• Colgate Women in Computer Science students help teach coding to local elementary school students.
    Little fingers tapped away at computer keys after school at Hamilton Central School (HCS) on a recent sunny afternoon, but instead of manipulating blocks in Minecraft or posting to Facebook, they were busy writing computer code. The afternoon coding class for students in grades three through five is the creation of Colgate’s Women in Computer […]
    March 18, 2016
  • A cake shaped like a snake
    On Sunday, March 6, the English department hosted a live reading of the epic poem Paradise Lost, by John Milton. Volunteers sat around the big oval table in the Fager Lounge and read the more than 10,000 lines from 12 books. “The Miltonathon, which began last year, is a tribute to my late friend and colleague Professor […]
    March 18, 2016
  • Aretha Franklin and her orchestra on the stage in Sanford Field House
    Under the glow of disco ball lights twinkling on the ceiling, many people didn’t stay in their seats when Aretha Franklin took to the stage in Sanford Field House on March 5. Franklin and her orchestra, part of the Kerschner Family Series Global Leaders at Colgate, pulled in a crowd of more than 4,100 for a […]
    March 17, 2016
  • Students and faculty in a group portrait
    As spring break approaches, the fall seems like a very long time ago. For members of the five Sophomore Residential Seminars (SRS), this is especially true, since the intensive learning, community-building, and travel experiences of the first semester have given way to a comparatively quiet second semester. SRS remains present in our everyday lives, however, […]
    March 11, 2016
  • Portrait of Jackson Janes ’69
    On March 3, Jackson Janes ’69 returned to campus to discuss German-American relations. The lecture, sponsored by the Department of German, was titled “A Study of Friendships, Frictions, and Transforming Interests in the 21st Century.” Janes is the president of the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies at Johns Hopkins University as well as a […]
    March 10, 2016
  • Three students stand together smiling in the Hall of Presidents during the Colgate Lymphoma Gala
    The results are in: last semester’s student-initiated Colgate Lymphoma Gala raised more than $11,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. On December 3, 2015, more than 400 students, faculty, and staff joined together in the beautifully decorated Hall of Presidents for a semi-formal night of dancing, mingling, and fellowship.
    March 8, 2016
  • Professor Chad Sparber sits at a table while giving testimony to the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest
    Chad Sparber, associate professor of economics, testified before the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest on Thursday, February 25. During the hearing, Sparber discussed the significance of foreign-born STEM workers on native-born job opportunities and the role that the H-1B Visa program has had on technology development and job creation in the United […]
    March 8, 2016
  • With candidates knitting their brows, pouting, barking at hecklers, making sweeping hand gestures, and wearing high-heeled boots, the 2016 primary season is a true wild west show. “I’ve never seen an election quite like this one, where stage presence has meant so much,” said Colgate University Professor of Psychology Carrie Keating. “So what are the […]
    March 7, 2016