Humanities Archives - Page 15 of 16

Colby Establishes Jennifer Jahrling Forese Writer-in-Residence Program in Creative Writing

Colby College has announced the launch of a new writer-in-residence program that will bring accomplished writers to campus to support their work, allow them the opportunity to teach and engage with students, and offer public readings and lectures.

Tech’s the Thing

Performing arts meets technology to stage a story of our times

Colby Faculty Reflect on the Power of Notre-Dame

As flames consumed parts of the iconic medieval Notre-Dame Cathedral, Professor of History Larissa Taylor felt a deep connection to the global catastrophe and common grief.

Marion Thompson Osborne, Colby Class of 1900 (Mrs. Duncan Matheson) with speculative voiceprint. 2004-5. Mixed media (charcoal, monoprinted oil paint) on paper. 44 x 30”

Ground Breaker

Marion Osborne Matheson, Class of 1900) was the first African-American woman to graduate from Colby.

Intersection

Sometimes an iconic image is misunderstood.

Slaves, Slaveholders, and a Kentucky Community’s Struggle toward Freedom

Separate but not Equal

Different paths led slave and master to fight against the Confederacy, writes Elizabeth Leonard

For Turbulent Times, Lessons from History

These presidents modeled leadership, says historian Doris Kearns Goodwin

Past-Place and Present Moment

Arisa White on telling a slave’s story to the next generation

Alumni Gift Expands Student Opportunities in Fine Arts, Politics

The path from Mayflower Hill to important careers in fine arts or politics just got wider.

Q&A/ Bassam Khabieh

Bassam Khabieh is a Syrian freelance photojournalist who for five years chronicled the siege of his home city of Douma. His photographs have been featured in some of the world’s most prestigious publications. Khabieh was awarded the Robert Capa Gold Medal for photographic reporting requiring exceptional courage and enterprise.