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Colgate is embracing a no-loan initiative for students with a total family income up to $175K.

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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.

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Surfer and Author Bethany Hamilton Advises Students to ADAPT

Hall of Fame surfer Bethany Hamilton delivered a keynote address and shared her story of resilience during a Sunday church service on Mar. 10 in Colgate Memorial Chapel.
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Students Learn to Innovate Through Turbulence at 2026 Convergence Leadership and Alumni of Color Summit

More than 100 Colgate University students and alumni gathered Philadelphia’s Reading Terminal Market for the 2026 Convergence Leadership and Alumni of Color Summit, which included a networking reception, dinner, and an intimate fireside chat with alumni.
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Harshitha Talasila ’26 Awarded Thomas J. Watson Fellowship

The fellowship provides graduating seniors with $40,000 to pursue a year of independent international exploration.
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Colgate has such great academics and such a beautiful campus, I can't imagine going anywhere else.

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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.

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.

Trask was recently featured in Colgate Magazine

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.

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