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From colors to martial arts to music, children from Waterville and surrounding cities had their initial exposure to Chinese language and culture at Colby.

For Kids’ Sake

On Mayflower Hill, summer is a season for learning—and fun

Colby College’s Lovejoy Award to Honor Journalists Killed in 2018

The memory of Colby alumnus Elijah Parish Lovejoy, America’s first martyr to freedom of the press, will serve to honor the journalists who lost their lives in 2018 as they strove to bring light to some of the most important issues of our time. The special 2019 Lovejoy Award, Oct.

Announcements

Colby Establishes Jennifer Jahrling Forese Writer-in-Residence Program in Creative Writing

Colby College has announced the launch of a new writer-in-residence program that will bring accomplished writers to campus to support their work, allow them the opportunity to teach and engage with students, and offer public readings and lectures.

Campus and Community

At Convocation, Students Told to Expect Some of Their Beliefs to be Shattered

Entering Colby students have made a commitment to become lifelong learners, beginning deep intellectual exploration that will sometimes shatter their own assumptions and beliefs but will ultimately prepare them to make a positive impact on their communities and the world.

Announcements

Colby Partners with Maine Institutions to Attract $20-Million National Science Foundation Research Grant

Colby College has partnered with other Maine scientific institutions to attract $20 million in research funding to use environmental DNA in the study of lake and ocean water.

Announcements

Donald Klein ’47, “Father of Psychopharmacology,” Dies at 90

Psychiatrist Donald Franklin Klein ’47, known widely as “the father of psychopharmacology” for his groundbreaking work revolutionizing the understanding and treatment of psychiatric disorders ranging from panic attacks to depression to anxiety, died Aug. 7, 2019, at the age of 90 in New York, N.Y.

Access and Opportunity

The Scoop on Marketing

Maine ice-cream maker turns to Colby team to help strengthen its brand in New England

Announcements

Colby College Athletics Welcomes Ahmad Boyd as Student Athlete Experience Intern

Colby College Athletics welcomes Ahmad Boyd as the new student athlete experience intern, a two-year position made possible by an NCAA Women and Ethnic Minorities Grant.

Announcements

Colby Alumni Rally to Name Position for Legendary Basketball Coach Dick Whitmore

Colby College announced today the naming of the Richard L. Whitmore Jr. Head Coach for Colby Men’s Basketball in honor of the legendary coach who led the team to 637 wins in his 40-year career.

Announcements

Colby College Names Chenel Harris-Smith New Head Women’s Basketball Coach

A standout collegiate coach and decorated student athlete at Kent State has been named the new head coach of Colby women’s basketball.