News and Updates

After a semester of studying and researching ecological theory, students in Professors Catherine Cardelús and Eddie Watkins’ Tropical Ecology course embarked on a three-week expedition across Peru.

Colgate University faculty, staff, and alumni regularly provide their expertise and contribute to national and regional media outlets shaping discussions about vital research and current events.

Colgate University has been named to the Fulbright Top Producing Institution list for the eighth consecutive year.

Ole Obermann ’93, who has spent more than three decades in senior leadership roles across the global music industry, will give the address at Colgate University’s 2026 Commencement on Sunday, May 17.

Colgate University has announced the exhibition “Ukraine Wartime Posters, 2022–25: The Way of Resistance” and a related lecture-discussion with guest curator Olena Speranska, vice president of the Contemporary Art Researches Union, director of the Art Residencies program with BIRUCHIY Contemporary Art Project, and founder of the U.S.-based Ukrainian Contemporary Art Platform.

Students working together to make kimchi, sauerkraut, kombucha, tempeh, and sourdough learned how fermentation creates transformation through communities of bacteria and what humans can learn from food and from one another.

Colgate University hosted the grand opening of the C Store in the O’Connor Campus Center on Friday, Feb. 13, adding to the University’s Colgate Day celebrations.

The Washington National Opera will Premiere Associate Professor of Theater Kyle Bass’s Rendition of Treemonisha on March 7, 8, and 15 at the Lisner Auditorium on the campus of George Washington University.

His visit will provide the Colgate community with insights into the intersection of digital media, storytelling, and the music industry.

Nearly 500 Colgate sophomores and 130 alumni gathered on campus in January for Sophomore Connections, a two-day program featuring alumni panels, networking events, and workshops.