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To honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., Colgate University is hosting a series of events on Monday. The campus-wide activities will feature readings of King’s speeches and writings, discussions, workshops, and music. At 7 p.m. in Colgate’s Memorial Chapel, nationally renowned and award-winning artists Joe Hernandez-Kolski, Beau Sia, and Saul Williams […]

Thanks to a $45,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties, Colgate University’s Upstate Institute will develop and implement a program that provides free legal services to local low-income residents who are filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. In conjunction with the Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York, Inc., a not-for-profit law office […]

Tune In Listen to a podcast interview with Johnston. Chosen from among 50 nominations worldwide, Michael Johnston, Charles A. Dana Professor of political science at Colgate University, has won the 2009 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order, which carries with it a significant cash prize. Johnston earned the prestigious Grawemeyer Award for ideas he […]

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell will visit Colgate University in April 2009 as part of the Global Leaders Lecture Series. On Friday, April 3, Powell is scheduled to give a public talk at Colgate. More details about the lecture, including time and ticket information, will be released at a later date.

As a studio art major, Kathleen Kohl ’09 has grown accustomed to receiving feedback about her artwork from classmates and professors. But, nothing quite compares to the critique she received last week. That’s because the critic peering at Kohl’s latest creation was one of the most influential Chinese artists in the world.

Members of Colgate’s cycling club are dusting off old bikes and putting them in the hands of central New York families who need them most. “Local children and adults are getting mileage out of bikes that otherwise would have sat in garages or basements,” said Ben Roshko’09, cycling club president.

Xu Bing, an internationally renowned printmaker and installation artist, will visit campus next week as part of “A Year of Chinese Art” series, sponsored by Colgate’s Institute for Creative and Performing Arts. In addition to Xu’s public lecture Monday at Golden Auditorium, seniors from the university’s studio arts community will have a unique opportunity to […]

Instead of flipping through the television channels to find the latest take on the presidential campaign, more than 400 people packed into New York City’s Axa Equitable Center Monday night to hear election analysis firsthand from a panel featuring Colgate alumni in the journalism field. Newsweek chief political correspondent and senior editor Howard Fineman ’70, […]

Even though the most significant impact from climate change has been in polar regions, a new report co-authored by assistant professor of biology Catherine Cardelús may debunk the notion that tropical plants and animals remain unaffected by global warming. The research conducted by Cardelús and four other scientists was published in this week’s issue of […]

The soothing sounds of Colgate’s a cappella groups have turned into some much-needed financial support for a Kenyan school that serves 250 poor and orphaned children. The Colgate Thirteen, Dischords, Resolutions, and Swinging ‘Gates teamed up last week to raise $500 during a benefit concert at Hamilton’s First Baptist Church.