Arts and Humanities

In this course, led by jazz saxophonist Brian Stark, students delve into the rich history of jazz.

It took just four days for visual artist Chitra Ganesh to breathe life into a grand, wall-sized mural of a woman’s body in the Clifford Gallery.

During their three-year residency, Contemporaneous will provide numerous opportunities to work with campus and community members, including playing alongside students in workshops focused on improvisation.

George Dorland Langdon Jr. Professor of History Graham Hodges is the recipient of a new National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) teaching grant to share his abolition and Underground Railroad historical expertise with middle school and high school teachers from across the country.

In spring 2023, students in Assistant Professor of Music Ryan Chase’s MUSI 245: Composition class had the opportunity to collaborate with the New York City–based Contemporaneous Ensemble.

Manhattan DA’s office credits Elizabeth Marlow, associate professor of art and art history, with “investigative support” leading to the seizure of ancient bronze statues.

Tender Rain, written by Assistant Professor of Theater Kyle Bass, will be staged May 3–21 at Syracuse Stage, where Bass is resident playwright.

“‘It was a shrine to the imperial cult,’ said Elizabeth Marlowe, director of the museum studies program at Colgate University, who has tracked the statue’s history.”

On the latest episode of 13, professor Carolyn Guile, with eight members of her ARTS 475 senior seminar course, share thesis topics from their semester-long effort to uncover the hidden history of some of the world’s most interesting artists and their work. 

Colgate faculty members representing languages, philosophy, computer science, and biology gathered in the Hall of Presidents on Nov. 17 to discuss ideas for collaboration through the Robert H.N. Ho Mind, Brain, and Behavior Initiative (MBBI).