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Charlie Baker, former Massachusetts governor, will address graduates and their families at Colby’s 204th Commencement, and Eric Motley, memoirist and deputy director of the National Gallery of Art, will deliver the baccalaureate address. news.colby.edu/story/colby-an…


The Portland Press Herald published a feature story on Colby's baseball team. This past season, the Mules finished 29-12, with a 9-3 record in NESCAC play, and reached the NCAA Division III tournament for the first time in the program's history. pressherald.com/2025/04/07/you…


The The Associated Press interviewed Andreas Waldkirch, the Mitchell Family Professor of Economics, for a widely circulated piece on tariffs. apnews.com/article/trump-…


Hundreds of students, community members, and fans filled Lorimer Chapel to hear bestselling author John Green speak about his work. The conversation was this year’s keynote event for Colby Center for the Arts and Humanities and the culmination of a two-year humanities theme of “play.” news.colby.edu/story/john-gre…

Picked-up by major national newspapers, a weekend feature by the The Associated Press on the South Solon Meeting House credited its renewed interest to a student-built website, which was created as part of a course designed by Professor and Chair of Art Véronique Plesch. apnews.com/article/maine-…

Aleja Ortiz, an assistant professor of environmental studies and a coastal geomorphologist, received a major grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation that will allow her to identify atolls that are most at risk of land loss. news.colby.edu/story/discover…

Katherine Ennis ’04, a postdoctoral fellow at UC Berkeley recently won a coveted L'Oréal USA For Women in Science prize, which will support her research in plant and microbial biology, as well as integrative biology. news.colby.edu/story/katherin…

Ronnie Vesnaver ’15 is the director of regional programs and partnerships for Upstream Alliance. The organization commissioned the construction of a solar-electric catamaran, which will be their flagship vessel for an environmental education program. news.colby.edu/story/upstream…

Professor of Government Dan Shea was recently interviewed by the The Washington Post for his political insight on timely issues impacting the state of Maine. washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

Dean Allbritton, director of Colby Center for the Arts and Humanities, was featured on local NPR affiliate Maine Public as part of a special Earth Week program. In the interview, he discussed the center’s interdisciplinary environmental humanities initiative. mainepublic.org/show/state-of-…

Watch Colby’s Julian Young ’25 receive a call from the Baltimore Baltimore Ravens' general manager Eric DeCosta ’93, inviting him to the upcoming rookie minicamp held at the Ravens' headquarters.





