News and Updates

Last year, The Memory Keeper’s Daughter, written by Kim Edwards ’81, became a literary phenomenon and surprise summer reading hit. Within weeks of its paperback release, the novel simultaneously reached number one on The New York Times, USA Today, Publisher’s Weekly, and Book Sense bestseller lists, and it has been published in 34 languages. In […]

Raider Nation, it’s time to step up and be counted. Again and again and again. Fans of Colgate hockey are urged to vote for star goaltender Mark Dekanich, who is one of 10 finalists for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award for men’s hockey. The award recognizes achievement in the areas of character, classroom, community, and […]

It’s a conundrum that would have baffled Peter Drucker: When five dozen emerging leaders meet at a restaurant, who orders first?

Lesley Stahl, an award-winning correspondent for CBS News’ 60 Minutes and author of Reporting Live, will deliver the keynote address at Colgate University’s 187th commencement exercises on Sunday, May 18. During the ceremony, Colgate will award Stahl a Doctor of Humane Letters honorary degree. One of the country’s most respected journalists, Stahl has been a […]

It’s one of the first ways that students living at Colgate identify themselves: “I’m on the third floor of Andrews.” Or, “I live in East.” When students arrive on campus each August, they bring their excitement and enthusiasm. They also bring duffel bags brimming with clothes, crates of PowerBars and macaroni and cheese, photographs, and […]

Parker Commons was transformed with palpable, focused energy for environmental change for Colgate and the surrounding community as nearly 100 participants converged for the sixth annual Green Summit. The summit is not a recognized group but rather an open gathering of students, faculty, staff, and community members who want to see environmental change enacted by […]

Michael Eric Dyson is not afraid to shake things up, which is why his lecture “From Sit-ins to Hip Hop: A Social Consciousness in a Post-King America” left students both moved intellectually and shaking with laughter. Named by Ebony as one of the 100 most influential black Americans, Dyson is a university professor at Georgetown […]

Internationally recognized artists interacted with students and faculty members at a weekend symposium focused on finding innovative solutions to pressing environmental problems. “How can we re-imagine our relationship to natural systems?” asked Natalie Jeremijenko, the keynote speaker of the seminar titled Environmental Art and New Media Technologies: Imagining Sustainable Futures. All of the weekend’s panels, […]

(Editor’s note: The Dalai Lama’s visit has been rescheduled to Tuesday, April 22.) The Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, will visit Colgate University in April as part of the Global Leaders Lecture Series. On Thursday, April 24, the Dalai Lama is scheduled to give a public […]

“Stick your neck out.” Those were the words of wisdom from John Graham, motivational speaker and philanthropist, during his visit to Colgate University, which included a brown bag lunch, presentation, and a lecture at Memorial Chapel. Hoping to inspire people to make a difference by taking risks, or in his words “sticking their neck out,” […]