Announcements

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Frank Apantaku '71

Noted Trauma Surgeon and Trustee Emeritus Frank Apantaku ’71 Dies

A life marked by meaningful service to the Colby community and to thousands of Chicagoans under his care
Associate Professor of Art, Emerita Sonia Simon

Sonia Chalif Simon, Art Historian and Professor Emerita, Dies at 96

A scholar specializing in Medieval, Baroque, and 19th-century art, she taught at Colby for 14 years
Colby College Campus

Nancy and Andrew Weiland Endow New Welcome Grant

The grant will cover education-related expenses for some first-year students
Allen Island

Colby Becomes Steward of Two Historic Islands

Island Campus Will Preserve Wyeth Legacy and Expand Academic Programs

Tenure and Promotion Awarded to Faculty Members, Also Named Haynesville Project Fellows

Four faculty members join senior faculty and are awarded $100,000 grant

New Leadership Announced for Colby Museum Board

Hilary Barnes Hoopes will become the new chair, with Alice Kang and Richard Blanco as vice chairs
Sheila McCarthy

Remembering Sheila McCarthy: Professor, Scholar of Russian, and Champion of Citizen Diplomacy

Brilliant, dedicated, and compassionate, she led with her belief in the value of person-to-person connections

Damon Yarnell

With Focus on Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Damon Yarnell joins Colby as Dean of Student and Global Advancement

Yarnell brings a long history of helping students, and others, find their "authentic interests"
Skyline of Colby

Colby’s Dare Northward Continues Groundbreaking Momentum Toward Campaign Goal

Support from a visionary community positions the College for a new level of success and innovation

Photo of Marianne Boruch

Renowned Poet Marianne Boruch Named Jennifer Jahrling Forese Writer-in-Residence in Creative Writing Fellow

Award-winning poet and Purdue University's professor of English, Emerita, Marianne Boruch has been selected as the second Jennifer Jahrling Forese Writer-in-Residence Program in Creative Writing Fellow.