March 15
Jan Plan @ Colby
During the winter Colby students participate in Jan Plan, which is a third term consisting of just one class, on or off campus. Jan Plan courses are academic, alternative, independent and really fun. Students...
December 13
Under the Microscope: Professor Katz
Sam Deeran '12 gives students an inside look at the inventive approach Professor Jeff Katz takes with his Introduction to General Chemistry course. See what a lecture with Katz is like (including an explosive...
October 20
insideColby Wants to Know...
Interviewing Colby students is always fun! Here's a quick interview of random Colby students in Pulver Pavillion about the coolest or most interesting thing they learned in class today.
August 11
Summer Research on Campus: From Colby in Wartime to Central Maine's Wetlands
Every summer about 100 students stay on Mayflower Hill to do research in a variety of disciplines. This video gives an inside look at four students' research. Departments include history, environmental...
July 20
Fire and Ice: Abroad in Iceland and Greenland
Early this summer biology and environmental studies major Carla Aronsohn '13 went on a research trip to Iceland and Greenland. Each student on the trip undertook a topic of study; hers was "Rates, Mechanisms,...
April 26
Talkin' the Talk: Language Tables
Language tables offer a fun and relaxing environment to practice conversation with peers outside of the classroom. Students agree that this is a great way to improve speaking skills.
April 19
The Watson Fellowship: 2011 Colby Nominees
Each year the Thomas J. Watson Foundation awards $25,000 fellowships to graduating seniors from 40 select colleges and universities for a year of exploration outside of the United States. In 2011 four...
