Academics

Colgate students conducting robust summer research in close partnership with faculty members is a longstanding tradition that will continue remotely this year.  

The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) announced that Beth Parks will assume the position of editor for the American Journal of Physics (AJP) September 1, 2020.

Psychology-theater double major Minjoo Kim was awarded with the 2020 Thomas J. Watson Fellowship.

Join Roy D. and Margaret B. Wooster Professor of the Classics Robert Garland as he discusses the plagues of the ancient world on this new episode of 13. 

Jacob Watts ’21, a biology major from North East, Pa., has been awarded a 2020 Goldwater scholarship from the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation.

This week, Colgate classes resume online. While it might seem like a new world, this story from the College Board archives shows that the University’s professors were among the pioneers of distance education.

Colgate seniors have engaged in thesis work on topics ranging from hazardous waste in New York State to the correlations between caffeine and anxiety. Here’s a glimpse into a few of their studies.

Tsega Etefa, associate professor of history and Africana and Latin American studies, delves into the history of the Darfur conflict to explain Sudan’s recent decision to turn its former president over to the International Criminal Court.

Jenna Reinbold, associate professor of religion, discusses widespread public confusion about the state of religious freedom in America in a new episode of the Academic Minute, a production of the Albany, N.Y., NPR affiliate WAMC. 

Provost and Dean of the Faculty Tracey Hucks has announced a series of faculty promotions, approved by the Colgate University Board of Trustees during its January 25 meeting.