Three years ago Colby College began the largest campaign in liberal arts college history, Dare Northward, with a $750-million goal. On Wednesday the College announced it reached a key milestone, $500 million, with contributions from more than 20,000 donors. Though not yet complete, Dare Northward is having an extraordinary impact on Colby students, faculty, staff, […]

To honor a legendary coach who had an exceptional impact on the campus community, Colby College announced that it will name the football team’s top coaching position the Dick McGee Head Coach for Colby Football. A $2-million endowment was raised by a large group of former players.

Colby College has received a major campaign commitment to establish the O’Hanian-Szostak Fellows for Civic Leadership. As Colby’s first fund specifically for select student leaders with a significant commitment to civic responsibility, the O’Hanian-Szostak Fellows for Civic Leadership is made possible through the generosity of Trustee Emerita Anne O’Hanian-Szostak ’72 and Michael J. Szostak ’72.

To help quantify the impact of its significant investments in Waterville, the region, and the state of Maine, Colby College initiated an independent economic analysis. The independent analysis, which was conducted by leading Maine-based experts in measuring economic impacts, found that over the past five years Colby’s operations, investments, and visitor and student spending supported nearly $1.5 billion in economic output across Maine, of which the majority—$1.1 billion—occurred in the Greater Waterville region.

Through the generosity of the Diamond family—Trustee Robert E. Diamond ’73, P’12, Jennifer Diamond P’12, and Charles Diamond ’12—Colby College is establishing the Diamond Family Director of the Arts to integrate new and emerging arts programming on campus and in the local community, further establishing Colby and Waterville as vibrant destinations for the arts.

Colby launches a new writer-in-residence program that will bring accomplished writers to campus to support their work, allow them the opportunity to teach and engage with students, and offer public readings and lectures.

Colby partners with Maine scientific institutions to attract $20 million in research funding to use environmental DNA in the study of lake and ocean water.

Former basketball players raised $2.1 million to endow the Richard L. Whitmore Jr. Head Coach for Colby Men’s Basketball to honor the coach with 637 wins in his 40-year career.

Members of the 1813 Society fuel the Colby Fund’s success. On May 2, Colby alumni, parents, and friends gathered at The Exchange in Boston to recognize and celebrate their generosity, which has a far-reaching, real-time impact in every corner of Mayflower Hill. Special thanks to Doug Terp ’84, Colby’s vice president for administration and chief […]