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Coach Jack Kelley is welcomed to center ice Nov. 23, 2019, before the final Colby vs. Bowdoin game in the Alfond Athletics Center rink.

The Passing of Legendary Hockey Coach Jack Kelley

Hockey coach Jack Kelley passed away at 93. He coached at Colby and Boston University, worked for the Detroit Red Wings and the Pittsburgh Penguins.

New directors

New Directors Join Colby

In the last couple of months, Colby has welcomed 13 new directors, each of whom brings a wealth of experience to the College. These dynamic new leaders assumed roles across the campus, from the Office of the Dean of Students to Campus Life to Admissions to the Colby Museum…

A photo of Bess Koffman in her lab at Colby College.

Koffman Awarded NSF Grant to Develop a New Approach to “Fingerprinting” Atmospheric Dust

A team of scientists led by Assistant Professor of Geology Bess Koffman has been awarded a grant by the National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs to develop a new approach for “fingerprinting” atmospheric dust in ice cores using geochemical processes.

Tiffany Lomax

Lomax Named Colby’s First Director of Recreation Services

Tiffany Lomax has been named the College’s first director of recreation services. Lomax, who currently serves as associate director of wellness, recreation, and campus events at Delaware State University, will assume her role in August. Lomax will be responsible for launching an integrated program—including intramural and club sports—a multi-layered fitness…

Side by side photos of Sen. Susan Collins and Democratic challenger Sara Gideon.

Colby Poll Shows Maine Democrats in the Lead, for Now

The current speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, Democrat Sara Gideon, holds a five-point lead against her Republican opponent, four-term incumbent United States Senator Susan Collins, according to a poll conducted by researchers at Colby College.

Jackie Terrassa

Jacqueline Terrassa Named Director of the Colby College Museum of Art

Visionary leader brings deep experience from the Art Institute of Chicago and Metropolitan Museum of Art

Miller Library

NESCAC Conference Competition for Fall Sports Canceled

Following the recent announcement from the NESCAC Conference that there will be no conference play or championships this fall, Vice President and Harold Alfond Director of Athletics Mike Wisecup sent this letter to Colby's student athletes.

Arts Collaborative rendering July 2020

Colby Starts Construction for New Arts Collaborative in Downtown Waterville

Colby College today announced that renovations and construction for the new arts collaborative at 14-20 Main Street will begin this week.

Associate Professor of Biology Bruce Fowles, circa 1996

Colby Remembers Professor and Botanist Bruce Fowles

Colby is remembering the life of Bruce E. Fowles, associate professor of biology, emeritus, who passed away June 23, 2020, in Washington, Maine.

Colby Receives $1-Million Gift To Support Humanistic Inquiry and Research

To further advance its leadership in the humanities, Colby College announced today that it has established the Margaret T. McFadden Fund for Humanistic Inquiry through a $1-million gift from Trustee Anne Clarke Wolff ’87 and Benjamin “Ted” E. Wolff III ’86.