Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement

Special Envoy George Mitchell speaking at the Goldfarb Center's Annual George Mitchell lecture series in Lorimer Chapel
News and Events:
3.19: Colby College and the Goldfarb Center will sponsor a conference: "Political Ecology and Environmental Philosophy - Toward Ecological and Social Sustainability" on April 9 & 10. The conference is free and open to the public. For more information, click here.

3.8: While donations and auction dollars are still coming in, the Colby for Haiti benefit efforts have raised more than $70,000 for the Stand with Haiti Campaign of Partners in Health. Thank you to everyone who contributed, donated, and volunteered to make this effort so successful.
 
We are all very aware that the needs of Haiti will not end in a few weeks; thus our efforts will continue and grow. Please email Lisa Kaplan or Danny Garin if you would like to get involved or have ideas for future efforts to help the people of Haiti.

3.6: Funding available for student and faculty research projects, visiting fellows, seminars and conferences. Click here to see deadlines and all funding opportunities.



Upcoming Events:



Tuesday, March 16th- 7:00 p.m. - Ostrove Auditorium
Into the Bitstream: How Video Game Culture is Shaping the Way We Learn, Grow and Discover
Chris Melissinos, Chief Gaming Officer at Sun Microsystems


March 31st - April 1st  - Diamond Building
Nonprofit Leadership Institute - "Whatever It Takes: Reshaping the Sector for Social Change"
March 31, 6 p.m. - Opening Speaker: Doris Buffet, Philanthropist and Founder, The Sunshine Lady Foundation
April 1, 9 a.m. - Keynote Lecturer: Dan Palotta, author of Uncharitable: How Restraints on Nonprofits Undermine Their Potential
 

Goldfarb Center Lecture Series Podcast