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Hamilton, NY — Colgate University was host to two noted political scholars for a debate on the topic ‘A Nation of Rights, For Better or Worse” on Friday, April 20. Gary McDowell, director of the Institute of United States Study at the University of London, and Stephen Macedo, Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Politics and […]

Hamilton, NY — Once every six years, the American Academy of Arts and Letters chooses ‘an outstanding short story writer’ to receive its Award of Merit ‘in recognition of a writer’s lifetime achievement.’ Frederick Busch, author of seven collections of short stories and the Edgar W. B. Fairchild Professor of Literature at Colgate University, is […]

Hamilton, NY — Colgate University will welcome Edward Ayers, Hugh P. Kelly Professor of History at the University of Virginia, to make a presentation titled ‘The Civil War: A Digital History’ on Thursday, April 19, 2001 in 27 Persson Hall. The event, which begins at 4 p.m., is free and open to the public. Ayers’ […]

Hamilton, NY — – The Faculty Features at Midday concert series at Colgate University will conclude for the year on Thursday, April 19 with a performance of Mozart’s distinctive Quintet in A Major, K. 581 for Clarinet and Strings. Barbara Rabin will perform on clarinet. The string players will be Vladimir Pritsker and Petia Manolova, […]

Hamilton, NY — The Colgate University Chamber Players, directed by music professor Laura Klugherz, will offer its seventh annual Easter Serenade on Sunday, April 15. The festive program will feature the chamber music of Dvorak, Schubert, Beethoven, Mozart, Shostakovitch and Schumann. Admission to the recital, which will take place at 3:30 in Colgate Memorial Chapel, […]

Hamilton, NY — Dr. Joel Swerdlow, author of the highly acclaimed National Geographic Society book, Nature’s Medicine, will deliver a Wolk Heart Foundation Lecture at Colgate University on Friday, April 6. He will discuss ‘Moving from Absurd to Obvious: Plants, Medicine, and Modern Science’ in 209 Lathrop Hall at 3:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served […]

WHO: Australian poet Les Murray WHAT: Reading from his work WHEN: Wednesday, March 28 at 4:30 p.m. WHERE: Ho Lecture Room (105 Lawrence Hall), Colgate University Hamilton, NY — Australian poet Les Murray will give a reading from his work as part of Colgate University’s Spring Poetry Series on Wednesday, March 28. According to Albert […]

Who: Janine Wedel, University of Pittsburgh; Boris Kagarlitsky, Russian Academy of Sciences; Louise Shelley, American University What: Panel discussion: ‘Capitalism, Criminality, and Corruption in Russia: Local Reality and Global Responsibility’ Where: 209 Lathrop Hall When: Monday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. Hamilton, NY — Three internationally recognized scholars on political and economic change in Russia […]

Who: Dignitaries, Ambassadors and internationally recognized scholars of Middle Eastern politics and the Israel-Palestinian conflicts What: Conference: The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process: Lessons of Oslo, to critically reflect on the 1993 peace accords in Norway, and discuss how lessons learned there may be applied to future Israeli- Palestinian peace talks. When: Thursday, March 22 through Saturday […]

Hamilton, NY — Colgate University announced several key initiatives and a modest increase in 2001-2002 tuition costs. The Board of Trustees approved the proposed changes and $101.3 million operating budget at its March 14 meeting. The 2001-2002 budget will add four tenure-track faculty positions, provide $21 million for need-based financial support for eligible students, advance […]