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Employed or pursuing other opportunities within 1 year of graduation
Colgate’s international student body is a vibrant part of the campus community. They receive support and guidance from the Office of International Student Services.
Student-Faculty Research at Colgate: A New Measure of Hunger Through the Gut Microbiome
Associate Professor of Epidemiology Bineyam Taye and Angie Zhu ’26 conducted a 2025 study, supported by a grant from the Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute, examining how household food insecurity influences gut microbiome composition of Ethiopian schoolchildren.
Colgate University Opens New Accommodated Testing Center
A new Accommodated Testing Center and Colgate University’s first-ever Disability Cultural Center are now open in a newly remodeled area on the garden level in McGregory Hall.
Colgate University Chorus Takes the Stage at Carnegie Hall
On March 14, the Colgate University Chorus performed at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium in New York City under the direction of Sinhaeng Lee, assistant professor of music and director of choral programs.
Colgate has such great academics and such a beautiful campus, I can't imagine going anywhere else.
English Major
Farrell Aldrich '25
When Farrell Aldrich graduated this spring, she became the fifth Colgate alumnus in her family. During her time in Hamilton, Aldrich found her own family — quickly joining organizations, starting a new club, finding mentors, and making her mark on campus.
As someone who loves history, it was surreal to be there...
Class of 2016
Jane Trask '16
In 2015, Jane Trask traveled abroad with Colgate's London History Study Group, unknowingly beginning a journey that would lead her to a dream job tasked with planning the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, Invictus Games, and other ceremonial events.
Science is a slow walk. It's a delightful walk, if you get to participate in a block or two of it, which I've been fortunate to do.
Russell Colgate Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Astronomy, Anthropology, and Native American and Indigenous Studies
Anthony Aveni
The longtime professor discusses his newest book, Aliens Like Us?: An Anthropologist's Field Guide to Intelligent Extraterrestrial Life, and talks about what's next on the horizon for him and his otherworldly research.
