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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Portland, Oregon

Opening Doors

Cam Coval works to give a voice to immigrants in custody

Charlotte Wilder

On Track

At Sports Illustrated, writer/blogger/TV host Charlotte Wilder breaks new ground in a male-dominated industry

Marion Thompson Osborne, Colby Class of 1900 (Mrs. Duncan Matheson) with speculative voiceprint. 2004-5. Mixed media (charcoal, monoprinted oil paint) on paper. 44 x 30”

Ground Breaker

Marion Osborne Matheson, Class of 1900) was the first African-American woman to graduate from Colby.

Rafting the Green River, Desolation Canyon

Supply and Demand

For Heather Hansman, a river tells the story of water and climate

Jane Brox ’78

Quiet Time

Jane Brox ’78 explores the history of silence, delivering a message that deserves to be heard amid the din

Leadership: In Turbulent Times

For Turbulent Times, Lessons from History

These presidents modeled leadership, says historian Doris Kearns Goodwin

Women getting ready to pull the chariot of the living goddess Kumari in Kathmandu

Women at the Helm

Pulling the chariot of the living goddess Kumari in Kathmandu

Arid, brown canyon landscape with river

A Climate Storyteller

If you’ve followed the career of outdoor writer Heather Hansman ’05, you’ll recognize her gasping for air after dumping her raft-load of customers into a Class V rapid on the Gauley River, avoiding avalanches in deep backcountry powder in the Rockies and Cascades, or dodging toxic algae and…

Sign asking for donations of water, Flint, Michigan

For Eric Roy ’04, Flint Water Crisis Created a Company

In the spring of 2015, Eric Roy ’04 said he got a tip from an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) retiree about high lead levels in the water in Flint, Mich. This was before the people of Flint fully understood what was in their water. And way before Flint…

Jane Phillips ’01 and Sandy Colhoun ’91

Colby Announces New Leadership in Fundraising and Alumni Engagement

Colby President David A. Greene has appointed Associate Vice President for College Advancement Jane Phillips ’01 as vice president for College advancement and Senior Philanthropic Advisor Sandy Colhoun ’91 as chief campaign officer,