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Illuminated Histories, Laura Meader
Illuminated Histories, Laura Meader
Colby Magazine
Artist Maggie Libby ’81 unearths the hidden histories of Colby women with their portraits.
First There Was One, Christina Nunez
First There Was One, Christina Nunez
Colby Magazine
Colby’s first female graduate, Mary Caffrey Low, set a standard for excellence and achievement.
Past And Future: Climate Experts Consider Where Our Planet Has Been And Where It Is Going, Colby College
Past And Future: Climate Experts Consider Where Our Planet Has Been And Where It Is Going, Colby College
Colby Magazine
In this, the second installment of the Colby Climate Project series, we explore the work of members of the Colby community who working to address this monumental environmental challenge.
Blacklisted But Not Defeated: Jack Foner Returned To Academe After 30 Years And Made Colby A Leader In African-American Studies, Gerry Boyle
Colby Magazine
Colby hired Jack Foner and in a single stroke, a then nearly all-white liberal arts college in Maine became home to one of the first African-American Studies programs in the country.
Rewriting History - With Alan Taylor '77, Kate Carlisle
Rewriting History - With Alan Taylor '77, Kate Carlisle
Colby Magazine
"Lets go back to the American Revolution and try to look at it with fresh eyes and a neutral perspective and see what happens when you treat everyone with some respect, and try to understand why they did what they did, rather than put labels on them." - Alan Taylor '77
Hidden No More: Wilhelmina "Willie" Juhlin '61: A Secret Life, Gerry Boyle, Nick Cardillicchio
Hidden No More: Wilhelmina "Willie" Juhlin '61: A Secret Life, Gerry Boyle, Nick Cardillicchio
Colby Magazine
Willie de Kadt Juhlin ’61 tells of her life as a hidden child so that this chapter in history is remembered and in hopes that it will not be repeated.
Aram Goudsouzian '94 And The Meredith March, Robert Weisbrot
Aram Goudsouzian '94 And The Meredith March, Robert Weisbrot
Colby Magazine
James Meredith, an African-American Air Force veteran from Mississippi, did not perish during the civil rights protests of the 1960s, but it was not for lack of trying. On Oct. 1, 1962, Meredith became the first black student to attend the University of Mississippi at Oxford, a death-defying step that impelled President Kennedy to send federal marshals and the U.S. Army to keep racist mobs at bay. On June 5, 1966, following passage of a Voting Rights Act that promised federal protection to blacks seeking the ballot, Meredith began a solitary 220-mile March Against Fear from Memphis, Tenn., through Jackson, …
In Their Footsteps, In Their Words: Special Section, 1964-2013
In Their Footsteps, In Their Words: Special Section, 1964-2013
Colby Magazine
Civil rights, the Vietnam War, end of fraternities—Colby explores the past 50 years.
In Their Footsteps, In Their Words: Special Section, 1914-1963
In Their Footsteps, In Their Words: Special Section, 1914-1963
Colby Magazine
Three wars. A devastating economic depression. Construction of an entirely new campus from scratch. And all in 50 years.
The period that began as World War I erupted and ended as the tumult of the 1960s loomed was marked by a series of unprecedented events that could have mortally wounded a modestly funded liberal arts college in central Maine. The Great War emptied the campus. World War II turned Colby into a military training center. The bold decision to move the College to Mayflower Hill was sandwiched by the Depression and the Korean War and marked by the return of …
In Their Footsteps, In Their Words: Special Section, 1864-1913
In Their Footsteps, In Their Words: Special Section, 1864-1913
Colby Magazine
In Their Footsteps and In Their Words: Colby explores the second 50 years, 1864-1913.
Shadows Of Kabul: Qiam Amiry Now Ponders Afghanistan's Troubles From Afar, John Campbell
Shadows Of Kabul: Qiam Amiry Now Ponders Afghanistan's Troubles From Afar, John Campbell
Colby Magazine
A few years ago, Qiam Amiry ’09 was walking the streets of Kabul working as an interpreter for the British military. Now, on Mayflower Hill, Amiry has found sanctuary but has not escaped the issues facing his country.
History With A Twist: Earl Smith Brings A New Perspective To The Life Of The College, Gerry Boyle
History With A Twist: Earl Smith Brings A New Perspective To The Life Of The College, Gerry Boyle
Colby Magazine
The new book, Mayflower Hill: A History of Colby College, has been released. Author and College Historian Earl Smith combines an insider’s view of Colby with a broad cultural perspective for a lively, informative, and sometimes irreverent read.
Breaking The Ice: A Century After Amundsen's Historic Arctic Voyage, Alvo Martin And The U.S. Coast Guard Retrace The Explorer's Frozen Route, Robert Gillespie
Breaking The Ice: A Century After Amundsen's Historic Arctic Voyage, Alvo Martin And The U.S. Coast Guard Retrace The Explorer's Frozen Route, Robert Gillespie
Colby Magazine
A century after Roald Amundsen's successful voyage in the search for a Northwest Passage, Alvo Martin '51 followed the same route.
The Forgotten War: How The First "Cold War War" Affected Colby, Gerry Boyle
The Forgotten War: How The First "Cold War War" Affected Colby, Gerry Boyle
Colby Magazine
A half-century after a truce ended war on the Korean Peninsula, Colby veterans and students of that era recall their college experience.
In Their Footsteps, In Their Words: Special Section, 1813-1863
In Their Footsteps, In Their Words: Special Section, 1813-1863
Colby Magazine
In Their Footsteps and In Their Words: Colby explores the first 50 years, from Jeremiah Chaplin to the Civil War.