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Dr. Nirav D. Shah talking at a podium
Announcements

Dr. Nirav Shah to Join Colby College Faculty

The former principal deputy director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will teach several courses and help advance the College’s public health initiative

Diptych of female college students
Access and Opportunity

Watson Fellowship Finalists on Cusp of Global Experience

Olchey Tchavyntchak ’25 and Gloria Zhang ’25 are poised to study reproductive health inequities and Buddhism

Das Thamattoor
Natural Sciences

Improving Lives and Communities

A look at the work of Colby faculty around public and environmental health

Ling Ma, a writer of speculative fiction, is a MacArthur Fellow. (Photo by Anjali Pinto)
Campus and Community

Front-Row Seats for a Lineup of ‘Genius’ Luminaries

Winners of the MacArthur Fellowship, nicknamed the ‘genius grant,’ are flocking to Colby to share their visionary wisdom

Diptych of two female college students
Access and Opportunity

Watson Fellowship Finalists Poised to Study Frogs, Book Towns

Ella Carlson ’25 and Ira Mukherjee ’25 vie for prestigious fellowship and transformative global experience

Environment and Climate

From the Frontlines of the PFAS Fight

Colby hosts a gathering of experts to discuss the current work around forever chemicals

Campus and Community

Colby Arts Hosts Dance Performance, Workshops

Campus and community programs presented in partnership with Waterville Creates

Bess Welden
Humanities

A Window into the World of a Working Artist

Bess Welden’s playwriting students get a firsthand look at the creative process

Students walking down fashion runway.
Arts

Mules Take Manhattan 

A student-run fashion show sparkled during New York Fashion Week

scene from a play
Humanities

Grants that Bring Projects to Life

McFadden Grants support humanities research and projects on the cusp of completion