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Richard Blanco

200th Commencement Highlights Connections, Creativity, and Courage

Graduates and their guests from around the world celebrated the Class of 2021 during the 200th Commencement, featuring poet Richard Blanco as speaker.

Charles Terrell

At Baccalaureate, Class of 2021 Encouraged to Give Back, Take Risks

Colby's 200th Baccalaureate brought together students and faculty in a private moment, marking the beginning of weekend actitivies for the Class of 2021.

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.

Carrie LeVan

In Last Lecture, LeVan Draws on Personal Narrative in Response to Moment in History

The 29-year-old tradition brings together seniors and the teaching award winner, chosen by vote of the senior class, marking the end of final exams.

The Pill Mill (detail), plaster, plexiglass, 23" x 17" x 17", 2021

Peer Review

Art exhibition catalog elevates student writers and artists alike

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.

Spanish Heritage class comic strip

With Respect to Heritage

New Spanish courses perfect fit for expanding group of learners—heritage speakers

Fancy Footwork

Student athletes earn national recognition for dance piece on movement of athleticism

Members of the Colby community gathered on Miller Lawn to remember George Floyd after ex-police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder in his May 2020 death.

After Chauvin Verdict, A Call to Action

The Colby community gathered in the wake of the Chauvin verdict and were implored to see the case not as a victorious endpoint, but as call to action.