News and Updates

This summer, OUS students, faculty, and directors visited Washington, D.C., to learn outside of the classroom and build connections with the Alumni of Color organization.

This year’s Constitution Day debate on Saturday, Sept. 17, will feature two nationally respected figures, debating two major cases before the Supreme Court in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Students For Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina.

The latest episode of 13 features Charles A. Dana Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences Rebecca Shiner and Associate University Chaplain and Catholic Minister Mark Shiner.

Now in his 40th season behind the Red Sox mic, Joe Castiglione ’68 called play-by-play for Colgate football and basketball as a history major.

The Colgate University Board of Trustees unanimously voted on Monday, August 29, to extend the contract of President Brian W. Casey through 2030.

Colgate University welcomed the Class of 2026 to campus on Sunday, Aug. 21. With 817 members, this is the most selective and academically accomplished class in the history of the institution — formed from the largest applicant pool ever seen by the University.

On this season’s premiere episode of 13, Colgate’s Senior Director of Communications and Parent Initiatives Rebecca A. Downing, talks about the University’s resources for parents to help their students transition to college. 

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Colgate University Bookstore opening its doors in downtown Hamilton following a lengthy renovation that transformed a dilapidated building into the village’s retail anchor. 

Visitors to the Village of Hamilton will have a new lodging option starting on Aug. 15, as the newly refurbished Hotel One75 will open its doors at 175 Utica Street. 

More than 110 aspiring and published authors — alumni, parents, students, employees, local residents, and visitors from across the country — were on campus in June for the 27th annual Colgate Writers Conference. The event was spearheaded by Associate Professor of English Jennifer Brice, with assistance from four undergraduate Creative Fellows.