Alumni

Visiting Professor of Political Science Luke Bierman ’79, the A. Lindsay O’Connor Chair of American Institutions at Colgate University, was honored for his legacy as Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law at Elon University School of Law.

Cronin, who helped shape the University as both an undergraduate and throughout his 57 years as an alumnus, died June 24 in New York City, surrounded by family and friends.

Nearly 2,000 Colgate University alumni and family members returned to Hamilton, N.Y., for Reunion 2026, May 28–30.

Colgate University officially ushered in a new era for its campus community on Saturday, breaking ground on the highly anticipated Carey Center — a transformative 97,250-square-foot athletics facility that will serve as the new cornerstone of Colgate University’s Division I athletics program.

In April, Lindsey Glass ’19 and Brooke Sweeney ’19 returned to campus to join Doug Johnson, dean of academic and curricular affairs and William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of psychological and brain sciences, for a conversation with students in his seminar, Attention: William James to TikTok, on psychology, the rise of artificial intelligence, and attention as both a psychological process and a professional resource.

Graduates received their degrees under blue skies and sunshine Sunday morning as the Colgate University community celebrated the accomplishments of the Class of 2026, May 15–17.

A new Longyear Museum of Anthropology exhibit displays the work of more than 30 crafters from across campus and the community who have created “tempestries” to highlight the yearly temperature changes for significant dates in Colgate’s history.

Hucks is one of 252 newly elected members this year, drawn from across higher education, the arts, public policy, and the sciences.

Hadley Johnson ’25 has been selected for the NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program, a transatlantic partnership between the National Institutes of Health, the University of Oxford, and the University of Cambridge.

Colgate University hosted its annual Arts, Creativity, and Innovation Weekend, a celebration of the creative process and imaginative thinking across all disciplines.