News and Updates

“My whole life came crashing down,” Jake Kleinman ’07 said of the night he realized he was gay. In coming to terms with his homosexuality, Kleinman felt like his “all-American life” was in jeopardy — from his circle of Colgate friends to his plans to become a doctor. Yesterday evening at the Colgate Bookstore, for […]

Do you know what it takes to keep a secret from alumni affairs vice president RuthAnn Loveless MA’72?

Hamilton village residents, Colgate community members, and honored guests are reintroducing themselves to an old friend this week. The Colgate Inn, closed for renovations since November 2010, is now open for business.

High school students have a lot to mull over as they consider which college or university might be the best fit. One factor is what major to pursue and what opportunities that major might provide after graduation. A new website tries to provide some answers to those questions for students looking at Colgate.

Howard Fineman ’70, renowned political reporter, editor, author, and commentator whose pioneering career spans traditional and new media, will deliver the keynote address at Colgate’s 190th commencement on Sunday, May 15, in Sanford Field House.

Jeffrey Herbst, president of Colgate University, announced today that Debra K. Townsend has been appointed vice president for communications. Townsend is the principal of Communications on Demand, a consulting firm based in Loudonville, N.Y. Her clients have included more than 40 educational institutions and an equal number of charitable and health care organizations, corporations, and […]

Manning Marable, a prolific author and founding director of the Africana and Latin American Studies Program at Colgate, died Friday at age 60. He had taught in Colgate’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology, starting in 1983, after having earned degrees from Earlham College (BA), the University of Wisconsin (MA), and the University of Maryland (PhD).

The cupola of Memorial Chapel was illuminated with blue lights as part of the university’s efforts to support autism awareness over the weekend (April 1-2). The university took part in the Light it up Blue campaign initiated by Autism Speaks. Read more about it here.

School is in the final stretch and I am quite excited! This week has been busy per usual, but I am feeling great about the weekend. For one, I had a mix-and-mingle with the Chinese Interest Association on Tuesday concerning the trip that I will be making to China with the Benton Scholars Program.

A campus landmark will be bathed in blue this weekend as part of a worldwide effort to raise awareness about autism. The university is taking part in the Light it up Blue campaign initiated by Autism Speaks. The university’s Memorial Chapel will join buildings such as the CN Tower in Toronto and the Empire State […]