Media Coverage

The Wall Street Journal published an important review of the Colby Museum’s exhibition on painter Bob Thompson. One of the few major retrospectives on the artist, the critique noted that the “survey of the painter’s work at the Colby College Museum of Art is a colorful exploration of his singular creativity.”

Colby was well represented in a New York Times article on the current job market for students. The story highlighted how Trevaughn Wright-Reynolds ’22 has already accepted a job offer and included commentary from Lisa Noble, Colby’s director of employer partnerships and emerging pathways, who noted that “the current market is great for employment."

The Lewiston Sun Journal reported on Colby’s partnerships with local organizations to help rid the Belgrade Lakes region of invasive plant species. Brian DiMento '10, a postdoctoral fellow at Colby, and Danielle Swain, lake science director at 7 Lakes Alliance, are part of an effort to study algae blooms that have stricken the pond in recent years. 

The Portland Press Herald shared photos of the first steel beams being put into place on the Paul J. Schupf Art Center in downtown Waterville. “It’s going to go up really quickly,” said Vice President of Planning Brian Clark about the project, estimated to be finalized by the end of 2022.

Outside Magazine shared a video on their website featuring Steve Tatko '10, who works with the Appalachian Mountain Club to conserve more than 100,000 acres of land. Produced by Colby, the video shows a closer look at Tatko's life and work.

WABI-TV covered the largest academic gift to Colby, a $10-million agricultural-research grant from the USDA. Colby is one of 15 schools across the country to receive this funding.

Sandy Maisel, the Goldfarb Family Distinguished Professor of American Government, Emeritus and a congressional expert, weighed in on a Globe & Mail article about the politics surrounding the debt ceiling.

Art Daily posted Colby’s announcement on the groundbreaking for the Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts. “Our hope is that in the future it will be the summer home to world-renowned arts organizations as part of the broader goal to make central Maine the cultural hub of Northern New England,” commented President Greene in the news release.

Alison Bates, assistant professor of environment studies, was quoted in TIME magazine for an article about offshore wind energy and the fishing industry. “We as a society have an equal share in what happens in ocean space,” Bates said. She also indicated that there’s a need to move quickly given the climate crisis is “already irreversible.”

The Portland Press Herald provided extensive coverage of the recent Greene Block + Studios opening. Two stories covered the front page of the Audience section and included a Q&A with Peter Lunder ’56, D.F.A. ’98 and Life Trustee Paula Lunder, D.F.A. ’98, as well as a feature on the new arts space with commentary from President Greene and the Colby Museum’s Carolyn Muzzy Director Jacqueline Terrassa.