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Class of 2025 Admitted to Colby

Colby has offered admission to 1,279 students for the Class of 2025, an 8 percent admit rate. They'll join the College at a time of remarkable momentum.

Yoga in the Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center

Colby Receives $1.5M Gift to Support Key Initiatives in Arts and Athletics

A $1.5M gift from Kate and Ford O'Neil supports wellness and creative expression for students in two key areas: athletics and the arts.

Leonard Pitts, Jr.

National Columnist Leonard Pitts to Receive Colby’s Lovejoy Award

Commentator, journalist, and novelist Leonard Pitts, whose columns address issues of race, politics, and culture, will receive Colby's Lovejoy Award. 

Projects for Peace winners

Davis Projects for Peace Winners Create Mentorship Program in South Korea and Bring Arts into Social Work Education in Haiti

Projects for Peace winners will address elementary students' mental health in South Korea and bring art and art therapy into a social work college in Haiti.

Deborah Shufrin

Colby Names Deborah Shufrin New Chief Investment Officer

Deborah Shufrin, who has overseen exceptional endowment growth at Brandeis University, will join Colby as chief investment officer on April 1.

Randi Arsenault ’09

Randi Arsenault ’09 Named Colby’s Dean of Admissions

Randi Arsenault's innovative, access-focused enrollment strategies have contributed to Colby's unprecedented increases in applications and yield.

Brenda Allen, Eric DeCosta, Amy Walter

Three Exceptional Leaders Join Colby Board of Trustees

New Colby trustees include Brenda Allen of Lincoln Univeristy, Eric DeCosta of the Baltimore Ravens; and Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report.

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.

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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