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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,

Alumni Attorneys Provide a Different Sort of Law Schooling

As young alums, Tom Nale ’05 and Tracy Nale ’07 are passionate about law and giving back to Colby. This Jan Plan, the siblings placed seven students in legal internships in Maine. While both Nales work with a Colby student, they also matched three interns with the District Attorney’s…
Maine harbor with fishing boats

Trained Globally, Acting Locally

By the time they graduated, Emmie Theberge ’08 and Sophie Janeway ’17 had, between them, studied conservation policy in Ecuador, wind power legislation in Maine, human interaction with the ecology of the Gálapagos Islands, changing fisheries in Vietnam, the effect of climate change on Moroccan farmers, the environmental…