News and Updates

  • men's lacrosse
    It is time for Raider Nation to come out and support the men’s lacrosse team as it hosts the Patriot League Tournament this weekend at Andy Kerr Stadium. Top-seeded Colgate, hosting the tourney for the second time in program history, will face No. 4 Bucknell at 5 p.m. Friday, while No. 2 Lehigh will face […]
    April 24, 2012
  • Jeffrey Herbst
    The 30-minute Invisible Children video about Joseph Kony has become one of the most watched movies ever with over 90 million views. At a forum with students in Love Auditorium, Colgate President Jeffrey Herbst, who studies the politics of Sub-Saharan Africa, lamented the lack of more complex dialog to result from the worldwide attention.
    April 20, 2012
  • ColgateDay trended on Twitter
    Today at approximately 13:13 p.m. EDT, #ColgateDay was a trending topic on Twitter. As a trending topic, it appeared on the Twitter screens of people across the nation and around the world. You can still see people talking about it here. Here is the screen shot: Our plan was simple: we asked our passionate Colgate […]
    April 13, 2012
  • Today is Colgate Day, as well as the official kickoff to Entrepreneur Weekend. There will be festivities all weekend including a speech by Sir Richard Branson on Friday night. Free tickets are still available online and can be picked up at the will-call window at the Sanford Field House. Following Branson’s lecture, the Colgate Resolutions will celebrate their twentieth anniversary with […]
    April 13, 2012
  • Happy #ColgateDay
    Happy Colgate Day! As many may know, Colgate was founded by 13 men with, “13 dollars, 13 prayers, and 13 articles.” As a way of remembering this humble beginning, every Friday the 13th the Colgate community celebrates its history. All day today, students will be wearing maroon to show their Raider pride. (Take a look […]
    April 13, 2012
  • Social media is becoming a significant channel for engaging with Colgate University. People are increasingly sharing with Colgate. They are also sharing content about Colgate with their community or communities. Our goal is to help people connect and tell the amazing stories about Colgate University. Those stories can be posts, tweets, videos, images, instagrams, check-in […]
    April 12, 2012
  • Fred ’50 and Marilyn Dunlap in New York City on April 4.
    When Colgate fans flood into Andy Kerr Stadium to watch a football game, they sit in the Fred Dunlap Stands. When the Raiders win a Patriot League football championship, they hoist the Fred Dunlap Trophy. Now, thanks to a new endowment created in honor of that legendary coach and athletic director, Colgate’s team will be […]
    April 6, 2012
  • On Colgate Day, Friday, April 13, at 6 p.m., the university will kick off Entrepreneur Weekend with a public talk by Sir Richard Branson, one of the world’s best-known entrepreneurs. Free tickets may be reserved online and picked up the day of the event at the Colgate Bookstore or the will call window at Sanford […]
    April 4, 2012