News and Updates

At their recent meetings, the Board of Trustees approved the following appointments effective July 1, 2020.

More than 8,500 students from 48 states and 122 countries applied for admission to the Colgate Class of 2024.

Konadu’s life work is devoted to knowledge production and the worldwide communities and struggles of peoples of African ancestry.

Colgate University is making preparations to support in-person instruction for this fall. 

The Town and Village of Hamilton have officially been certified as Climate Smart Communities.

Students from more than 70 student groups have joined together to form a super-organization, the Colgate Student Coalition, to raise bail funds for individuals arrested as part of protests that have swept the nation in the wake of George Floyd’s death. 

When developing her spring 2020 course “Emerging Global Challenges,” Professor Karen Harpp hoped to build students’ skills and confidence in constructing creative solutions to address challenges on campus, in the local community, and beyond.

Yesterday, the Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) announced its inaugural virtual internship program as part of their new IFP EDU initiative. To launch the program, IFP EDU is working closely with students, faculty, and administrators from schools including Colgate.

Rep. Antonio Delgado ’99, H’19 writes in the Washington Post: I’ve cried many a tear as a black man in America. Sometimes, it is the only way to process the fact that, in the eyes of so many, I’m a walking threat for no reason other than the blackness of my skin.

Take a journey through time and space with Russell Colgate Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Astronomy, Anthropology, and Native American Studies Anthony Aveni.