News and Updates

Hamilton, NY — Michael Sells, Emily Judson Baugh and John Marshall Gest Professor of comparative religions, Haverford College, will give a lecture titled ‘Shattered Society, Blasted Shrines: Interreligious Reconstruction as a Redevelopment Strategy in the Balkans’ at Colgate University on Monday, September 17 at 4:30 p.m. The lecture, sponsored by Colgate’s Center for Ethics and […]

Hamilton, NY — Jason Caulder has been appointed as an assistant men’s lacrosse coach at Colgate University by head men’s lacrosse coach Jim Nagle. ‘The addition of Jason really completes our staff,’ Nagle said. ‘We are very fortunate to be able to attract him to Colgate. He will be able to add a lot of […]

June 25, 2001             HAMILTON, N.Y. Jim Nagle, head men’s lacrosse coach at the State University of New York College at Oneonta, has been named head coach at Colgate University.             Nagle replaces Dan Whelan, who resigned early after guiding the Red Raiders for six seasons.             ‘I’m truly excited for the opportunity to lead […]

Hamilton, NY — , JUNE 14, 2001 ‘ John A. Golden, chairman of the Colgate University Board of Trustees, has announced the appointment of Jane L. Pinchin as interim president of the college while a national search is conducted to replace Charles Karelis, who has resigned, effective July 31, to return to the policymaking environment […]

Hamilton, NY — Colgate University’s Reunion 2001 will kick off Thursday, May 31, when more than 2,000 alumni begin to arrive on campus for a weekend of activities that include awards ceremonies, concerts, banquets, lectures, campus tours, a parade, and a barbecue. The traditional Tent City on Whitnall Field will be the hub of reunion […]

Colgate’s 180th commencement ceremony slated for 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 20 Hamilton, NY — A series of campus traditions will be proudly carried out in Hamilton, New York during Colgate University’s commencement weekend May 18 through 20, 2001. All festivities will culminate with the 180th commencement ceremony scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, May […]

Hamilton, NY — Colgate University will award six honorary degrees at its 180th commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 20, when more than 635 graduating seniors will receive their bachelor of arts degrees. Those to be honored include CBS Evening News anchor Dan Rather, who will also provide the commencement address; Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Chu; […]

Hamilton, NY — The first Schupf Fellowship at Colgate University has been awarded to Janna Shari Pistiner ’01, a chemistry and education major from Poughkeepsie, New York. Created through the generosity of Colgate University alumnus and trustee emeritus Paul J. Schupf ’58, the fellowship will provide for Pistiner’s graduate studies at the University of Oxford […]

Hamilton, NY — Colgate University was host to two noted political scholars for a debate on the topic ‘A Nation of Rights, For Better or Worse” on Friday, April 20. Gary McDowell, director of the Institute of United States Study at the University of London, and Stephen Macedo, Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Politics and […]

Hamilton, NY — Once every six years, the American Academy of Arts and Letters chooses ‘an outstanding short story writer’ to receive its Award of Merit ‘in recognition of a writer’s lifetime achievement.’ Frederick Busch, author of seven collections of short stories and the Edgar W. B. Fairchild Professor of Literature at Colgate University, is […]