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When pigskin fans tune into Sunday Night Football this season, Colgate senior Ryan Meyers is in the center of the fast-paced, behind-the-scenes action of the NBC broadcast watched by millions. Meyers recently landed a gig as an associate producer with NBC Sports. For the lifelong sports buff and former Raiders quarterback, it’s a dream job.

The modern debate surrounding government interrogation, specifically the treatment of terror suspects by the Central Intelligence Agency, has “forgotten and often secret” roots that can be traced back centuries, renowned torture expert Darius Rejali told the Colgate community last week during his two-day visit to campus. “It’s something that has an incredibly long history … […]

Darius Rejali, a leading expert on government interrogation and torture who is frequently interviewed by media outlets around the world, will share his insight with the Colgate community during a public lecture at 7 p.m. Oct. 22 in Love Auditorium. Using historical data gathered from his research conducted on several continents, Rejali will frame the […]

Colgate was recently awarded seven highly competitive grants totaling more than $1.6 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), allowing the university to enhance faculty-student research opportunities as well as expand on-campus summer programs for K-12 teachers and college instructors. An NSF grant will fund associate professor […]

Colgate’s efforts to turn quick-growing willow into fuel for the university’s wood-burning plant were highlighted in yesterday’s edition of The Post-Standard (Syracuse). “This is one of those things that is environmentally and financially beneficial for the university,” John Pumilio, sustainability coordinator, told the newspaper.

With the theme of “Race and Culture in the 21st Century,” Colgate University Diversity Week, Sept. 15-19, will feature intellectual discussions, lectures, and cultural activities on campus as well as in the village of Hamilton, where a community festival will cap off the series of events. “The goal of the inaugural Diversity Week is to […]

(Editor’s note: All tickets to Blair’s lecture have been reserved. For those who would like to watch the lecture but don’t have a ticket, a live video feed will be available at Hamilton Central School. No ticket is required for the satellite location.) Tickets for former prime minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Tony […]

As parents across the country send their children off to college, Mark Thompson, director of Colgate’s Counseling & Psychological Services, has been offering expert advice for those mothers and fathers feeling anxious about the experience. Media outlets, including WALR-FM (Atlanta), KFAB-AM (Omaha), and WCPO-TV (Cincinnati), have turned to Thompson for his insight and perspective.

In true Hollywood style, more than 200 community members walked down the red carpet and into the Hamilton Movie Theater as well as other venues throughout the village this weekend for the inaugural Hamilton Film Festival and Awareness Walk. Along with a line-up of first-rate independent films, the two-day festival featured a 2K-charity walk that […]

A Colgate University education can make a significant difference not only in graduates’ starting pay, but also in salary potential throughout their careers, according to the 2009 College Salary Report. The study released this week by PayScale, an online site that collects data on salaries for different professions, reveals which colleges offer the best return […]