Media Coverage

Colby's reopening success and testing program was the subject of a feature story on the PBS Newshour. "As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, many academic institutions across the country are dealing with outbreaks—or offering only virtual learning in an attempt to prevent them. But one liberal arts school in Maine is seeking to avoid either fate," the story opens. The Newshour's Jeffrey Brown was on campus and spoke with students, a faculty member, and President David Greene, who believes testing should be available everywhere across the country.  "Places like Colby and others are picking it up and saying, 'we are going to figure it out ourselves. We will get this done.' And that's really important to show that there is a way forward on this, when, as a country, we haven't been able to do that thus far."

Professor of Government Dan Shea was a guest on the Sept. 22 NPR show On Point titled "How RBG's Death Could Impact Key Senate Races." Boston's NPR station WBUR aired the show, but it's also aired on stations across the country. NECN—New England Cable News—also tapped Shea for their story "Susan Collins Faces Pressure From Right, Left Over Supreme Court Vote." Even though Collins has said she does “not believe that the Senate should vote on the nominee prior to the election,” Shea believes her decision is complicated based on various election scenarios. “We’re in uncharted territory,” Shea fold NECN. “This may well be part of her legacy. I think she’s worried about the legitimacy of the Senate, Congress and the Court.” In a Sept. 20 Wall Street Journal article, Shea said of Collins: “It’s an impossible position that does thrust her into the most important moves that she’ll make in her career. It is about her legacy, a grand statement, a grand move, maybe even her last grand move in a very long public life. And it is an opportunity, it seems to me, for her to calm things down. If she can rally that sense of what’s best for America instead of what’s best for the Republican party, it could be her last grand gesture.”

Sandy Maisel, the Goldfarb Family Distinguished Professor of American Government, was tapped for a Public News Service article on how Susan Collins's opposition to a Supreme Court vote may impact her chances for reelection. "Many of those undecided people have hesitation about the extent to which she supports Trump. Some of those people are still in play for her," Maisel said.  

In an Associated Press story titled "Walmart, Amazon Donate To QAnon-Promoting Tennessee Politician" that was circulated across the country, Professor of Government Anthony Corrado was quoted about how corporate PAC managers make decisions on which candidates to support. "In many instances, you don’t have any kind of corporate board oversight or any kind of accountability in terms of review of contributions before they’re made,” Corrado said. “Some corporations now have adopted policies about the supervision of PAC contributions because of the reputational risks involved in this.” The Los Angeles Times, Huffington Post, and Houston Chronicle are among the many outlets that ran the story.

Artist Jim Condron '92 was interviewed by The New Criterion magazine for their September issue. The article says that just before the pandemic hit, "Condron began a residency at the New York Studio School’s DUMBO Sculpture Studio and Gallery," so the interviewer and Condron talked "about such disruptions and recent work, but we also discuss longer-standing artistic concerns that transcend the strange circumstances of these past few months." 

Insider magazine included Colby in its story "13 of the most unique colleges in America," highlighting Colby's Jan Plan as an opportunity "to take time off to travel or complete research abroad." 

Professor of Government Anthony Corrado was tapped for a Maine Public story on the high-profile, high-stakes Maine U.S. Senate race and the effects of money flowing into the race. “This is the marquee race in the country for the U.S. Senate,” said Corrado, one of the leading campaign finance experts in the country. "Corrado said the state’s U.S. Senate race reflects the trend of increasingly nationalized contests. 'Fundraising and spending has now become basically a borderless activity,' he said."

Tayo Clyburn, Colby's new dean of diversity, equity, and inclusion, was profiled in Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. The profile chronicles Clyburn's journey to his new position at Colby, recounting his graduate work at The Ohio State University and his previous job at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. At Colby, he's looking forward. "He wants to ensure that those outside of the campus also know about Colby’s efforts to lead in areas of diversity, equity, and inclusion," the journal reports. "Additionally, Clyburn is looking to bring the many separate diversity initiatives that already exist together to work as a cohesive unit. At the same time, Clyburn adds, Colby is working to make college affordable and accessible to all students." 

Professor of Economics Michael Donihue, an expert on the lobster economy in Maine, was tapped by Gray Television in Washington for a story on a new federal payout plan called the Seafood Trade Relief Program and its potential impact on Maine lobsterman. Donihue said the federal aid program leaves out those in the lobster business hardest hit. “The dealers got pinched, really badly,” he said, “because they’re the ones who actually have to deliver the product to market, and they’re the ones who get the final price.”   "Helping the harvesters but leaving out the dealers is puzzling to Donihue. 'That’s where a lot of us are scratching our heads,' he said, 'it feels a bit political.'”

A Psychology Today blog post on personality types unfazed during the pandemic includes a quote from Associate Professor of Psychology Christopher Soto. To explain why introverts fair less well during something like a pandemic, Soto said, "Compared with introverts, extroverts tend to experience more frequent and intense positive emotions. This makes it easier for them to maintain a positive mood in everyday life. It also helps them stay optimistic in the face of difficult circumstances, like the current crisis.”