Announcements

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Rendering of the Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts

Colby College Receives $3.35-Million Gift for the Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts

Announcing a $3.35-million gift to support the forthcoming Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts. The forum will be named in the donors’ honor.
Bradley Borthwick, art; Alicia E. Ellis, German; Aaron Hanlon, English; Robert Lester, economics; Lindsay Mayka, government; and Arnout van der Meer, history.

Faculty Members Receive Promotion and Tenure

Newly tenured members of the faculty are hailed as terrific teachers, influential scholars, and active and benevolent participants in the Colby community.
Miller Library

Colby Becomes First Liberal Arts College to Establish Major Academic Program in Artificial Intelligence

$30-million gift positions students to address pressing issues through AI
Nick Rohrman

Professor of Psychology, Emeritus, Nicholas Rohrman Dies at 83

Nicholas Rohrman, an experimental psychologist who reimagined and strengthened Colby’s Psychology Department, passed away Dec. 26, 2020.
Marilyn Mavrinac

Visionary Professor and Leader of Education Program Marilyn Mavrinac Dies at 93

Marilyn Mavrinac broadened Colby’s Education Program into its current liberal arts-based exploration of education and its role in society.
The unprecedented number of students applying to Colby is a testament to the interest in the distinctive elements of a Colby education.

More Than 15,700 Students Apply to Colby Amidst the Global Pandemic

Amidst the pandemic, Colby received the largest and most competitive applicant pool in its history, reflecting a significant demand for a Colby education. 
Nicholson Baker

Nicholson Baker to Kick Off Jennifer Jahrling Forese Writer-in-Residence Program in Creative Writing

Novelist Nicholson Baker is first Jennifer Jahrling Forese Writer-in-Residence in Creative Writing Fellow, allowing students close and extended interactions.
James Van Der Zee photo

Colby College Museum of Art Receives Collection of More Than 500 Photographs

Colby College Museum of Art receives collection of more than 500 photographs, including works by Ansel Adams, James Van Der Zee, Dorothea Lange, Edward Steichen, and Lissette Solórzano
Colby College campus

Colby College’s Campaign Surpasses $563 Million from 22,500 Donors

The Dare Northward campaign surpassed $563 million, positioning Colby within reach of its $750-million goal, the largest in liberal arts college history.
Ice arena

Multimillion-Dollar Gifts to Name New Home of Colby Ice Hockey the O’Neil | O’Donnell Forum

Trustees Jack O’Neil ’77 and Tim O’Donnell ’87 made multimillion-dollar gifts for the ice arena in the new Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center.