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Speakers and honorands for Commencement 2024 include (top to bottom, left to right) Gov. Janet T. Mills, Doris Kearns Goodwin '64, Ann Beha, Claude Rwaganje, Dwayne Tomah, Earle Shettleworth Jr. '70, and Susan Unterberg.

Presidential Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin is Commencement Speaker and Maine Gov. Janet Mills is Baccalaureate Speaker

The College will also honor architect Ann Beha, immigrants’ advocate Claude Rwaganje, Maine state historian Earle Shettleworth Jr. ’70, Passamaquoddy leader Dwayne Tomah, and women artist advocate Susan Unterberg

Campus and Community

‘The Doing is the Joy’

Colby awards an honorary degree to acclaimed author Mo Willems

Alumni

He Discovered Software Engineering and Found Himself

Yannik Büchi ’17 double majored in French and biology, and today he’s a full-stack software developer at real estate startup Upright

Humanities

Role Reversal

Eleanor Jackson ’02 now works as the literary agent for her former professor, Debra Spark

Jack Young '25 trains with the Colby Nordic Ski team at the Quarry Road Trails in Waterville.

Campus and Community

A Standout Sprinter on the Snow

Jack Young ’25 is holding his own this spring on the World Cup Nordic ski circuit

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead signs books for fans after a reading at the Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts.

Humanities

Sitting Next to a Famous Author in Class

Colson Whitehead shares insights about writing with the College community

Announcements

Waterville Celebrates Bestselling Children’s Book Author and Illustrator Mo Willems

The acclaimed author will speak at Colby and receive an honorary degree and also offer events for community children

Access and Opportunity

Watson Finalists Visualize Year of Travel and Self-Discovery

Four seniors are vying for a prestigious Watson Fellowship that promises a transformative global experience

Matthew Schneider-Mayerson in screening room

Humanities

Does Climate Fiction (and Filmmaking) Work?

Associate Professor of English Matthew Schneider-Mayerson develops a new tool to measure how effectively filmmakers represent climate change on screen

Alumni

Teaching Kids to Ask the Big Questions

Artist Steven Weinberg ’06 takes an interdisciplinary approach to his children’s books