Media Coverage

Musher and adventurer Blair Braverman '11 gave NPR four "pro tips" for staying warm in this lighthearted but helpful piece. Her recommendations? Create an air bubble, wear good shoes, take snacks as well as breaks, and get cozy. "Just embrace winter, go for the whole thing," Braverman says. "There's a reason that the places with the coldest climates also have real cultures of coziness. It's the balance of being outside in winter, you really enjoy this coziness all the more."

Colby’s Goldfarb Family Distinguished Professor of American Government Sandy Maisel was part of a story in The Globe and Mail on the Electoral College and its past, present, and future role in choosing U.S. presidents. Referenced as a “political scientist who is perhaps the leading student of Maine politics,” Maisel discussed how most people, including experts like himself, don’t know who their electors are.

Rabbi Rachel Isaacs was the subject of the first article in the "Power of Faith" series by Central Maine Newspapers. Isaacs, who is also Colby's Dorothy “Bibby” Levine Alfond Chair in Jewish Studies, said the pandemic increases reasons to be thankful to God. “I think that the more vulnerable we are, the more we need community and we need God," Isaacs said. "I’ve been really impressed ... how people want to connect so much more to faith and community now more than ever.”

Professor of English Debra Spark spoke with the Portland Press Herald's Joan Silverman about her new book, And Then Something Happened: Essays on Fiction Writing. In the book, Spark "combines memoir, problem solving and lessons on the writer’s craft," Silverman writes. "Vivid, warm and entertaining, the book includes references to a wide range of modern literature."

Colby's Biology Department has loaned an ultra-cold freezer to the State of Maine for storage of the COVID-19 vaccine, the Portland Press Herald reports. The freezers “could play an important part in ensuring that Maine has adequate capacity to store Pfizer vaccine doses upon their arrival in Maine,” said Robert Long, Maine CDC spokesman.

The Art Newspaper covered Colby's story about a discovery by Matthew Brown '24, whose research uncovered the identity of the man depicted in the 18th-century painting The Man in the Flowered Coat, currently in the Colby Museum of Art. “This discovery links the works in small collections like ours to a larger dialogue across art history," Assistant Professor of Art Marta Ameri told the paper. 

Trustee Dave Epstein '86, a popular Boston-based meteorologist and horticulturist, was featured in the Boston Magazine story "Winter, the Weatherman, and Me." Epstein brings context to his reports, context that's "about helping us to recognize the simple joys of being alive. ... He’s the meteorological Mr. Rogers, and no matter where we happen to live, he is our neighbor."

A USA Today opinion piece cited Colby's thorough and proactive COVID-19 testing program as an example to follow for schools across the nation. The article noted that only 0.02% of the 81,203 tests administered this fall were positive, and that the approach was key to significantly preventing the spread, not just identifying positive cases.

The Morning Sentinel covered the success of Colby's Dare Northward campaign, which has raised more than $563 million to date. The story quoted President David Greene, who said a top priority has been Waterville, and that “because of the generous support of donors, Colby has been able to commit more than $85 million” to the city.

In a story on college's plans for the upcoming semester, The New York Times spoke with President David A. Greene about his outlook for the next term. "What makes me optimistic is we had the virus in our community, and each time we did, we were able to stop transmissions dead," he said.