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Published
February 1, 2023

Fire damages biomass plant at Colby College in Waterville

The fire early Wednesday is believed to have started when smoldering wood ash ignited wood chips on a conveyor belt in the plant, according to Waterville fire Chief Shawn Esler.
Published
January 23, 2023

Colby College students aim for the skies by learning about aviation, as a career and foray into other fields

The 13 students participating in the aviation course said they learned not only how to fly as part of the program, but also how small airports are critical to local economies, and how aviation relates to an array of business opportunities.
Published
January 9, 2023

Worried about rising costs, Bates College plans budget cuts

College says its finances remain strong, but 'serious challenges' are looming.
Published
December 18, 2022

With new downtown facility, Waterville poised to become arts destination

The $18 Million Paul J. Schupf Art Center is Colby College's latest investment in the arts and the city.
Published
November 11, 2022

College students worry about decreasing diversity if affirmative action is overturned

They say their schools would lose an important tool for giving opportunities to marginalized groups and bringing people from different backgrounds together.

Published
November 6, 2022

And for its next course, Colby College puts focus on food

The college's Center for the Arts and Humanities chose 'Food for Thought' as its theme this academic year, so students will explore food-related issues from multiple perspectives in 16 classes.
Published
October 25, 2022

With construction nearing an end, $18 million downtown Waterville art center to debut Dec. 17

The Paul J. Schupf Art Center is scheduled to open about a week before Christmas and one Colby College official said Tuesday that it's "going to bring people into the heart of downtown all the time."
Published
October 12, 2022

Colby College to honor two Ukrainian photojournalists with Lovejoy Award

This year's award recipients are Mstyslav Chernov and Evgeniy Maloletka, who covered the Russian siege of the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol earlier this year and countered Russian claims that civilians were not being targeted.
Published
September 28, 2022

Conversation with author Machado at Colby College to kick off first Maine Lit Fest

Carmen Maria Machado, who wrote the celebrated "In the Dream House," spoke this week ahead of the festival and weighed in on rising efforts to ban books from school libraries.
Published
September 23, 2022

Colby College conference to highlight the work, influence of Václav Havel

A conference organizer says increasing radical tendencies, disinformation and other global developments make relevent the efforts of Havel, the prominent dissident who went on to become president of the Czech Republic.