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(This post was written by Matt Faulkner and originally appeared on the Colgate Athletics website.) Former Colgate standout Steve Spott ’90 is going through the selection process for Hockey Canada’s National Men’s Junior Team as the head coach and it’s a welcomed challenge from a player who learned a lot from his college coach. Spott […]

For the next year, on the 13th of every month, Colgate community members will be celebrating the Year of ’13. Tonight, Director Francesca Zambello ’78, H’12 will mark the day in her own special way when she brings Hector Berlioz’ Les Troyens back to the Metropolitan Opera stage at 6 p.m.

On November 13, President Jeffrey Herbst took the stage at the Palace Theater to profile Nelson Mandela. Recounting the South African leader’s life and political legacy, Herbst stood next to Mandela’s portrait — one of 29 canvases in the Great Minds exhibition, sponsored by Dick Resnick ’61, P’90.

Final figures for Early Decision show applications increased 16.5% compared to last year, and members of the Colgate Office of Admission say the spike did not come from a single area, but across socioeconomic groups, ethnicities, and regions. Karen Giannino, Senior Associate Dean of Admission, said the pool of applicants was also stronger in the […]

Members of Colgate’s Delta Tau chapter of Gamma Phi Beta have earned one of the most prestigious honors their national organization awards, The Order of 1874, recognizing their scholastic and philanthropic achievements.

A nonprofit organization created by Maggie Dunne ‘13 has been named one of the top five “literacy champions” of 2012 by Scholastic, a welcome recognition of her efforts to help residents of the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Dunne’s nonprofit — recently renamed Lakota Children’s Enrichment (LCE) — was cited for its efforts in […]

Colgate’s record-breaking Passion for the Climb fundraising campaign put the university in the national spotlight. It also caught the attention of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), one of America’s largest nonprofit educational associations.

Colgate wide receiver Chris Looney capped an amazing senior season by being named to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-America Division I Football Team. Looney was selected for first-team honors by the College Sports Information Directors of America. It is Colgate’s first Academic All-America recipient since John Frieser in 2003.