Media Coverage

Randi Arsenault, assistant vice president of admissions and financial aid and dean of admissions, discussed with NewsCenter Maine how admissions for the Class of 2025 had changed amid the pandemic. Arsenault shared that at Colby, there was a "13-percent increase from last year’s record-breaking applicant pool of 13,922 and a more than 200-percent growth since 2014."

Professor of Government Dan Shea weighed in on a piece for Maine Public’s series "Deep Dive: Coronavirus" by providing analysis of the political implications of the influx of new residents in Maine. Shea, an expert on American politics, provided expertise on where new residents may be moving to in the state based on "partisan ideology."

The Central Maine covered the recent appointment of Randi Arsenault as the assistant vice president of admissions and financial aid and dean of admissions at Colby. Arsenault has been working "to develop innovative, access-focused enrollment strategies and implementing new project management and analytics systems to better track and assess the efficacy of various admissions and financial aid initiatives," the article reported.

Maine Home+Design ran an article spotlighting the Colby College Museum of Art's recently opened exhibition Roy Lichtenstein: History in the Making, 1948–1960. The piece highlights that the show, which exhibits 90 paintings from Lichtenstein’s early years, "will showcase many of these early works for the very first time."

The publication Diverse: Issues in Higher Education and website Journal-isms shared that Colby is honoring national columnist Leonard Pitts as its 2021 Lovejoy recipient. Diverse provides premiere insight and news on issues of diversity in higher education and Journal-isms is a leading news column on diversity issues in the news media.

In a Miami Herald article covering the announcement of Leonard Pitts as this year’s Lovejoy Award recipient, Pitts described Elijah Lovejoy as a “19th century bad-ass.” The story also quotes President Greene who said that “the need for courageous journalism is as strong as ever,” and that Pitts’s profound work not only “helps us consider the complexities of the issues of our time but become better people.”

The naming of Deborah Shufrin as Colby's new chief investment officer was highlighted on the website Chief Investment Officer, an online hub for news and opinions focusing on investment issues. "She has a passion for investing and discovering inefficiencies in markets that can lead to greater returns,” commented President David A. Greene.

Assistant Professor of English Arisa White's new memoir was spotlighted in a Portland Press Herald article which highlighted three recently published books by Maine authors. White's memoir, titled Who's Your Daddy, is comprised of a collection of poems.

The Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence was included in an article published by RTInsights on the role of the artificial intelligence in the liberal arts. The piece mentions the $30-million gift to create the institute and how "Colby College is the first liberal arts college to take on such an initiative."

The appointment of Deborah Shufrin as Colby’s chief investment officer received national coverage in the financial press, including Pensions & Investments and Financial Investment News. Shufrin will lead the College’s investment office and oversee Colby’s $1-billion endowment.