Media Coverage

Director of Innovation at Ocean Spray Courtney Hendrickson '00 held a Q&A with the Forté Foundation. When asked what characteristics she needs to do her job, she answered, "Tenacity, scrappiness, resourcefulness, agility. Being able to think differently and move quickly to keep up with consumers and the market, and a desire to keep pushing is critical in any innovation role."

An article in the Morning Sentinel reported on Colby's successful start to the 2021 spring semester, which had low COVID-19 numbers. “Colby has a comprehensive plan in place and we take a deep look at the health of our community every day, including thoroughly investigating any positive cases, and this plays a key role in allowing us to make adjustments to protect our community," a spokesperson said.

Colby’s new Davis Institute for AI was featured on NPR’s national show and podcast Marketplace Tech. During the segment, President Greene said how "in 10 years, my sense is if you're not in AI in a big way, for most colleges it’s going to be very hard to be relevant." He also commented that for students, AI won’t be a plus factor. “It’s going to be an absolute expectation,” and that “we need to have a whole cohort of students from different backgrounds and experiences who are really leading AI and not being led by it.”

In an EdSurge article about Colby's new Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Margaret McFadden, Colby's provost and dean of faculty, said that AI will aid in "preparing students well for their futures," providing "lives and careers of meaning and purpose."

Joe Reisert, Colby's Christian A. Johnson Professor of Integrative Liberal Learning, was a guest on Maine Public's Maine Calling providing analysis of the legal implications of the impeachment trial on the second day of the Senate hearings. Reisert, an expert on constitutional law and political thought, provided expertise on issues likely to arise during the process.  

In February MountainFlow Eco-Wax, a company founded by Peter Arlein '07, won funding on the popular show Shark Tank, and Outside magazine covered the story. “What I really liked about Eco-Wax was that it wasn’t petroleum-based,” Shark investor Barbara Corcoran told Outside. Corcoran was also intrigued by Arlein himself. " He has a ropey mountaineer’s build and a bushy mustache often accented by a fully committed smile."

An article on skill-building in Psychology Today included research by Associate Professor of Psychology Christopher Soto. An expert on personality, in a paper published in Psychology Science, Soto and colleagues argue that “success in life is influenced by … social, emotional, and behavioral skills (SEB skills): a person’s capacities to maintain social relationships, regulate emotions, and manage goal- and learning-directed behaviors.”

An article in the Morning Sentinel highlights the recent $3.35-million gift for the $80-million Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts, "designed for innovative teaching, performing, working and creating, the center will foster creativity and collaboration among students and faculty across the discipline and will contribute to a growing robust arts ecosystem in central Maine."

A story in Forbes magazine makes it clear that Colby's dedication to athletics, and its opening of the new Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center, is bold and defies the approach other schools are taking in the midst of the pandemic. "The athletic facility, now the largest in Division III and in the entire Northeast, is a wise investment," reporter Kurt Bandenhausen wrote. "Sports are a key part of Colby’s success, with one-third of Colby’s students recruited as varsity athletes, while nearly everyone else participates in club or intramural sports, as well as other recreational activities," the story continues.

“David Greene wants to modernize the liberal arts model, and a new $30 million artificial intelligence hub is a big piece of that puzzle.” Read more from President Greene’s in-depth interview with The Business Journals, where he discusses the Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence, the pandemic, Colby’s growth strategy, and investments in Waterville.