Third Century

Members of the Colgate University classes of 2022–25 will now benefit from an additional expansion of the University’s no-loan initiative under the Colgate Commitment.

On June 1, Colgate University announced the Colgate Commitment: An Initiative in Access and Affordability.

During its spring meeting, the Colgate University Board of Trustees approved a series of appointments to endowed professorships, effective July 1, 2021.

Daniel Benton ’80, P’10, H’10 has secured his place as Colgate’s most generous benefactor, making a $25 million gift in support of the University’s Middle Campus Plan for Arts, Creativity, and Innovation and other elements within The Third-Century Plan.

Colgate University announced the creation of two endowed faculty chairs that will support teaching and research in areas important to The Third-Century Plan.

Filmmaker Julie Cohen ’86 has found joy in documenting the lives of women, making her an ideal guest speaker during Colgate’s yearlong 50th anniversary celebration of coeducation.

After two years of careful planning, a reimagined Lampert Institute boasts new areas of inquiry to guide research and course design and an expanded summer research program.

President Brian W. Casey updates the Colgate community on new and continuing steps the University is taking in service of diversity, equity, and inclusion at Colgate.

Colgate faithful in New York City gathered at the Paley Center for Media last month to hear from five innovative alumni leaders about their work and their thoughts related to the University’s development of a new Middle Campus Plan for Arts, Creativity, and Innovation outlined in The Third-Century Plan.

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.