Beth Christopher

A free showing and moderated discussion about Spike Lee’s film and themes of gun violence, sexuality, feminism, and power. Spike Lee is back with his hottest film in years, an ingenious updating of Aristophanes’ Lysistrata, transposed to the South Side of Chicago, where the women have had enough of gun violence and come together with a […]

An episode screening and discussion of “Why Not Us” from Roadtrip Nation. Follow the journeys of four young people — all first in their families to go to college — as they travel across the country to interview inspiring individuals who were also first in their families to pursue higher education. Part of Colby’s First Generation to […]

Hosted by President David A. Greene, enjoy lunch and a panel discussion with alumni about diversity and social justice and why they matter. This luncheon is part of Colby’s Martin Luther King Day Commemorative Events.

Dr. Nell Irvin Painter will deliver this commemorative Dr. Martin Luther King lecture. A leading historian of the United States, Painter is the Edwards Professor of American History, Emerita, Princeton University. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, has served as president of the Organization of American Historians and the Southern Historical Association, and is a prolific […]

The final event in Colby’s month-long First Generation to College Student Program, join Colby students as they share their successes, challenges, and hopes as First-Gen college students. Light refreshments provided.