A three-day conference, "Preserving Cultural Heritage in Times of Conflict," explored how the international community responds when cultural heritage objects are swept up in war.
On March 11, 2017, Professor Robert Kraynak delivered an address to the Colgate Alumni Club of Fairfield, Connecticut titled "The Intellectual Climate at Colgate: Campus Free Speech in the Age of Safe Spaces and Trump."
On October 15, a mix of teachers, administrators, parents, students, and citizens from across central New York gathered in a town hall–style meeting to discuss the Common Core.
On March 7, 2009, Professor Robert Kraynak delivered an address to the Colgate Alumni Club of Fairfield, Connecticut titled "The Arrogance of Power - In Politics & Education."