External Posts

The Washington Times and Inside Higher Ed featured Colby in round-ups of selective colleges that are expanding their affordability. 

The Colby Museum's “Blue Night” by Byron Kim was featured in a Portland Press Herald round-up of works to see during the winter solstice.

Director of the Lunder Institute for American Art, Erica Wall, was a recent guest on Maine Public's 'State of the Art.' In the episode, she explained the role of the Lunder Institute, shared news on 2025 programming, and talked about exciting developments in downtown Waterville.

Portland broadcast WMTW ABC 8 turned to the expertise of John Turner, Associate Professor of History, on the global implications of the recent fall of the Assad regime in Syria. Turner is an expert on the region’s history.

Assistant Professor of Government, Nicholas Jacobs, provided expert commentary for an article in The Atlantic about whether the incoming administration will betray their rural supporters. In the piece he noted that if some policies that were campaigned on are implemented "it’s hard to imagine that rural [places] will not suffer.”

The Bangor Daily News published an article honoring the late L. Sandy Maisel, the Goldfarb Family Distinguished Professor of Government, Emeritus.

Debra Spark, the Zacamy Professor of English, recently published two pieces, an essay in Rustica and another in Dwell in its series titled "How They Pulled It Off." Spark's piece is "Converting a Medieval Barn Into a Home—Without Breaking Preservation Code" and tells the story of a couple in France who make a "nearly windowless space feel like a loft while steering clear of its thick limestone walls."

Three poems by Professor of English and Creative Writing Adrian Blevins are included in the latest edition of Rustica, a journal of arts and literature rooted in western Maine. Her poem titles are "Almost Sixty," "Song," and "Post-It."

Assistant Professor of English Onnesha Roychoudhuri wrote an essay for the inaugural issue of Pencil Magazine. Her essay, "Time's Pencil," is her contribution to this new printed publication, which features images and text created entirely with graphite pencils on paper.

Associate Professor of Government, Nicholas Jacobs, was quoted in several articles in the Portland Press Herald as Mills approaches her final term.