Academics

During a two-day symposium honoring professors emeritae Wanda Warren Berry and Marilyn Thie, alumnae displayed class notebooks from the 1980s and shed tears while recounting the impact of these teachers’ mentorship on their lives. Titled “Women and Religion, Philosophy and Feminism,” the event was held April 11­­–12. While at Colgate, the professors helped develop a […]

Lauren Sanderson ’18 is an entrepreneur, student-athlete, academic all-star, and a soon-to-be published poet who now adds Colgate University’s most prestigious student recognition, the 1819 Award, to her impressive résumé of accomplishments. The 1819 Award is given annually to one graduating student whose character, scholarship, sportsmanship, and service to others best exemplify the university’s spirit and […]

In the early, wintery weeks of 2018, Adams and geology major Monica Dimas ’19 (Los Angeles, Calif.) traveled together on a research expedition to Tanzania. There, they planted a seismometer to capture data that describe the moving and shaking around “the mountain of the gods,” Ol Doinyo Lengai.

We asked students to tell us about a valuable lesson from the spring semester: “In my electronics class, my partner and I made our own version of Guitar Hero. I went into the class knowing nothing about electronics to creating and programming my own video game.” — Jacob Pilawa ’20, physics and astronomy and French […]

April 23 marks the anniversary of William Shakespeare’s birth and death — and, yes, he died on his birthday. In 2016, to celebrate his 400th birthday, Colgate’s Special Collections and University Archives brought out rare items from the Shakespeare collection, including a first and third folio. The term “folio” denotes a particular printing size in which a […]

A major exhibition of photographs, This Place explores Israel and the West Bank “as place and metaphor” through the eyes of 12 internationally acclaimed artists. Because the exhibition is divided among four collegiate art galleries, it has presented a perfect opportunity for museum studies students to apply what they’ve learned outside of the classroom. Professor […]

Confronting difficult and contentious subjects in the classroom is an essential component of a liberal arts education. Professors Jenna Reinbold and Tim Byrnestalk about how they are approaching a course that examines the American church-state debate through the lens of abortion and same-sex marriage.

Atlantic Senior Editor David Frum interviews Colgate Assistant Professor of Political Science Sam Rosenfeld in this new piece about the current state of political polarization in American politics. Rosenfeld’s newest book, The Polarizers: Postwar Architects of Our Partisan Era, has generated national interest for how it examines the current political landscape through analysis of political party […]

When Reader’s Digest was looking to create a list of the world’s most famous lost treasures, they turned to Colgate’s Roy D. and Margaret B. Wooster Professor of the Classics Robert Garland, who offered one of his favorite pieces of missing history. Read the full article online.

Professors Chris Vecsey and Lourdes Rojas-Paiewonsky will share the 2018 Jerome Balmuth Award for Teaching and Student Engagement.