Media Coverage
BBC News interviewed Nicholas Jacobs, associate professor of Government, for an article about challenges facing U.S. farmers and rural America. The article was circulated and translated in publications across the globe.
The Boston Globe published a feature story on Colby's science initiative and the major gift that the College received to support it. In the article, President David A. Greene noted how “it’s a great statement about the ongoing public support for higher education,” and that “it’s very unusual for a private college to be so committed to the public good.”
Luxury travel and lifestyle magazine Lux Nomade included Waterville and the Lockwood Hotel in a story about great American road trips this fall. The piece noted that the hotel’s prime location downtown “offers a unique inland Maine experience–especially appealing in the fall.”
Forbes, Inside Higher Ed, Portland Press Herald and other media published feature stories about Colby's science investments. Throughout the stories, President David A. Greene provided insightful commentary, including how Colby is “trying to build a science complex and a science program for the next century, not for the last one,” and that the goal is to have the “most forward and modern complex and program that we have at any liberal arts college in the country.”
Visiting Professor Dr. Nirav Shah, who was a top CDC official during the last administration, provided commentary for a Boston Globe story on how the country's current health and human services secretary is changing public health from displacing experts to gatekeeping vaccines.
Colby's announcement about its Center for Resilience and Economic Impact garnered significant regional media attention. NBC affiliate News Center Maine, NPR's Maine Public, and the Portland Press Herald all covered the news, highlighting how the College's successful work in revitalizing Waterville will serve as a model for helping other Maine communities.
U.S. News & World Report quoted The Mitchell Family Professor of Economics, Andreas Waldkirch, about what costs more under Trump’s tariffs.
Newsweek sought commentary from Dan Shea, the Marson-Muller-McNulty Professor of Government, on the Bush family's political comeback in Maine. While the Trump-like GOP faction may "not warm to a Bush super fast," there is still a "very large, pragmatic, centrist piece of the Maine electorate," Shea said.
Leading international newspaper The Guardian featured Professor of Psychology Christopher Soto in a story exploring why the ‘type B’ personality is trending. In the piece, he noted that, “It may be a reaction to hustle culture. As people resist constant pressure, a more relaxed mindset is appealing.”
The release of Colby’s economic impact report drew widespread coverage among Maine media. The stories highlighted the significant change and growth that Waterville has experienced recently, proving the success of the College’s revitalization efforts and its “start everything at home" philosophy. Read and listen to the stories in centralmaine.com, WABI-TV, and ABC-7.