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Colby has received a $150-million lead commitment, the largest gift in Colby’s history, for a new science complex that will catalyze a half-billion dollars of investment in science and technology. brnw.ch/21wVB8K
Colby dedicated its new Mayflower Hill residential complex on Oct. 15, naming two houses for beloved professor Charlie Bassett and pioneering alumnus Peter Igarashi ’44.
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Students, Art historians, curators, and museum directors recently gathered at Colby to examine the evolving state of American art. Learn how the Lunder Institute for American Art is leading global conversations in the field: brnw.ch/21x6rm5
What if words had tastes or colors had smells?
Sophia Hausladen ’27 is using grants from Colby’s Halloran Lab for Entrepreneurship to build a multilingual app that standardizes synesthesia testing for memory researchers worldwide.
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Some historical puzzles still require human intuition to solve. Colby professor Megan Cook received a $300,000 @NEHgov grant to transcribe and catalog 100,000+ lines of 15th-century poetry scattered across global archives. brnw.ch/21x6gQp
September flew by 🍂
Catch the highlights in our first edition of Mayflower Moments:
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The Miller’s Table is coming to the ground floor of Colby’s new residential complex in early 2027. The locally sourced menu will feature pastries from freshly milled Maine-grown grains, sandwiches, soups, coffee, and more. brnw.ch/21x6d3i
Matthew Herrick ’27, executive director of the Colby Community Health Program, has been named a Newman Civic Fellow from Campus Compact. The national honor recognizes student leaders committed to creating lasting, positive change in their communities. brnw.ch/21x66ao
"The only way you really fail is if you don't start somewhere." Read how improv comedy and @TheMoth shape the way Assistant Professor Onnesha Roychoudhuri teaches creative writing. brnw.ch/21x64KD
Can AI transform accessibility in the arts? Colby researchers are using computer vision and AI to create concise, accessible art descriptions for blind and low-vision museum visitors. Read more: brnw.ch/21x63au
Higher ed is facing an adjustment period as AI shakes up research, administration, and traditional majors.
President David A. Greene joined @ABCNews to share what colleges must do to adjust.
Full interview: abcnews.com/video/136821178/
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Many parents and students worry that AI could upend college graduates’ entry into the job market.
Colby College President David Greene believes that “when the predominant model of intelligence is artificial,” human intelligence will be a "scarce resource that's going to be most valued."
Neil Gross, the Charles A. Dana Professor of Sociology, is co-leading a new $1 million Harvard Radcliffe Institute research initiative on academic freedom and campus politics. brnw.ch/21x5Wag
Eight new teacher-scholars have joined the Colby community this fall, bringing research and teaching expertise across the sciences, humanities, and social sciences. brnw.ch/21x5R1u
Co-created by Assistant Professor of Performance, Theater, and Dance Matthew Cumbie and artist Tom Truss, "ReWritten" is a multidisciplinary performance that explores the complex relationship between Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne.
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Prime proximity meets purposeful design. Hear directly from juniors and seniors as they settle into our new residential complex.
A bronze figure of Herman Melville now stands outside Seamen’s Bethel in New Bedford, Mass., courtesy of acclaimed sculptor and Colby alumna Stefanie Rocknak ’88.
Discover how Rocknak merged tradition and technology to bring this piece to life at brnw.ch/21x5HSx
More than 680 new Colbians gathered on Lorimer Chapel lawn for the 209th Convocation, marking the largest incoming class in College history. Read more at brnw.ch/21x5Beg
This week, 217 juniors and seniors unpacked belongings, unrolled rugs, and moved into the new residence halls on Mayflower Hill Drive.
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Colby has named Pentagon Press Corps members Helene Cooper (New York Times), Tara Copp (Washington Post), and Phil Stewart (Reuters) as the recipients of the 2026 Lovejoy Award for Courage in Journalism. Read the full story: brnw.ch/21x5wZA
