University Statements

Colgate students conducting robust summer research in close partnership with faculty members is a longstanding tradition that will continue remotely this year.  

Colgate University is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic while drawing on its core values and academic mission in considering the future.

Colgate University announced today that the submission of SAT and ACT scores will be optional for all fall 2021 applicants to the University.

Colgate University announced today that it would cancel Reunion 2020, scheduled for May 28–31 of this year. Instead, the University is now planning an even greater Reunion 2021.

Adapting to the realities of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University is planning two observances to mark the accomplishments of the Class of 2020.

Dorsey Spencer Jr., director of administration in the office of the vice president for student affairs at Florida State University, has been named dean of students at Colgate University.

Colgate University is proud to announce a new partnership with QuestBridge, a national nonprofit organization based in Palo Alto, Calif., that connects the most exceptional, low-income youth with leading institutions of higher education.

The Colgate Fund Bicentennial Challenge raised more than $3 million for Colgate and its students, helping the University to implement the first important initiatives of its Third-Century Plan.

Paul J. Schupf ’58, trustee emeritus, a philanthropic supporter of the arts, and the founder of the W.S. Schupf Endowed Chair in Far Eastern Studies passed away on December 4, 2019. He was 82 years old.

The Third-Century Plan, unveiled last May, underscores the University’s intention to recruit scholars of the first order for new tenure-track teaching positions. In keeping with its ambitious plan, Colgate is announcing a series of enhancements to faculty hiring packages.