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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.
Tanner Harmon ’26 Joins Richard Maxwell’s New York City Players
Tanner Harmon ’26, who majored in theater and economics at Colgate University, has joined the New York City Players — an experimental theater company led by Guggenheim Fellow, playwright, and artistic director Richard Maxwell.
A Record-Breaking Fourteen Colgate Alumni Earn Fulbright Awards
Fourteen members of Colgate University’s Class of 2026 and recent alumni have been awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarships for the 2026–27 academic year, setting a new record as Colgate’s largest Fulbright cohort and building on the institution’s longstanding success with the program.
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.
