The Lampert Institute, named after Edgar Lampert ’62, was first established in 2008 as the Institute of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics and renamed the Lampert Institute for Civic and Global Affairs in 2014. The Institute is committed to teaching students how to apply the fundamental tools of a liberal arts education — identifying substantive questions and reading and writing about them with clarity, balance, and public purpose — to address the most significant policy issues of the day, during their time at Colgate as well as beyond. In doing so, the Institute aims to fulfill its mission of making "the liberal arts get real."
Governance
The Institute is overseen by the President and Dean of Faculty and Provost of the University. It is governed by its Director and Faculty Advisory Board. The “Friends of the Institute” Advisory Board also provide advice and counsel on its activities.
Institute Staff
Associate Professor of Geology; Associate Dean of the Faculty of Global and Local Initiatives
