News and Updates

Today is Colgate Day. It is easy to tell when there is going to be a Colgate Day – any month that begins on a Sunday has a Friday the 13th. Colgate fever has the tendency to sweep the globe, as alumni wear Colgate garb to work or to play.

Participants from China, Mali, India, Sweden, Vietnam, Nigeria and more than 15 other countries took part in this morning’s live webcast that focused on the application and financial aid processes for international students. Members of the Office of Admission international committee addressed specific issues in the latest Inside the ‘gate live webcast that was held […]

Robert G. Morvillo ’60, a prominent New York trial lawyer who pioneered the practice of white-collar criminal defense and whose client list included colorful celebrities, powerful politicians and billionaire businessmen, died on Saturday at his home in Rockville Centre, N.Y., according to the New York Times. He was 73.

(Editor’s Note: Student-athlete Kevin McNamara ’12 was highlighted in this Boston Globe article for the charitable organization he created called Goals For Good) Kevin McNamara takes his role as senior captain of the men’s hockey team at Colgate University very seriously, on and off the ice. But his vision, and leadership qualities, extend far beyond […]

George D. Langdon Jr., Colgate’s 12th president, died Sunday at age 78.

Is financial aid one of your top concerns in deciding where to go to college? Join Colgate financial aid and admission experts from 8 to 9 p.m. ET Wednesday, December 14, for a live webcast that will address key questions parents and students have about the aid process.

It is so hard to believe that this was the last week of classes! This semester really did fly by. A week from today, Colgate students will be done with finals and most will be on their way home for winter break. Before heading into finals week, however, students were able to enjoy some events […]

Children in St. Kitts and Nevis will benefit from a zeal for wheels that is shared by two Colgate alumni from different generations. Thanks to a collaboration between Chuck Fox ’70 and Kathryn Bertine ’97, 75 gently used bicycles will be shipped to the small Caribbean islands, where they then will be distributed to elementary […]

The university debate team is heading to the world championships in the Philippines with some confidence after learning that it is ranked fourth in the United States and eighth in the world.

Thanksgiving break was a really great chance for Colgate students to relax and regroup. For break, I was able to bring my roommate, Chelsea, home to Syracuse to spend a night before her flight the next morning. Chelsea got to meet one of my closest friends from back home and was able to spend some […]