If the emotional health and well-being of individuals are linked to the larger structural features of their societies, then literature provides an important but often overlooked site for examining the […]

On Oct. 2, Colombians went to the polls for a historic vote: whether or not to accept the negotiated accord with the country’s largest and oldest guerrilla group, the Revolutionary […]

Early photographic experimentation was frequently less concerned with optics — with providing a picture of the world — than with physics. Techniques such as spectroscopy were developed and deployed explicitly […]

Silvia Newell, assistant professor at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, will discuss cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Lake Taihu and western Lake Erie, which are driven largely by […]

How do Colby professors use their disciplines to respond when violence convulses our world? When police shoot and are shot at, when bombs explode and refugees drown, what can the […]

This national, evidenced-based certification course will help participants support loved ones, colleagues, neighbors, and others coping with mental illness and addiction. At the end of the day, you will have […]

Join panelists E.J. Dionne, columnist for the Washington Post and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, Eliana Johnson, Washington editor for National Review Magazine, and David Shribman, editor-in-chief for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for a discussion on […]

Wendy Warren, an assistant professor at Princeton University, will discuss the impact of the Atlantic slave trade on the culture of New England in the 17th century based on her […]

This special screening features new digital renditions of two of Abbott Meader’s 16mm films. “South Slope” (1979-80) is an elegant contemplation of a small patch of Oakland, Maine through the […]

This interactive workshop touches on the four steps in the college process: admissions, financial aid, career, and study skills. Advance registration required. Visit http://meoc.maine.edu/schedule.php or call 1-800-281-3703.

History tells us that Charles Darwin was neither the first nor the only one to think of evolution. This talk by Janet Browne, Aramont Professor of the History of Science […]

Kids and cops on campus! Maine's Law Enforcement, Local Communities & Higher Education Come together for a day of Fun! Barbecue, Games and the COLBY COLLEGE VS. UMO RUGBY MATCH […]

Music by Richard Wagner Tristan und Isolde opens the Met season in a new production by Mariusz Treliński (the director responsible for the 2014–15 season’s double bill of Iolanta and […]

Bette Stevens, and Richard Wooten will be joining us for a book signing as part of Indie Author Day 2016! During this inaugural Indie Author Day, libraries all across North […]

Maine's own wicked funny comedian returns for his annual performance at the Waterville Opera House! Tickets: $25 (Note: There will be only one performance. The previously announced 9:00 performance has […]

Ever caught yourself looking up at the Moon wondering exactly what you were looking at? The L.C. Bates Museum will be one of thousands of locations around the globe celebrating […]

After 36 years teaching guitar in the Music Department, Carl Dimow will retire after this academic year. He performs his final official faculty concert with his eclectic klezmer band, the […]

A problematic romance; a less problematic revolution. Sean Connery (the first James Bond!) and Brooke Adams (a past Railroad Square guest who first rose to prominence in Terrence Malick’s Days […]

This free program will offer helpful tips to assist families with difficult conversations related to dementia. Presented by the Maine chapter of the Alzheimer's Association. Please pre-register by calling 873-4745 […]

Music’s Quill (Timothy Neill Johnson, tenor, and Timothy Burris, lute) will be joined by special guest Colby Professor of History Raffael Scheck on cello for a concert of Baroque continuo […]

Are you new To Medicare? Part A is hospital insurance. Part B is medical insurance. Part C is Medicare Advantage Plans & Part D is for prescription drugs. Do you […]

Shermin de Silva will discuss Asian elephants, the sole survivors of the genus Elephas. This six-million-year-old, evolutionarily unique species must now make a living alongside its historic predator — humans — […]

Most people today view climate science as a field wholly occupied with the practical problem of global warming. But, as with most scientific endeavors, the field has moved forward by […]