Arts and Humanities

Author Pamela Druckerman ’91 has again appeared in the pages of The New York Times, this time writing a featured op-ed piece titled “A Cure for Hyper-Parenting.”

The Picker Art Gallery, which closed in 2012 for an inventory of Colgate’s art collection, reopened last week with two exhibitions of artwork by prominent American artists Richard Serra and Diane Arbus.

A longstanding collaboration between Colgate University and the world-renowned Flaherty Film Seminar, which brings nearly 200 filmmakers, scholars, and programmers to Colgate each summer, has spurred creation of an on-campus residency program that will begin this fall. The Colgate/Flaherty Distinguished Global Filmmaker Residency will bring acclaimed Russian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa to the university for an intensive […]

The university’s signature Living Writers course brings 10 highly regarded authors to campus every year. The Colgate community is invited to attend their public readings in person or via the web at colgate.edu/livingwriters.

Colgate students are sharing their experiences conducting research with faculty members on campus and in the field. This post is by Ben Mandell ’14 who, after graduating with a theater major and Spanish minor, discovered a unique type of theater that combined both of his academic pursuits. LONEtheater was a theatrical experience different than any […]

Competitive debate at Colgate is not limited to English. Nine members of the Spanish debate team traveled to Mexico City this summer to compete in the World Universities Debating Championships, an all-Spanish-language tournament.

Colgate students are sharing their experiences conducting research with faculty members on campus and in the field. This post is by Shan Wu ’15, a double major in art history and the classics, from Hangzhou, China. This summer I have been assisting Professor Padma Kaimal with her book manuscript Many Paths to the Divine. It […]

Twenty-five years ago, professor Frederick Busch designed Living Writers as a way to bring students together with famous writers. Today, professors Jane Pinchin and Jennifer Brice continue to teach Living Writers, which they revamped in 2009 for a new generation of undergraduates, and a new generation of online book lovers. [youtube=”http://youtu.be/KFBnNHtOoA0″]

Colgate students are participating in internships in a variety of fields and locations this summer. This post is by Jessica Capwell ’16, a French major from Charlotte, N.C., who is interning with French Morning in New York City. This summer, I’m interning as a journalist at a digital magazine called French Morning. The magazine serves […]

Colgate students are sharing their experiences conducting research with faculty members on campus and in the field. This post is by Brett Christensen ’16, a biophysics and philosophy double major from Marilla, N.Y. This summer, I’m studying barnacles — impressive little organisms that live in the ocean. As a biophysics and philosophy double major, I […]