Faculty News

When Douglas Hicks delivered the convocation address to the Class of 2016, his theme was tradition — an interesting choice, one might say, for a provost and dean of the faculty who is almost as new to Colgate as the first-year students. But Hicks, who arrived in July from the University of Richmond, took a […]

(Note: These are prepared remarks by Douglas A. Hicks, provost and dean of the faculty at Colgate University, given at Colgate’s 192st convocation.) President Herbst, distinguished faculty and staff colleagues, members of Konosioni, members of Link staff, and especially transfer students and the Class of 2016: We stand in a great and grand tradition that […]

Members of the faculty in the Department of Russian and Eurasian Studies take their passion for their work well beyond the walls of the classroom. Over the past year they have traveled the globe, prepared and published significant academic works, and worked with Colgate students both on and off campus. Here is a sampling of […]

Ask Kelsey John ’13 about her attempts to explore her biracial identity, and she’ll speak in metaphors. Understanding and integrating her ethnic heritage has been a journey, a dance. “My parents always told me I was Navajo and a mix of European but never in a way that created a dichotomy or split me down […]

While physicists consider the century-old theory of quantum mechanics to be the most successful physical theory ever invented, they have spent the past several decades figuring out the best way to teach it. Colgate’s Professor Enrique “Kiko” Galvez is at the forefront of a paradigm shift in the way quantum mechanics is taught. Starting with a […]

Three huge installations over six weeks, in three different cities. No small task for any artist — but especially one whose work weighs thousands of pounds and has to be hauled by tractor trailer from Colgate’s Paul Schupf Studio in Hamilton, N.Y., to its ultimate destination. The logistics alone could take a creative genius. And […]

Roy Simon Bryce-Laporte, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of sociology and anthropology emeritus, passed away after a long illness in Upper Marlboro, Md., on Monday, July 30, at the age of 78. Born in the Republic of Panama of West Indian ancestry, Bryce-Laporte earned degrees from Panama Canal College (AA), the University of […]

The words of Shakespeare, Saint Augustine, and John Perry echoed their wisdom anew as 16 high school teachers participated in Colgate’s third annual Humanities Workshop for High School Teachers July 23–27. Led by philosophy professors Ed Witherspoon and David McCabe, English professor Susan Cerasano, and French professor Patrick Riley, this year’s workshop centered on exploring […]

A group of eager learners spent a long weekend on campus recently, enjoying mini-courses with Colgate faculty and summertime in Hamilton. Though many hadn’t been in a classroom for decades, they found they fit right in. They were here for Colgate’s third annual Summer On the Hill event.

The July 29 edition of the New York Times featured an op-ed by Colgate President Jeffrey Herbst and Greg Mills, director of the Brenthurst Foundation in Johannesburg, South Africa. The two have collaborated on a number of publications analyzing economic conditions in Africa, including Africa’s Third Liberation — The New Search for Prosperity and Jobs. A version of […]