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Obituary: Professor L. Sandy Maisel Dies at Age 79

He was a scholar, political analyst, and a modern man of letters

The Fall in Photos

As we pause this week to give thanks, we reflect on a semester that feels like it began just the other day. The campus and community have experienced a whirlwind of activity since summer internships wound down and first-year students arrived on campus and immersed themselves in the…
A man wears a virtual reality headset while in a training session.

The Mental Game

Colby’s new focus on mental performance coaching is designed to help athletes both on the field and beyond

Students talk to an alum at a Colby event.

Kindling a Passion for Innovation

Bill Carr ’89, a 15-year veteran of Amazon, returned to campus to share lessons about entrepreneurship

Dwayne Tomah looks pensive while sitting in the Sipayik Museum.

A Bridge Between Cultures

As a Lunder Institute Fellow, Passamaquoddy language keeper, and cultural preservationist, Dwayne Tomah wants to share a message of unity and truth

Jacqueline Charles on stage during an awards ceremony celebrating the 2024 Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award for Courage in Journalism.

Celebrating Courage in Journalism

Colby honored Jacqueline Charles of the Miami Herald with the Lovejoy Award for her coverage of Haiti

Two people laugh while sitting at a table.

The ‘Safe and Sacred Space’ of Poetry 

Poet Laureate Ada Limón shares her words, and love of the natural world, with Colby

A group of students sit around a picnic table on a sunny day and make bracelets.

Making Friends and Memories 

After nearly 50 years, COOT remains an important community-building tradition
A person stands inside a brightly-lit, white-painted space that appears to be a vault.

Colby’s Island People 

Island Fellows program gives students the opportunity to live, study, and work on Colby’s Island Campus

Margaret T. McFadden, provost and dean of faculty, wears her academic regalia and stands behind a podium outside near some trees.

At Convocation, Students are Welcomed to Mayflower Hill with a Call to Action 

President David A. Greene tells the Class of 2028 he is looking forward to “an extraordinary year”