The school’s first-ever climate action summit took place Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Colby College, and drew students from around Maine and New England.
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Former Gov. LePage, students clash at Colby College event
The speech Wednesday night by the former Waterville mayor and Maine governor draws mixed, at-times heated reactions.
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Former Gov. LePage to speak at Colby College in Waterville, drawing planned student protest
The former governor and mayor of Waterville, who is becoming a prominent voice once again in Maine politics, will speak from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Ostrove Auditorium in Colby’s Diamond Building.
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Report: Colby College’s recent investments producing big results
Independent analysis of the economic impact from the college’s investments, both on campus and in the city, shows that from 2014 to 2018, the output was $1.1 billion in greater Waterville.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Jamal Khashoggi’s death was part of alarming trend
To raise awareness about the media’s vital yet risky work, Colby College is dedicating its annual award for courage in journalism to 66 journalists who died on assignment.
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Waterville downtown Lockwood Hotel construction on schedule
Officials say they want to have the structure of the planned 53-room hotel completed so they can start enclosing the building by Thanksgiving.
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Colby College honors courageous acts of reporters and photojournalists
The college on Friday honored 66 journalists who died in 2018 with the Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award named for the Albion native who was killed while defending his newspaper in Illinois from an pro-slavery mob.
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Colby launches second writer-in-residence program
The first writer to participate in the program will teach on campus in 2020, supported by a donation from Jamie and Jennifer Forese.
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Colby College’s award for courageous reporting to honor 66 slain journalists
Six journalists will engage in panel discussions Oct. 4 in Waterville about the aftermath of their colleagues’ work.
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Central Maine college students join worldwide climate change strike
Friday’s Global Climate Strike coincides with the U.N. Climate Summit which will take place on Monday in New York City.