THP in the News

See The Haynesville Project's impact out in the world. Read our curated collection of articles, videos, and posts about tenure, disruptive philanthropy, and our Haynesville Fellows' work.

Colby to Establish Public Policy Lab

April 4, 2025

An anonymous trustee gift will provide an opportunity for student research and engagement on pressing policy issues

New Analysis Quantifies Costs of Local Regulations on Maine’s Housing Market

March 15, 2025

Burdensome rules stifle housing development and must be eliminated to ensure availability and affordability in Maine’s housing market

What Los Angeles Could Learn From Great Fires of the Past

February 18, 2025

Fellow James Siodla discusses how rebuilding can be a chance to rethink things recent article in the New York Times.

Eight Faculty Members Receive Tenure

February 18, 2025

Those receiving tenure and a promotion to associate professor are Greg Drozd, chemistry; Sarah Duff, history; Nicholas Jacobs, government; Carrie LeVan, government; Benjamin Lisle, American studies; Joshua Martin, biology; Evan Randles, mathematics; and Elizabeth Seto, psychology.

$1 million prize for anyone who can decode millennia-old Indus Valley script

January 29, 2025

The World’s Host Marco Werman spoke to associate professor and THP fellow Marta Ameri to learn more an ancient Indus Valley script.

The Importance of Telling Stories

January 25, 2025

Associate Professor of English Sarah Braunstein discusses the role of fiction and the excitement around Colby’s Creative Writing Program

A Sabbatical Story of Time, Place, and Rediscovery

December 18, 2024

Sculptor Bradley Borthwick creates a significant body of work reflecting a year wandering and observing in southern France

How Tourism and Colonialism Were Connected in Indonesia

October 14, 2024

Associate Professor Arnout van der Meer takes a closer look at the legacy of tourism in colonial Indonesia

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