Through the lens of photography, Colby shows off its vibrancy
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By Photography by Ashley L. Conti and Maegan Gindi
November 21, 2025
As a brisk fall semester gives way to Thanksgiving break, we pause to appreciate some of the photographic highlights from Mayflower Hill and beyond.
An adult tree swallow brings an insect to its young in a nest box installed by both Anna Forsman, assistant professor of biology, and the Operations and Maintenance teams. (Photo by Ashley L. Conti)
Science was at the forefront of Colby scholarship. At left, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Cait Cleaver works to monitor a plot of sweetgrass in Phippsburg. At right, David Tawiah ’27 works in a lab on the Island Campus. (Photos by Ashley L. Conti) (Click to enlarge)
From biology to data science and art history, research shaped the Colby community in new and exciting ways. A community garden produced food for the community, while the campus transformed in autumnal colors.
A honey bee’s face profiled with a macro lens at the Colby Organic Garden. (Photo by Ashley L. Conti)Aimen Tahir ’29 and Sophie Shanae Gould Dulabaum ’26, members of the Colby Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, harvest cherry tomatoes in 2 Feet 2 Bedrock, the organic garden atop Runnals Hill. (Photo by Ashley L. Conti)A pop-up pumpkin patch on Miller Lawn and late-afternoon light set seasonal mood. (Photos by Ashley L. Conti) (Click to enlarge)
Notable alumni shape the world around them in the fields of public health, Indigenous rights, performing arts, and engineering.
Through his work at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center, Brendan Leonard ’16 has a front-row seat to some of Broadway’s greatest performances. (Photo by Maegan Gindi)Hiʻilei Julia Kawehipuaakahaopulani Hobart (Kanaka Maoli) ’03 is an assitant professor of Native and Indigenous studies at Yale University. (Photo by Ashley L. Conti)William Randall ’14, director of product development at STARC Systems, is among many Colby graduates who attribute their liberal arts background to excelling in engineering. At right, Sarah Hoffman ’18 is director of AI Initiatives at Harvard Medical School. (Photos by Ashley L. Conti) (Click to enlarge)Lincoln Peirce ’85 works in his Portland, Maine, studio. He is a cartoonist and animator best known as creator of the Big Nate comic strip and author and illustrator of a series of Big Nate novels for young readers. (Photos by Ashley L. Conti) (Click to enlarge)
On campus, faculty and students continue to be recognized for their contributions.
Zoe Shan Lin, assistant professor of history, is among 14 winners of the Luce/American Council of Learned Societies Early Career Fellowships in China Studies. At right, Carla Servin ’27, a QuestBridge Scholar and studio art major, traveled to Oslo, Norway, in September for an international conference on the artist Edvard Munch. (Photos by Ashley L. Conti) (Click to enlarge)Daniel Juzych ’26, a biology major, was among the 32 U.S. Rhodes Scholars selected for 2026. The scholarship provides full financial support for two to three years of postgraduate work at the University of Oxford. (Photo by Ashley L. Conti)Bishal Khadka ’26 won a Davis Projects for Peace award while studying abroad last spring at the University of Oxford. His project involved working with a school in Nepal. (Photo by Ashley L. Conti)Hunter Shultz, Colby groundskeeper, adds a layer of straw over garlic bulbs planted in the Colby community garden. (Photo by Ashley L. Conti)Miller Library stands tall among a cornucopia of foliage. (Photo by Ashley L. Conti)
