News and Updates

Colgate University President Brian W. Casey conferred degrees on members of the Class of 2020 during a virtual ceremony, streamed live from Memorial Chapel on Sunday, May 17.

Esther Rosbrook, assistant director of Colgate University’s ALANA Cultural Center, will assume the director position on June 1. She is currently serving as the center’s assistant director.

On April 20, the professional networks hosted a virtual Q&A, featuring CNBC Washington Correspondent Eamon Javers ’94 and moderated by Alison King Haley ’84, P’23, political reporter for NBC Boston.

Following a yearlong search, Karl Clauss ’90 has been named vice president for advancement, effective August 10, 2020.

The Colgate University Board of Trustees unanimously voted on May 2 to extend President Brian W. Casey’s contract through 2026.

The following citation was presented by Colgate University President Brian W. Casey to Christian Johns ’20, winner of the Colgate Alumni Corporation 1819 Award.

The Colgate University chapter of Phi Eta Sigma, the national collegiate honor society, has named Assistant Professor of Spanish Marta Perez-Carbonell as its Professor of the Year for 2020. 

Anthony Aveni, professor emeritus of astronomy, anthropology, and Native American studies at Colgate University, says that to understand our current time consciousness, we have to return to a land before time — or at least, time as we know it.

Colgate Director of Student Health Services Dr. Merrill Miller and Dr. Ellen Larson talk about how the University has worked to keep the community healthy amid a global Coronavirus pandemic on the newest episode of 13.

Harvey J. Sindima, professor of philosophy and religion, has been selected as the 2020 recipient of the Jerome Balmuth Award for Teaching and Student Engagement.