Provost and Dean of the Faculty Announcements

Two institutional resources that might be of interest as you plan your teaching and/or research for this academic year.

Information on this year’s self-report process. Self-reports ask you to identify noteworthy aspects of your teaching, scholarship, and service during the most recent academic year).

I write to offer you updates about Colgate’s Institutes for Advanced Study: the Lampert Institute for Civic and Global Affairs, the Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute, the Upstate Institute, and their counterpart, the Center for Freedom and Western Civilization.

I am writing to invite you to apply to teach in the Sophomore Residential Seminars (SRS) program for the 2026–27 academic year.

The rhythm of the academic year provides us with a number of opportunities to come together as a full faculty. In the fall semester, we gather on the first Monday of every month for faculty meetings; in the spring, we shift to the last Monday of the month. We also gather socially at events called “tunks.”

Colgate continues to support faculty involvement in conference participation and/or attendance. Eligible faculty (described below) are given an allotment of up to $2,250 per year to attend or present at professional meetings.

As you finalize your syllabi for the fall of 2025, we write with some information relevant to your teaching this coming term.

Founders’ Day Convocation is one of the most meaningful gatherings of Colgate’s academic year. A symbolically significant ceremony, convocation marks the start of a new academic year by convening many members of our community to reflect on our origins and imagine our future.

As we begin the 2025–26 academic year, I am pleased to announce recently appointed and continuing academic-administrative leadership for the coming year.

Dear Members of the Colgate Community, I share with you the news of the passing of William Edmonston, professor of psychology emeritus. Prof. Edmonston penned this obituary himself and filed it with the Office of the Provost and Dean of the Faculty. We have filled in dates as appropriate and share it with you with the permission of the family. May his memory be a blessing. Lesleigh