Media Coverage

Professor of Government Anthony Corrado offered his perspective on the "most expensive campaign in Maine history," between U.S. Senator Susan Collins and Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon, in this Maine Public story. "Corrado also noted that the unspent cash between Gideon and Collins — more than $22 million — is more than was spent during the entire 2008 Senate race between Collins and Democrat Tom Allen," Maine Public reported.

Professor of Government Dan Shea was quoted in two articles on Oct. 18, including "Max Linn promises change in long-shot U.S. Senate campaign," a Portland Press Herald article about Linn, one of two Maine independent candidates. The second article ran on the Public News Service site and was titled "How Maine's Ranked-Choice Voting Could Impact Election."

Professor of Government Anthony Corrado was quoted in a Los Angeles Times story about record-breaking fundraising by Democrat donors. “The amounts are so insane that it is getting to the point of what do you even do with it all?” Corrado, an expert on campaign finance reform told the Times. The two Senate candidates in Maine, he said, have already raised more in this race than every candidate for Senate and House in Maine combined over the last 20 years. “It is so far beyond the scope,” Corrado said. “The airwaves are completely saturated. I don’t even know if there is any more airtime to get.” Other outlets that picked up the story include: Minnesota Star Tribune Yahoo! News

Colby's Oct. 15 announcement of a $101-million gift from the Harold Alfond Foundation was covered in the Morning Sentinel. “Having a sustainable partner like the Harold Alfond Foundation makes all the difference in the world,” President David Greene said Thursday. “They’ve been spectacular. Greg Powell is amazing. He is a force for good in the world. He carries on such a great family tradition. He really feels the responsibility of carrying out Harold Alfond’s wishes and goals, and he does it beautifully.” Other outlets that covered the announcement include: Bangor Daily News Portland Press Herald  

In an Oct. 13 Los Angeles Times article covering the Democrats' goal to regain control in the Senate, Colby's most recent poll on the Maine Senate race is referenced. "Mid-September polling by Colby College gave Gideon a four-point lead as voters’ top choice (the state uses a ranked-choice system)," the Times reported.

Assistant Professor of Economics James Siodla contributed to the WalletHub piece "2020’s Fastest-Growing Cities in America." When asked about what key priority local authorities should know to grow their cities, Siodla answered, in part, "Academic research suggests that long-run city growth is driven by factors such as entrepreneurial activity, industrial diversity, and good local governance. One thing growing cities should encourage is local innovation through the steady formation of new businesses. Making it easier to start a new restaurant or bookstore downtown can go a long way to helping a city build up the type of urban character that attracts people." 

Colby's return to campus strategy, including rigorous COVID-19 testing, was the subject of a WABI-TV story that aired Oct. 9. “We talked with a lot of public health officials, a lot of scientists, researchers, and recognized that was the most important thing we could do to ensure our students would successfully be able to return," Dean of the College Karlene Burrell-McRae told WABI.

USA TODAY included Colby in its Oct. 8 opinion piece "Colleges can do right by students amid COVID-19, but it takes money, planning and backbone," saying that Colby's "strategies set an example for other schools and underscore the critical need for a public health-driven and resource-enabled response."  

Colby's approach to bringing its campus community together around common themes during the pandemic was noted in the Christian Science Monitor story "Can campus unity get small colleges past pandemic into the future?"  "When students at Colby College arrived on Mayflower Hill for coronavirus testing in mid-August, they got something in addition to a nasal swab: a blue bracelet with the words 'One Colby' on one side and 'Hold the Hill' on the other," the story reports.   

The Oct. 6 announcement of a $500-million investment from the Harold Alfond Foundation drew wide media attention, including in the Portland Press Herald, and those stories included Colby, The College is grateful for the foundation's remarkable generosity in supporting Colby athletics and Waterville’s downtown revitalization.