Institutional News

Colgate University received an all-time record number of applications for admission, shattering all previous records in the history of this two-century old liberal arts college. 

Colgate University is an inaugural member of a new consortium of liberal arts colleges and universities finding creative solutions for addressing issues of racial equity and diversity on campus. 

The presidents of the New York Six Liberal Arts Consortium member institutions have issued a statement opposing proposed changes to visa regulations for international students and visiting scholars.

One of the facets of Colgate University’s strategy to detect signs of SARS-CoV2 on campus is the broad use of wastewater testing to find any early indications of spreading coronavirus. The plan received national attention, with news outlets like CBS mentioning the effort as a stand out among many of the college reopening plans across the country. 

Following a successful five-year pilot study, Colgate University will launch First@Colgate, a program to provide essential support and resources for undergraduates who will be the first in their families to attain a degree from a four-year institution of higher education.

President Brian W. Casey updates the Colgate community on new and continuing steps the University is taking in service of diversity, equity, and inclusion at Colgate.

The Oneida Indian Nation and Colgate University today announced the imminent return of ancestral remains of at least six individuals. Bone fragments were found within the collection of the University's Longyear Museum of Anthropology, where they have been held after being recovered from archaeological sites decades ago.

More than 8,500 students from 48 states and 122 countries applied for admission to the Colgate Class of 2024.

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

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.