Rebecca Downing

What do J.S. Bach’s Partitas and traditional Chinese erhu (violin) music have in common? For one thing, a new concerto, “The Infinite Dance,” called by one reviewer “quite original” with “soaring melodic loveliness” and “magical” effect — a “minor masterpiece.” But for Colgate music professor and composer Zhou Tian, a deeper commonality served as his […]

When Rev. Gay Clark Jennings ’74 was a student in Colgate’s first graduating class of women, she was part of historic change. A varsity volleyball player, she pressed the university’s president for equal medical benefits for female athletes under Title IX; investigated grocery store price gouging in Madison County’s poorest areas; and marched against the […]

Robert Virgil Smith, Harry Emerson Fosdick Professor of philosophy and religion, emeritus, and a United Methodist pastor for more than 45 years, died peacefully at home on February 12, 2015. He was 94 years old. Smith joined the Colgate faculty in 1952, serving as university chaplain and teaching in the areas of philosophy of religion, […]

With springtime comes renewal, and today, a new online version of the Colgate Scene magazine has burst onto screens.

With the world of career development and employment changing so quickly, we thought we should introduce you to Mike Sciola. As associate vice president for advancement and director of career services, he’s leading the effort to make the most of the Colgate connection, for students as well as alumni.

Feel-good food: It can be defined in different ways, depending on the creator and the consumer. Colgate Scene associate editor Aleta Mayne recently talked to six young alumni who have created their own definitions of feel-good food, whether it’s workout fuel or gourmet sweet treats made from fresh ingredients. These entrepreneurs have filled us up […]

It was standing-room only at the Colgate Inn on Thursday evening, June 27, when architect David Adjaye revealed to the Hamilton community his firm’s design for the university’s proposed Center for Art and Culture (CAC). Adjaye began by describing elements in the surrounding area that his team considered in designing the center. In addition to […]

In February, three students in Professor Zhou Tian’s composition class had a rare opportunity — a reading and performance of their works by a renowned professional ensemble.

Long, long ago, there was no land, only water. Powerful beings lived in a place called the Sky World. One day, a woman who was expecting a baby fell through a hole in the sky at the base of the Tree of Life. She grabbed a handful of seeds at the tree’s roots as she […]

What’s behind the recent dust-up over the filibuster? Alan Frumin ’68, recently retired parliamentarian of the United States Senate, probably knows more than anyone. And he wants a new sign over the Senate’s chamber door: Responsible Adults Only. As the U.S. Senate’s parliamentarian, Frumin was the chief arbiter of its procedural wrangling for nearly two […]