See news stories, texts of speeches, videos, and photo galleries from past commencements.
See news stories, texts of speeches, videos, and photo galleries from past commencements.
Conferral of degrees: May 17, 2020
Following an academic year interrupted by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, commencement for the Class of 2020 is unprecedented in Colgate history.
May 19, 2019
Keynote address delivered by Antonio Delgado ’99, U.S. Representative for New York’s 19th Congressional District.
May 20, 2018
Keynote address delivered by Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations.
May 21, 2017
Keynote address delivered by Claudia Rankine, nationally renowned poet and recipient of the 2016 MacArthur "Genius" Grant.
May 15, 2016
Keynote address delivered by Robert D. Manfred Jr., P’16, commissioner of Major League Baseball.
May 17, 2014
Keynote address delivered by Eddie S. Glaude Jr., the William S. Tod Professor of Religion and African American studies and the chair of the Center for African American Studies at Princeton University.