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USA Today published an article on higher ed institutions addressing caste discrimination, highlighting the College’s efforts and leadership with this issue.
NPR spoke with Rabbi Rachel Isaacs, the Dorothy “Bibby” Levine Alfond Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies, about how the meaning of Hanukkah can provide solace during uncertain times.
The Portland Press Herald picked up a story about The Robin's Nest upcoming move to the Colby-owned building at 173 Main Street. The florist shop’s transition comes “ as the city and Colby College work to diversify retail options in the area as part of the downtown revitalization effort,” the article stated.
Professor of Art Véronique Plesch served as a member of the jury for the defense of Augustto Corrêa Cipriani’s doctoral thesis at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil. In 2018-19, Cipriani (majoring in literary studies with a concentration in literary theory and comparative literature) spent six months at Colby conducting research under Plesch’s supervision. His thesis, “Contemporary Brazilian Writing: Handwriting in the Work of Guilherme Zarvos e Gustavo Speridão,” combines word and image studies, intermediality, and, in particular, graffiti as a framework for considering poems and visual works.
Forbes.com did a feature story on the successful efforts to revitalize Waterville, including how the coordinated effort to revive the city has been driven in large part by investment from Colby. The story references how the initiative is “transforming the downtown, attracting new businesses and jumpstarting an economic revival.”
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Alison Bates has been invited to deliver remarks and conduct a panel discussion at a public webinar organized by Resources for the Future. The workshop, "Offshore Wind: Today’s Challenges and Tomorrow’s Opportunities,” will take place Thursday, Dec. 2, and is freely available to the public. Bates will share major lessons learned from her research and deliver remarks about developing local benefits alongside government, advocacy, industry, and university representatives. The event is contextualized within the current White House goals of meeting climate targets through offshore wind. More information about the event, including registration, can be found here.
The Bangor Daily News included Colby in an article discussing the decrease in Covid-19 cases across college campuses, while the state overall is seeing increases. “The college’s multifaceted approach to Covid-19 has allowed us to remain on campus, living and learning together, with limited transmission of the virus,” a Colby spokesperson said.
The Portland Press Herald published a review of the Bob Thompson exhibition at the Colby Museum of Art. One of a number of positive critiques, the writer noted that “there is so much to see here and so much variety” that it is “probably best handled in multiple return visits.”
NHL.com spoke with Olivia Soares, Colby’s new assistant coach for the women’s ice hockey team about her experience moving from player to coach. “Coaching is something I've waited to do for so long that what I'm doing feels like what I'm meant to do, and this is where I'm supposed to be," she said in the article.
Assistant Professor of Psychology Veronica Romero '09 and Margaret Hall '20 has coauthored a new paper, "Emotion in Motion: Investigating the Relationship between Interpersonal Motor Coordination and Emotional States," accepted in the Journal of Modern Psychological Studies, which focuses on undergraduate research. This paper came from the study Hall designed and conducted as part of Romero's seminar Collaborative Research in Human Movement.