External Posts

Business media showed interest in Colby’s recently announced acquisition of Allen and Benner islands. In addition to stories in the Boston Business Journal and Associated Press, Bloomberg Radio did a feature on the news. The piece (timestamp 8:10) included an interview with President Greene, who noted that “having full access to the islands and the ability to use them in multiple ways is an extraordinary opportunity.”

CBS affiliate WGME covered a unique Colby’s men’s ice hockey game when Head Coach Blaise MacDonald went up against his son Cam ’18, who currently serves as Amherst’s assistant coach. To make matters more interesting, Cam has two younger brothers currently on Colby’s hockey team.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Leeann Sullivan coauthored three new articles in Conservation Science and Practice that explore the social dimensions of wildlife governance in the United States. The first paper, for which she was the lead author, explores the need for governance reform as social values toward wildlife shift. The second and third, which she coauthored, explore leverage points for change within wildlife conservation, first at the system level and then at the level of agency culture. The articles were part of a special issue on organizational change within the field of wildlife conservation, which brought together social science researchers and agency leadership in the summer of 2020 to address questions about how agencies can respond to changing social dynamics.

The Morning Sentinel published a story on Maggie Stokes ’25, a first-year student who’s developed a passion and skill for skijoring, which combines sled-dog racing and cross-country skiing. “It’s an exhausting sport, but it’s just as rewarding,” she said in the article, adding that someday she’d like to pursue it competitively.

Associate Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Sonja Thomas provided commentary for an announcement made by Cal State about adding caste to its nondiscrimination policies. In her statement, she noted how “Colby became the second college in the nation to add caste to our nondiscrimination policy,” and that “by recognizing caste as a protected category, we protect those who may experience this discrimination in any religion.”

Colby’s leadership in adding caste to its nondiscrimination policy continues to be of interest to the media. Most recently, CNN did a piece on the broader movement that included commentary from Sonja Thomas, associate professor of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies, who said there’s a need to “implement policies for people to recognize when it’s happening so there's recourse for people who might be affected by caste discrimination.”

Elizabeth Jabar, Colby's Lawry Family Dean of Civic Engagement and Community Partnerships, has joined the advisory council of the New England Foundation for the Arts. Jabar is a feminist printmaker who owns and operates Hinge Collaborative, a community arts initiative and printmaking studio in Waterville. At Colby, Jabar is "designing an innovative program in community-based learning and active citizenship." Previously she was chair of the Printmaking Program and associate dean at Maine College of Art.

Meteorologist David Epstein ’86 spoke with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu via Instagram Live to discuss weather, climate, and upcoming forecasts this winter. Epstein, a trustee of the College, provides meteorological and horticulture content for various media and print outlets. 

Cheryl Townsend Gilkes, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor African-American Studies and Sociology, was a guest on an episode for the podcast Interfaith-ish. Gilkes was invited to discuss "why we're falling short of MLK's prophetic vision" following her most recent opinion piece for the Religion News Service.