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(Editor’s Note: This post is by Kelsey Jensen ’14, a chemistry major from Williston, Vt. See more photos and read about her daily experiences in Ethiopia at her personal blog.) During winter break I discovered that working on an interdisciplinary research project in a foreign country is one of the most interesting ways to learn […]

Colgate University is conducting Twitter interviews with alumni from around the world. The first interview was Monday with Michael Sippey ’90, an English major who is an advisor to Twitter after having worked there as vice president of product development, and who also worked at SAY Media and at Six Apart.

The legacy of outstanding leadership, dedicated service to the community, and preservation of tradition will continue at Colgate as the newest members of the Konosioni Senior Honor Society will be  inducted at 3 p.m. Friday  in Memorial Chapel. The Konosioni Senior Honor Society has had a longstanding historical presence at Colgate — whether it was […]

“If you waited for people to want to hear you, you’d never speak,” said Nikki Giovanni, world-renowned poet, activist, writer, and educator, last Thursday night in Love Auditorium. As the keynote speaker for Black History Month, Giovanni related the ongoing civil rights movement to themes of science, education, love, politics, and power. Giovanni integrated poetry, […]

Associate Professor of Biology Barbara Hoopes, who is recognized for her recent studies of how genetic variation affects different breeds of dogs, found herself in a different kind of spotlight this weekend as she took her love of dogs to a new setting —  the Westminster Kennel Club’s first-ever master agility competition. Hoopes and her […]

Raider Nation showed up in numbers on Saturday night, filling Starr Rink for the men’s hockey game against No. 8/9 Cornell. The nation was rewarded, as junior captain Spiro Goulakos tallied his first career hat trick in the convincing 6-1 win over the Big Red. The team also was rewarded, jumping to a No. 19 […]

Among the many events going on at Colgate this week, here are a few you won’t want to miss! On Friday, check out magician Joel Meyers, presented by CAB. Head to Donovan’s Pub at 8 p.m. to see this young illusionist who Newsweek magazine says “will capture your imagination.” Meyers was named 2013 Best Rising […]

Andy Greenfield ’74 P’12, founder of the Thought Into Action Entrepreneurship Institute at Colgate, penned an op-ed for the Hechinger Report that talks about the liberal arts and entrepreneurship. He writes: “Liberal arts graduates have great basic training for turning an idea into an action. The school from which I graduated, Colgate University, prepared me for […]