Bri Liddell ’25

Editor’s note: Wondering what’s happening in the classroom at Colgate? Here’s a glimpse into academic life on campus — a syllabus from a recent course.

On Friday, March 24, more than 50 students were on hand for Colgate University’s inaugural Undoukai Sports Festival, organized by the Colgate Japanese Cultural Community.

Wondering what’s happening in the classroom at Colgate? Here’s a real-time glimpse into academic life on campus — a syllabus from a course underway this semester.

Colgate University students Aayusha Dhungana ’26, MacDonald Chirara ’25, and Margo Williams ’23 have been selected by Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI-U) as Class of 2023 Fellows.

This year’s MLK celebration included seven days of extensive programming, Jan. 23–29, centering on the theme “Stronger Together.”

November 4–5, Colgate University hosted scholars from around the world for “Reuniting the Tamil Yoginis II: Planning the Exhibition,” a symposium to discuss the future exhibition of 14 Yogini goddess sculptures from the 9th and 10th century.

Nestled within Little Hall’s Clifford Art Gallery, there sits a small white house composed of two windows, two doors, and an array of tiny portraits. This installation, fittingly titled The Little House, opened with a lecture and reception on Sept. 14.

From Friday, Sept. 23, to Saturday, Sept. 24, Colgate hosted campus community members and alumni for a celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance Center.

In the fall of 2017, Colgate Research Associate Dennis Geist noted signs of imminent eruption at the Sierra Negra volcano in the Galápagos Islands. Little did he know at the time that his observations paired with a new volcanic forecasting program would lead to the accurate prediction of the eruption five months in advance.

Questions on happiness have perplexed and fascinated for centuries, and for the last year, they are questions that Professor Rebecca Shiner and 17 of her students have been working to answer.