Media Coverage

The topping-out ceremony for the Paul J. Schupf Art Center and its role in Waterville’s revitalization was covered by various regional media, including Boston NBC. “We’re making sure these are investments that benefit everybody here,” President Greene told New England Cable News. The event was also covered by the Portland Press Herald, Bangor Daily News, and Fox and ABC affiliates.

An op-ed in EdSurge highlighted the Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence and the role that AI plays in a liberal arts education. “AI will continue to have broad and profound societal impact, which means that the whole of society should have a say in what we do with it. For that to happen, each of us needs to have a foundational understanding of the nature of this technology,” said Amanda Stent, director of the institute.

Professor of Government Dan Shea was included in a segment on Maine Public discussing potential policy issues resulting from the recent election. “If you veer away from that complexity and murkiness, you're left with vague, often ambiguous language. Now somebody is going to interpret that language. If it's a constitutional amendment, that will be interpreted by the courts. And I would argue that's one of the least democratic institutions that we have,” Shea said.

The Boston Globe published a review of the Freedom & Captivity initiative led by Catherine Besteman, the Francis F. Bartlett and Ruth K. Bartlett Professor of Anthropology. “The exhibitions range from the searingly personal to investigations of the top-down systems that propel incarceration rates,” the article stated.

Charles A. Dana Professor of Sociology Neil Gross discussed correlations between religious affiliations and vaccines in a USA Today article. “One side follows science, the other faith and faith leaders, each with a deepening distrust of the other,” the article stated. “That’s playing out in a whole variety of areas [...] the vaccine is just one of them,” Gross said.

The Boston Globe wrote a feature article on the “broad and ambitious plan, driven largely by Colby, to restore vitality and good jobs” in Waterville. In the story President Greene noted that “our futures are tied together,” and the city is “finally on the rebound,” while Governor Mills said that “Colby’s investment is a great example of revitalizing our communities…and strengthening our economy.”

The Washington Examiner ​​interviewed Goldfarb Family Distinguished Professor of American Government, Emeritus Sandy Maisel about the debt ceiling and President Biden’s spending plans.

The Halloran Lab for Entrepreneurship generated a variety of stories including by the Portland Press Herald and Mainebiz. In Maine Startups Insider, Todd Halloran, whose generosity is allowing for the creation of the lab, was quoted about the virtues of entrepreneurism. “It’s about having a positive impact on the economy and society by helping others through job creation and community building,” he said.

WAGM-TV covered the USDA grant recently awarded to Colby and Bigelow Laboratory, sharing that the funds will go toward sustainable dairy research projects that could impact dairy farms and possibly beef farms in northern Maine.

The story by the Associated Press on Colby’s announcement to add caste to its nondiscrimination policy was picked up by a wide range of media across the country and around the world. Highlights include ABC News, the Boston Globe, Britain's Daily Mail, the Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle, and Seattle Times, to name a few.