Media Coverage

Demolition is underway, and the Paul J. Schupf Art Center is set to open in December 2022, the Morning Sentinel reported in an article about the city's Planning Board giving approval to the project. “It’s such an exciting opportunity to bring Main Street into focus and create a new building there that celebrates the arts at this important intersection,” Susan Rodriguez, the center's architect, said during the board's recent meeting.

In an article published by the Wall Street Journal, Laura Polley '21 said she spoke "with more than 20 alumni" last fall to help prepare for the interview process before accepting a job offer. The article includes a number of successful networking stories from graduating seniors across the country.

A list of "Arts Industry News" published in Artnet referenced the arts collaborative as helping to "turn Waterville, a former paper-mill town, into an arts destination." The column regularly posts top arts-related news and noted Colby's recent unveiling of the "25,000-square-foot facility featuring a gallery and event space, as well as studios for fellowship residents."

The Portland Press Herald quoted Matt Proto, vice president for enrollment and communications, in an article discussing Maine colleges switching to test-optional applications amid the pandemic. Proto told the Press Herald that Colby moved to test-optional in 2018, which "has encouraged students who might otherwise not have applied to do so."

Professor of History Paul Josephson provided insight on the rise of the popularity of the fish stick, a popular food invented in the '50s, in articles in multiple publications, including Smithsonian Magazine and The Atlantic. Josephson provided historical context for the popularity of the food staple, saying it was caused, in part, by an abundance of fish after the Second World War and a rise in technology.

An article in the Morning Sentinel highlighted the arts collaborative at 18 Main Street in downtown Waterville, which is nearing completion and will be a space for community collaboration in the arts. “When we say creative space, it means that the community can come observe something, create something themselves, engage in the arts in some way while they’re in this space,” said Teresa McKinney, Diamond Family Director of the Arts.

Ian Glasspool, a research scientist in the Department of Geology, was among researchers from various institutions whose recent paper on how tyrannosaurs lived and hunted, as published in the journal Paleontology and Evolutionary Science, was covered in a number of publications, including on the Weather Channel and CNET.

Pianist Thomas Deng '20 was featured in Classic FM about his recreation of the third movement of Chopin’s Second Concerto using an electronic MIDI keyboard. Associate Professor of Music Jon Hallstrom was also quoted in the article, saying, “it’s really quite amazing, both from the musical and from the technological standpoint.”

The Crawford Family Professor of Religion Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh was quoted in articles published by Vox and NBC news about recent hate crimes committed against Sikh Americans. “We have very warped notions of the Sikhs," commented Singh. "To know about Sikh tradition in schools and colleges, Sikh art, Sikh films, Sikh music — I want it to be promoted everywhere.”