Kerrill O’Neill, director of the Colby Center for the Arts and Humanities is lead author of an article for the Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes (CHCI) on the history of the Colby Center and the critical role that it plays in the pedagogical and intellectual mission of the College and the life of its students and faculty. Colby Center was founded in 2008 thanks to a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the support of Colby College president and administration.