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Colby was included as a top 10 school in a list of “Best East Coast Colleges.” Based on data from the U.S. Department of Education, the list was produced by EDsmart, which provides information and resources about higher education institutions in the country.
Artforumpublished an extensive story on the recently discovered Funeral Group drawings by Andrew Wyeth. The article referenced the just-opened Andrew Wyeth: Life and Deathexhibition, noting that “attuned to the transformative possibilities of shared grief, art historian Tanya Sheehan has invited acquaintances and strangers to gather around Wyeth’s coffin at Maine’s Colby College Museum of Art.” The exhibition was also mentioned in articles by Art Fix Daily and Bookforum.
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Stacy-ann Robinson has received the Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences' (AESS) Early Career Award in recognition of her commitment to global engagement and student success and of her contribution to the academic literature on climate change adaptation in small island developing states. AESS is a scholarly and professional organization that promotes interdisciplinary research, teaching, and service for faculty and students in the 1,000-plus environmental academic programs in the United States and beyond. The award honors individuals who are early in their careers but who have made significant contributions to knowledge, community, and diversity in environmental studies and science and have a career plan and trajectory that promise to continue and bolster such contributions.
Professor of Creative Writing Debra Spark wrote an article titled "Her Many Muses" for the Barnard alumni magazine. Spark reviewed the upcoming film A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff written by Alicia Jo Rabins, a Barnard alumna and artist that Spark admires. "Not long after the Bernie Madoff scandal broke, Alicia Jo Rabins ’98 started a yearlong artist residency on an empty floor of a Wall Street high-rise. At first, Rabins — a poet, musician, and Jewish educator — wasn’t sure what she’d produce. This was a time to be creative, but her mind kept turning to the disgraced financier who defrauded thousands of people," Spark's article begins.
In a list of Maine’s best new or improved hotels, Down East included the soon-to-be-available Lockwood Hotel. “New from the ground up, the contemporary hotel is part of Colby College’s investment in downtown Waterville, which includes a dorm and an in-progress arts center,” the article states.
The Morning Sentinel ran a story about the upcoming commemoration for Levine’s clothing store, which was located where the Lockwood Hotel now stands. “At the north end of the hotel, Colby officials plan to commemorate the Levine family, and a conference room inside the hotel will be named for [Howard]Miller,” the store’s manager, the article reports.
The Morning Sentinel shared photos of President Greene giving Governor Janet Mills a tour of downtown Waterville. The tour included stops at the Greene Block + Studios and the Paul J. Schupf Art Center.
The Portland Press Herald reviewed the Tsiaras collection exhibition in a piece reviewing four photography exhibitions currently on view in Maine. Speaking of the importance of the over 400 photographs gifted to the Colby Museum, the review states that “the importance of the collection to the academics of the school cannot be understated.”
The Boston Globe mentioned the upcoming Andrew Wyeth exhibition in its list of must-see shows this summer. The article states that the show will be “the first public presentation of recently rediscovered drawings that Wyeth made in the 1990s of his own funeral.”
The Portland Press Herald and Morning Sentinel, WABI-TV and WVII covered Colby’s commencement ceremonies last weekend. “Resilience and perseverance were the two words used to describe the spirit of the Colby College Class of 2022,” the Portland Press Herald stated.