoming Andrew Wyeth exhibition in its list of must-see shows this summer. The article states that the show will be “the first public presentation of recently rediscovered drawings that Wyeth made in the 1990s of his own funeral.”
Portland Press Herald
The Portland Press Herald and Morning Sentinel, WABI-TV and WVII covered Colby’s commencement ceremonies last weekend. “Resilience and perseverance were the two words used to describe the spirit of the Colby College Class of 2022,” the Portland Press Herald stated.
New York Times
Charles A. Dana Professor of Sociology Neil Gross was interviewed by the New York Times for an article on how Hollywood and the media helped fuel the political rise of J.D. Vance, author of Hillbilly Elegy. “To establish populist bona fides — since they represent economic elites — cultural elites are the ones they can rally against,” Gross stated in the article.