News and Updates

Colgate Day is upon us! Today, Friday the 13th, 13 women rang the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange, broadcasting their Colgate spirit while honoring 40 years of coeducation at the university. (WATCH HERE.)

The Belmont Stakes might be history, but Colgate is preparing for a photo finish of its own this month. Every weekday between Colgate Day, June 13, and the end of Fiscal Year 2014 on June 30, the university will post photos, videos, and stories that illustrate the impact of philanthropy on undergraduates.

[youtube=http://youtu.be/tyuLBFArH8E] Alumni and friends flocked to campus for Reunion 2014, May 29–June 1. Here is a look at this important event, by the numbers: 1,604: Minimum number of alumni in attendance 2016: When alumni guests from this year are officially tallied 59: Class years represented under the tents 84: Members from the 50th Reunion Class […]

A total reimagination of the Colgate visit experience is thanks to the generosity of lead donors Dan ’86 and Ellie Hurwitz P’17 and a number of alumni, parents, grandparents, and other friends of the university.

Colgate University President Jeffrey Herbst today announced the selection of Rachel Reuben as vice president for communications, effective July 28. Reuben will join Colgate from Ithaca College, where, as associate vice president for marketing communications since 2010, she has overseen strategic marketing and branding of the college, as well as advancement and athletic communications, media […]

The Colgate University mobile app offers alumni quick and easy access to Reunion information, the alumni directory, campus webcams, WRCU, and much, much, more. Look for our icon in your app store, and download now. It’s as easy as 1-2-3!

Video of the commencement keynote address by CNN chief political analyst Gloria Borger ’74 P’10.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5LCtErh42Y] Torchlight is one of Colgate’s most time-honored traditions. See it in an all-new light in this time-lapse video by Brian Ness.

Gloria Borger ’74, ‘P10, who delivered a knock-out keynote address at Colgate’s commencement on Sunday, won praise for her speech and for her alma mater today as she was congratulated by Wolf Blitzer on his afternoon CNN program. On his daily program Wolf at 1 p.m., Blitzer congratulated Borger for receiving an honorary degree from […]

Looking out at a sea of graduates from the Class of 2014, Gloria Borger ’74, P’10 on Sunday recalled how much things had changed since she graduated 40 years ago as a member of the first coeducational class at Colgate. Borger was one of 132 “coeds” in that historic class, and she shared personal memories […]