News and Updates

The legacy of outstanding leadership, dedicated service to the community, and preservation of tradition will continue at Colgate as the newest members of the Konosioni Senior Honor Society will be  inducted at 3 p.m. Friday  in Memorial Chapel. The Konosioni Senior Honor Society has had a longstanding historical presence at Colgate — whether it was […]

“If you waited for people to want to hear you, you’d never speak,” said Nikki Giovanni, world-renowned poet, activist, writer, and educator, last Thursday night in Love Auditorium. As the keynote speaker for Black History Month, Giovanni related the ongoing civil rights movement to themes of science, education, love, politics, and power. Giovanni integrated poetry, […]

Raider Nation showed up in numbers on Saturday night, filling Starr Rink for the men’s hockey game against No. 8/9 Cornell. The nation was rewarded, as junior captain Spiro Goulakos tallied his first career hat trick in the convincing 6-1 win over the Big Red. The team also was rewarded, jumping to a No. 19 […]

Among the many events going on at Colgate this week, here are a few you won’t want to miss! On Friday, check out magician Joel Meyers, presented by CAB. Head to Donovan’s Pub at 8 p.m. to see this young illusionist who Newsweek magazine says “will capture your imagination.” Meyers was named 2013 Best Rising […]

Andy Greenfield ’74 P’12, founder of the Thought Into Action Entrepreneurship Institute at Colgate, penned an op-ed for the Hechinger Report that talks about the liberal arts and entrepreneurship. He writes: “Liberal arts graduates have great basic training for turning an idea into an action. The school from which I graduated, Colgate University, prepared me for […]

Members of the Colgate community were mentioned in the national media last month in ways that crossed disciplines and touched on national conversations that reached far beyond our campus in Hamilton, N.Y. January media highlights included Professor Albert Ammerman’s work in assisting with excavations of the oldest Roman temple in the pages of the New […]

Here are a few events that are definitely worth checking out this week, including a lecture by Nikki Giovanni,  this year’s Black History Month keynote speaker. Giovanni will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday in  Love Auditorium, hosted by the Black Student Union. She is one of America’s most distinguished African-American poets, authors, and essayists. Her […]

Classes are once again in full swing, and so are the many activities available around campus.  As students return to their studies, be sure to make time in your new schedules to check out the many events, lectures, and information sessions Colgate has to offer this week! Would you be interested in living and traveling […]

Benjamin Todd Jealous, the youngest president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, provided listeners with a roadmap for successful organizing during his MLK Week keynote address on Thursday night. Jealous’s talk at Memorial Chapel was titled “The Rise, Fall and Rise of Social Movements.” “This is normally a talk […]

(Editor’s Note: This speech was given by Marshall Scott ’14 at the opening ceremony in Memorial Chapel for MLK Week. Scott is from Virginia Beach, Va., and majors in sociology.) Last August, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and today in remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. we take a […]