Institutional News

Colgate University is proud to announce a new partnership with QuestBridge, a national nonprofit organization based in Palo Alto, Calif., that connects the most exceptional, low-income youth with leading institutions of higher education.

The Colgate Fund Bicentennial Challenge raised more than $3 million for Colgate and its students, helping the University to implement the first important initiatives of its Third-Century Plan.

A roundup of the best videos from the Office of University Communications in 2019.

Colgate University’s commitment to a more sustainable future is earning state and national recognition as Benton Hall is now the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) New York Green Building of the Year, and Jane Pinchin Hall and Burke Hall have earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold status.

Colgate University celebrated the creation of the Jones and Wood Family Vice President for Admission and Financial Aid on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019.

A new major survey of alumni engagement, the first since 2008, reveals strong support among those who once climbed Colgate’s hill, and data collected from this effort is slated to help inform planning in the alumni office for years to come. 

The Third-Century Plan, unveiled last May, underscores the University’s intention to recruit scholars of the first order for new tenure-track teaching positions. In keeping with its ambitious plan, Colgate is announcing a series of enhancements to faculty hiring packages.

Colgate University and Service to School (S2S) are proud to announce a new partnership through the Service to School VetLink Program. Colgate joins 21 prestigious institutions committed to transforming higher education and college access for student veterans.

A time-honored rite of passage for all new students, Founders’ Day Convocation is the moment when the Colgate University faculty officially welcomes the incoming class into the academy. 

Changes to Colgate’s Student Health Services this academic year will increase clinical care availability on campus while also bolstering sports-medicine support for Division I athletes, student club teams, and intramurals.