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Matt Proto

Colby Names Matthew Proto Chief Institutional Advancement Officer

Matthew Proto, who joined the College in 2015, will assume responsibility for leading admissions, advancement, communications, and first-year financial aid.

Miller Library

Colby Expands Opportunities for Lower-Income Students by 72 Percent

A progress report by the American Talent Initiative indicates that despite the pandemic, Colby has shown a 72-percent growth rate in Pell grant enrollments.

Emmanuel Sogunle ’21

Emmanuel Sogunle ’21 Receives Franko-Maisel Prize for Public Policy

Emmanuel Sogunle, who believes policy is the most effective tool to achieve educational equity, has been awarded the Franko-Maisel Prize for Public Policy.

Assistant Professor of Geology Bess Koffman in her lab at Colby.

Colby-Bigelow Partnership Awarded Research Grant to Study Volcanic Ash in Pacific Marine Ecosystem

A $600,000 grant will allow geologist Bess Koffman and Bigelow researchers to investigate how volcanic ash supports ecosystems in Pacific Ocean.

Olga Sadovskaya

Russian Human Rights Lawyer Named 2021 Oak Human Rights Fellow

Olga Sadovskaya, a Russian human rights lawyer and vice chair of the Committee Against Torture, will join the Colby community for the fall semester.

Sandy Maisel and Jim Fleming

Professors Fleming and Maisel Retire after Mentoring Generations of Students

Distinguished teachers and scholars James Fleming and Sandy Maisel retire from Colby following decades of research, teaching, and service on Mayflower Hill.

Huan Bui '21

Huan Bui ’21 Named Class Marshal with Highest GPA

Bui, hailing from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, is a physics and mathematics major who will study at MIT in a Ph.D. program starting this summer.

Jan Wenger ’23, Carly Levitz ’22

Two Colby Tennis Players Selected to Compete in NCAA Tournament

Carly Levitz ’22 and Jan Wenger ’23 have been selected to play in the 2021 NCAA Division III Singles Tournament May 28-30.

2021 Commencement Speaker and Honrands

Presidential Poet Richard Blanco and Higher Ed Authority Charles Terrell ’70 to Speak at Colby College’s 200th Commencement

Lost Kitchen restaurateur and advocate for Maine women Erin French, Nobel Prize-winning geneticist Michael Rosbash, and award-winning Penobscot basketmaker Theresa Secord to be honored

Condon Medal Winner Hannah Johnson '21

Prestigious Condon Medal Winner Announced at Student Awards Ceremony

The prestigious Condon Medal honors a senior who exhibits the finest qualities of citizenship. Read more about Johnson and other student award winners.