New Model for the Liberal Arts

“Our focus has been making the liberal arts more deeply engaged with and connected to the broader world and its complexities.

That means constantly evolving to make programs as relevant as they can be, and always being able to make sure our teaching and research is expanding to meet these new intellectual domains.”

—President David A. Greene

What They’re Saying About Colby

Waterville Revitalization

“A moral obligation” —New York Times

“Beyond plantings and sidewalk beautification” —Boston Globe

 “Jumpstarting an economic revival” —Forbes

 “Transforming the city” —Travel + Leisure

Artificial Intelligence

“A democratization of AI” —Boston Globe

“Among the first liberal arts colleges” —NPR Marketplace Tech

“AI needs the liberal arts” —Fortune

DavisConnects/Post-Graduate Success

“Colby College turned heads” —Forbes

“Working overtime for the class of 2020” —Wall Street Journal

“Something extraordinary” —CNBC’s Power Lunch

Navigating Covid-19 on Campus

“An ambitious and comprehensive plan” —PBS NewsHour

“One school keeping cases down” —USA Today

“A maximalist position” —Washington Post

“One of the more ambitious testing protocols” —Wall Street Journal

Access and Affordability

Exceptional opportunity for the world’s most talented students

“Three colleges explained how they raised enrollments of low-income students: Colby now spends $52 million a year on financial aid, nearly double what it was spending in 2013-14. Over roughly the same period, the college’s proportion of Pell-eligible students has doubled, to about 16 percent.”

—Chronicle of Higher Education

What They’re Saying About Colby

College acceptance rates are tiny at these 9 selective schools” —Fast Company

“Colby College in Maine more than doubled its enrollment of Pell students to 345 between 2015 and 2021.”—Wall Street Journal

“Hardest colleges to get into in the U.S. in 2021” —CBS News

Athletics and Recreation

The vision for wellness, fitness, and athletic excellence was unrivaled. The success has been astonishing.

“While some schools are getting crushed by the pandemic, a tiny northeastern liberal arts college is unveiling ‘Disney World for athletes.’” —Forbes

What They’re Saying About Colby

“How D-III Colby College Built a $200-Million Athletics Center During a Pandemic” —Sportico

“Colby College's multisport venue puts emphasis on sustainability” —Sports Business Journal

Destination for the Arts

A Must-See Moment in Arts Convergence

“The average Lichtenstein fan would be confounded by practically all of the canvases included in an extraordinary early Lichtenstein retrospective currently on view at the Colby College Museum of Art.” —Forbes

What They’re Saying About Colby

Colby Museum Lichtenstein Exhibit

“One of the many good reasons to see the exhibition of Roy Lichtenstein’s pre-Pop-art work, Roy Lichtenstein: History in the Making, 1948–1960—which originated at the Colby College Museum of Art […]—is that it reminds us of something we tend to lose sight of when we get caught up in the critical business of trying to situate Pop in an art-history genealogy, or to unpack it as social critique, which is that Pop art is funny.” —The New Yorker

Colby Museum Thompson Exhibit

“Bob Thompson: This House Is Mine is a captivating show at the Colby Museum of Art in Waterville, Maine.” —Washington Post

“A retrospective now at the Colby College Museum of Art in Waterville, Maine, presents a stunning look at a Black painter who looked to the old masters for inspiration.” —New York Times

“A survey of the painter’s work at the Colby College Museum of Art is a colorful exploration of his singular creativity.” —Wall Street Journal

Colby Museum Wyeth Exhibit

“At Colby College Museum of Art, the artist’s sketches and paintings explore ‘Life and Death’” — Boston Globe