Barbara Brooks

It was a classic one-two punch the Colgate men’s hockey team delivered this weekend in winning the Mariucci Classic title. First, the Raiders defeated the Minnesota Gophers, the No. 1 team in the nation, in a shootout on Friday night. Second, the squad turned in another stellar performance on Saturday to win the title with […]

With public stock offerings by Twitter and Chegg, a smartphone launch in play by Google — and Colgate making major strides in its own mobile platforms — it was an exciting week for Colgate to be in Silicon Valley to launch its new Digital Media and Technology Professional Network. The reception and panel discussion drew 150 alumni and parents who […]

Colgate’s NCAA graduate success rate was 98 percent for the second year in a row, putting the Raiders in a tie for best in the Patriot League and fourth in the nation, behind only Brown, Dartmouth, and Notre Dame. This is according to NCAA data, compiling the four-class average of student-athletes that entered their schools from 2003-06.

Last Friday, 5,000 people streamed onto campus to be part of a memorable event: Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered the latest lecture in the Kerschner Family Series Global Leaders at Colgate. Thousands who couldn’t be there streamed the talk to their phones and computers. President Jeffrey Herbst, who speaks passionately about the importance of retaining […]

Colgate University President Jeffrey Herbst today announced the selection of Brian Hutzley as vice president for finance and administration for Colgate University, effective December 2. Hutzley brings nearly 30 years of business and management experience gained in higher education and the private sector. Most recently, he served as vice chancellor for shared services and regional […]

The world’s eyes will be on Colgate tonight, as Hillary Rodham Clinton, former secretary of state and former U.S. senator from New York, will be on campus to deliver one of the highest-profile lectures to date in the university’s Kerschner Family Series Global Leaders. Tickets to the free event in Sanford Field House are “sold […]

Over the past four years, scores of successful alumni entrepreneurs have shared their knowledge and experience with Colgate students who aspire to start their own businesses or not-for-profit organizations. One Saturday a month, alumni and students have worked side by side, teaching and learning about how to take an idea to reality —  from how […]

One year ago, Adjaye Associates was hired to develop preliminary architectural plans for the proposed Colgate Center for Art and Culture. On Thursday, June 27, at the Colgate Inn, the firm’s principal, David Adjaye, will be back in Hamilton to share the firm’s designs. The meeting is scheduled for 5:30–6:30 p.m. at the Colgate Inn.

Thank you! That was the message on April 26, when 750 members of the Colgate community met in New York City to celebrate the end of Passion for the Climb: The Campaign for Colgate. The campaign gala, rescheduled for spring after Superstorm Sandy hit Manhattan last autumn, featured a series of speakers who celebrated the […]

Karl Marx reportedly did it. So did George Orwell, or so the story goes. But it’s definitely 100 percent true that Anthony Tamburro ’14, Caroline Kraeutler ’14, and three of their classmates on Colgate’s London Study Group made their positions heard at the Speakers’ Corner in Hyde Park, near the Marble Arch tube station.