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Colby’s Class of 2024 Breaks Records

Receiving nearly 14,000 applications for the Class of 2024, Colby had the largest applicant pool in the College's history, showing yet again the continuously growing demand and enthusiasm for a Colby education.

Announcements

Colby Launches Campaign To Find Jobs For Every Graduating Senior

To counter the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the current job market, Colby College today announced the launch of Pay It Northward, a daring and strategic campaign focused on securing postgraduate opportunities for every member in its current senior class.

Marlen Guerrero ’18, a Posse Scholar from Houston, Texas

Access and Opportunity

Another Houston Storm

Marlen Guerrero ’18 uses Hurricane Harvey relief work to help during COVID-19 pandemic

This is an original CNN headline that researchers photoshopped to create two versions of the same content.

Social Sciences

Hints in the Language

A new psychology study by Colbians presents how younger and older adults remember content and source of tweets and news headlines

Hannah Springhorn '19 takes a selfie with girls she is worked with during her Watson Fellowship

Access and Opportunity

Food for Thought

Watson Fellow Hannah Springhorn ’19 on running culture, eating disorders, and a global perspective

Arts

Award-Winning Playwright Bess Welden Amplifies Marginalized Voices

A teaching artist at Colby sees her recent work receive national acclaim

Chloe Powers holding infant on Lesvos, Greece

Alumni

Ever More Difficult

For migrants reaching the Greek island of Lesvos, conditions grow more dire by the day

Social Sciences

A New Window Into Children’s Memory

Professor of Psychology Martha Arterberry’s new study comes with implications for eyewitness testimonies

Genomic epidemiology of novel coronavirus transmissions chart

Natural Sciences

Big Questions

For students in Professor Judy Stone’s advanced biology course, the evolution of COVID-19 prompts a scientific inquiry

Alumni

The Root of the Crisis

From opioids to COVID-19, Zoe Kaplan urges us to look at who pays the price