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Professor Douglas Archibald, English, talking to student

Gifted Scholar, Teacher, and Administrator Douglas Archibald Dies at 87

Roberts Professor of English, Emeritus, and Vice President and Dean for Faculty from 1982 to 1988 Douglas N. Archibald passed away at 87.

Jacob Lawrence painting

Colby College Museum of Art Acquires Jacob Lawrence’s The Life of Toussaint L’Ouverture Print Series

Rare print series gifted by philanthropists Peter and Paula Lunder manifests the artistic and narrative power of one of the most important American artists of the 20th century

Vivaldi Alfresco

An impromptu concert reminds us that music inspires despite the pandemic

Edge of urban area and forest seen from the air

In a New Light

Environmental Philosophy Keith PetersonAssociate Professor of Philosophy Associate Professor of Philosophy Keith Peterson recently published a new book, A World Not Made for Us: Topics in Critical Environmental Philosophy (SUNY Press), which provides much-needed historical and conceptual context for addressing the environmental challenges faced today and raises…

Gordon Center Aerial Overlay

Colby Begins to Lay Groundwork for Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts

Colby College began phase one of the new Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts project, planned to be built at the southern gateway to campus.

Professor of French, Emerita, Suellen Diaconoff, 1996

Remembering Professor Suellen Diaconoff, Champion of the Humanities

Professor of French, Emerita, Suellen Diaconoff, a champion of the humanities, passed away Feb. 12, 2020. She taught at Colby for 20 years.

Book cover of Museums of World Religions, Orzech

Ranking Religions?

Charles Orzech finds that museums dedicated to showcasing the world’s faiths reveal their own history and biases

Beam of the Passion

Spinning the Passion Story

Colby scholars find 13th-century Christians altered central Biblical story to their own ends

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

Dickinson in Pandemic Days

As we stay close to home, Professor Elizabeth Sagaser reflects on a poet who did the same