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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.

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.