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Bonnie Maldonado '16, a Jan Plan course instructor, goes over the schedule with students.
Alumni

Alumni Who Teach

Jan Plan brings Colby graduates back to Mayflower Hill to share their expertise and connect with students and the campus

An aerial view of a wind turbine.
Interdisciplinary Studies

Analyzing the Environment

The environmental computation major brings together computer science and environmental studies

Portrait of a male college professor with a background of stars and galaxies
Natural Sciences

Webb Telescope Sharpens Understanding of “Little Red Dots”

Astronomer Dale Kocevski leads efforts to explain new class of previously unseen objects in the early universe

Four black female college students acting in a play
Humanities

‘A Time to Explore and Play Together’

In the second year of its focus on the importance of ‘play,’ the Center for the Arts and Humanities cartwheels into the theme

Associate Professor of English Sarah Braunstein
Humanities

The Importance of Telling Stories 

Associate Professor of English Sarah Braunstein discusses the role of fiction and the excitement around Colby’s Creative Writing Program

Portrait of a female college administrator
Announcements

Colby Appoints Denise Bruesewitz as its Next Provost

A distinguished scholar and campus leader, Bruesewitz is known for her interdisciplinary collaboration and inspired teaching

hockey players on a pond
Campus and Community

‘Just Play!’

With perfect skating conditions, the women’s hockey team takes its practice outdoors to Johnson Pond

Tory Meringer '25 poses for a portrait in Miller Library.
Interdisciplinary Studies

A School for Atlantic Salmon 

Tory Meringer ’25 spent her internship researching Atlantic salmon in Woods Hole through an internship offered by NOAA and Maine Sea Grant

Jim Ryan '14, wearing a helmet and with skis strapped to his back, hikes up a steep, snowy mountainside.
Alumni

A New England-Forged Skiing Star

Professional skier Jim Ryan ’14 is known for his ability to excel in tough conditions

Campus and Community

Media Stories from 2024

The national media covered many aspects of Colby excellence