WATERVILLE — Two-time Academy Award winner Robert Redford is going to deliver the commencement address at Colby College in May. The 78-year-old actor, director and producer will be receiving an honorary degree during the event on the lawn of Miller Library on May 26 in Waterville, Maine. Redford is known for such films as “Butch […]
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Colby to issue bonds for $100M on strategic initiative
WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) — Not a penny of the $100 million Colby College plans to spend on programs and capital improvements, including a new sports complex and performing arts venue, will have to come out of its endowment. Interest rates are so low the school plans to issue bonds to supplement private donations for its […]
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Colby grad from Massachusetts among missing Rainier climbers
WATERVILLE — Officials say one of the six climbers who likely fell thousands of feet to their deaths while attempting to scale 14,410-foot Mount Rainier was a graduate of Maine’s Colby College. Colby spokesman Steve Collins said Massachusetts native Eitan Green graduated from Colby with a major in anthropology in 2009. He was a member […]
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Area students named to Colby College dean’s list
WATERVILLE — Area students were named to the dean’s list at Colby College for their outstanding academic achievement during the spring semester of the 2012-13 year. Xiaojie Chen, a member of the Class of 2016, is the son of Liting and Sumei Chen of Wilton, and attended Mount Blue High School. Kendra E. Elie, a […]