News and Updates

“Can you hear us now” gave way to “We love Colgate, Go ‘Gate, No Hate” as about 400 students, faculty, and staff marched together from the Hurwitz Admission Center at James B. Colgate Hall to Memorial Chapel on the Academic Quad. The euphoric and historic ceremony marked the end of a peaceful, 100-hour-long demonstration that […]

The peaceful demonstration in support of inclusivity on Colgate’s campus has come to a mutually agreeable resolution, as members of the administration and the Colgate University Association for Critical Collegians (ACC) released a 21-point road map for the future. The document can be found at a new website Colgate for All. The sit-in began at […]

With midterms rapidly approaching, here are some events happening around campus next week that are worth taking a study break for. On Wednesday, October 1, the Office of Off-Campus Study will hold a Study Group Fair in the Ho Atrium from 4:30-5:30 p.m. The event is a great opportunity to get an idea of the […]

(Update: Demonstration ends with on-campus celebration) Constructive talks between Colgate administrators and student representatives of Colgate University Association of Critical Collegians (ACC) are continuing into the evening on day four of a peaceful demonstration at James B. Colgate Hall.

(Update: Demonstration ends with on-campus celebration.) A peaceful demonstration supporting inclusion and diversity, which began on Monday, Sept. 22, continued at Colgate today. Progress has been made toward mutual understanding regarding the 21-point list of “concerns and action plans” that were submitted to the administration by the Colgate University Association of Critical Collegians (ACC).

(Update: Demonstration ends with on-campus celebration.) As students continue their sit-in in James B. Colgate Hall, we’ve been in dialogue with representatives from the group. We have found the conversations to be very valuable and constructive.

(Update: Demonstration ends with on-campus celebration.) Dear members of the Colgate community: We are writing to publicly state our solidarity with members of our community who are concerned about acts of racism and bias that have happened on Colgate’s campus.

Homecoming events fill this weekend’s calendar, while the week ahead features lots of different events to choose from, including a lecture on the Islamic State, an indie film, and even some late night sushi. On Monday, September 22, the International Relations Council will host Daniel Benjamin, the former coordinator for counterterrorism at the U.S. State […]

Last Friday, hundreds of first-year students gathered on the Academic Quad to watch a screening of Freedom on My Mind, a 1994 Academy Award-nominated documentary directed by Connie Field. The film was presented as part of a campuswide initiative called “Civil Rights: Then and Now.”

Shimon Peres, former prime minister of Israel, will deliver the next lecture in the Kerschner Family Series Global Leaders at Colgate on Saturday, October 25, 2014. Peres will address parents, students, alumni, and friends in Sanford Field House beginning at 6 p.m. His speech will be followed by an onstage interview with journalist Bob Woodruff […]