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Colby has endowed the director’s position of the newly established Center for Resilience and Economic Impact on the Port Clyde waterfront, as part of a generous $9.5 million gift from the NorthLight Foundation and Maine residents Dan and Sheryl Tishman. By endowing the director’s position, the NorthLight Foundation and the Tishmans signal their long-term commitment to the center and the community of Port Clyde.

$9.5 Million Investment Empowers Colby’s Center for Resilience and Economic Impact The endowment of the Tishman Director position secures a long-term commitment to community resilience in Maine

In this annual issue of 'Colby' magazine, our stories explore how students, faculty, alumni, and community partners make things better for all of us in a variety of fields and disciplines.

Vol. 113 Issue 1 In this issue: Creating Space for Difficult Decisions, Supporting the Whole Person, A Retail Revolution Powered by Colby Curiosity, and much more...

The Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center has no bad angles.

The New York Times wrote an in-depth feature on Colby’s new Center for Resilience and Economic Impact in Port Clyde, Maine, focusing on the College’s efforts to help communities become more resilient during times of economic upheaval and other changes.

Colby College Is Stepping In to Save a Maine Town on the Brink of Disaster A new rescuer — Colby College, bankrolled by a construction magnate — will vastly change not just the economics of Port Clyde, Maine, but also its cultural and physical fabric.

The longest-serving member of the Colby family is being honored by dedicating the president’s office in her name. The Sheila Ratte Presidential Suite in the Eustis Administration Building celebrates Ratte’s 70-year legacy of service to the College as a member of the Dining Services team.

70 Years of Service to Colby Colby names the presidential suite in honor of Sheila Ratte, who began working at the College in 1956

Celebrating its 50th season, Colby women’s softball reached new heights in 2026, finishing with 30 wins—the most in program history—a No. 14 national ranking, and its first berth in the NCAA tournament.

Colby Softball Enjoys Historic Season How the program went from an underdog to a national powerhouse

Quiet summer days on campus

📷: Lucy Staub ’29

Close-ups only. Can you name this Mayflower Hill building?

Peter and Paula Lunder’s enchantment with painter James McNeill Whistler led to Colby’s emergence as a center of Whistler scholarship, culminating in the inclusion of 13 paintings, drawings, and prints from Colby’s Lunder Collection in the landmark exhibition 'James McNeill Whistler' at Tate Britain in London. https://news.colby.edu/story/james-mcneill-whistler-retrospective-in-london-has-colby-ties/