COLBY Spring 2018 Vol. 106 Issue 2
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Staff Ruth J. Jackson executive editor
Kate Carlisle director of communications
Arne Norris web design Milton Guillén ’15 photo video journalist Laura Meader assistant director of communications
Walter Hatch, director of the Oak Institute for Human Rights, reflects on eight years of progress and change—and a small frustration
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From President David A. Greene
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This Caught Our Attention
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From the Editor
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Colby in Numbers
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Shorter Takes
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Media
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Class Notes
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Obituaries
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First Person
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Alumni Council Executive Committee Chad W. Higgins ’97, chair, president of the Alumni Association David S. Epstein ’86, immediate past chair Stephen D. Ford ’68, P’05, chair, Nominating Committee; Justin C. DePre ’06, chair, Awards Committee; Matthew Hancock ’90, P’19, chair, Athletics Committee; Ben Herbst ’08, chair, DavisConnects Committee; Brooke McNally Thurston ’03, chair, Colby Fund Committee; Jennifer Robbins ’97, member at large; Tim Williams ’08, engagement strategy and analysis officer
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Micky Bedell, Yoon S. Byun, Jared Castaldi, Dennis Griggs, Cliff Kucine, Bassam Khabieh, Heather Perry ’93, Sara Pooley, Dustin Satloff ’15, Grace Yu ’19, Chris Zvitkovits contributing photographers
Administration David A. Greene, president Ruth J. Jackson, vice president for communications Dan Lugo, vice president for advancement
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Anthony Ronzio director of digital strategy
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Laura Maloney ’12, press secretary for U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, learned that in order to create meaningful change, she had to get involved. Video journalist Milton Guillén ’15 captures Maloney’s “True North”
Barbara E. Walls director of creative strategy
Stephen Collins ’74, Maeve Dolan ’17, Rosie Hughes, Bob Keyes, Bassam Khabiel, Laura Meader, Christina Ruiz, Elisabeth Stokes, Mareisa Weil contributing writers
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Gerry Boyle ’78 managing editor
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Rebecca Corbett ’74, assistant managing editor, New York Times Photography by Yoon S. Byun
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