News and Updates

Hamilton, NY — – Hailed as ‘a national treasure’ by The Boston Globe, the Manhattan String Quartet will be in residence at Colgate University October 25 and 26, to participate in a university core curriculum course, and perform twice in Memorial Chapel. Both concerts are open to the public; admission is free. For more information […]

Hamilton, NY — A conference of nationally renowned experts on the art of people of African descent in the Americas will highlight a series of events showcasing African American culture, to take place at Colgate University in late October. Other events include two art exhibitions, the screening of an early work in African American cinema […]

Hamilton, NY — The Colgate University Orchestra, Marietta Cheng, conductor, will perform a concert titled ‘Love and Death’ on Sunday, Oct. 21 at 3:30 p.m. in Memorial Chapel. On the program will be three well-loved works that explore the theme of passion leading to tragedy: Leonard Bernstein’s Symphonic Suite from West Side Story, Richard Wagner’s […]

Hamilton, NY — – Karen Novak will give a public reading from her novel Five Mile House on Thursday, October 18 as part of the 2001 Living Writers series at Colgate University. The reading, which begins at 4:30 p.m. in the Ho Lecture Room, 105 Lawrence Hall, is free and open to the public. Each […]

Hamilton, NY — A concert of South Indian music featuring musicians Geetha Ramanathan Bennett, veena and voice, Frank Bennett, mrdangan, and Rusty Gillette, ghatam, will take place at Colgate University on Tuesday, October 2 at 7:30 p.m. in Brehmer Theater, Dana Arts Center. The concert is free and open to the public and is co-sponsored […]

Hamilton, NY — Michael Moore, writer, director and host of TV Nation, will appear at Colgate University on Tuesday, September 25 at 7:00 p.m. in Memorial Chapel. During his talk, ‘An Evening with Michael Moore,’ Moore will discus, among other things, his new book Stupid White Men: And Other Sorry Excuses for the State of […]

Hamilton, NY — Educational scholar Nel Noddings, Visiting A. Lindsay O’Connor Professor of American Institutions at Colgate University, will speak at Colgate University on Tuesday, September 25 at 7:00 p.m. Titled ‘Moral Education: A Sympathetic Alternative to Character Education,’ the lecture will take place in Love Auditorium, Olin Hall. Free and open to the public, […]

Hamilton, NY — Lawrence Harrison, senior associate at Harvard University’s Academy for International and Area Studies, will give a lecture titled ‘Culture Matters: Why Some Countries and Ethnic Groups Do Better than Others’ at Colgate University on Tuesday, October 2 at 7:30 p.m. The lecture, sponsored by Colgate’s Center for Ethics and World Societies, is […]

Hamilton, NY — – Reginald McKnight’s interview session and public reading, scheduled for Thursday, September 13 as part of the 2001 Living Writers series, have both been cancelled. The weekly Living Writers schedule will resume with Patricia Hampl on September 20 and will continue with Melanie Rae Thon on September 27, Stewart O’Nan on October […]

Hamilton, NY — Alpin Hong, the first pianist in eight years to win the Concert Artists Guild International Competition, will perform on Sunday, September 30 at 3:30 p.m. in Colgate Memorial Chapel. The program will feature works of Shostakovich, Haydn, Brahms, Ravel, Liszt, and Prokofiev. The concert is free and open to the public. For […]