News and Updates

(Note: These are prepared remarks by Martha C. Nussbaum, one of the world’s leading philosophers and a University of Chicago professor, for Colgate University’s 189th commencement, May 16, 2010)

Each senior’s experience at Colgate is different, though many share a common thread: they selected and pursued opportunities the university offers that fueled their specific interests, both inside and outside of the classroom. You can see how members of the Class of 2010 have translated these opportunities into jobs, fellowships, and graduate school acceptances on […]

Colgate alumnus and former staff member John D. Hubbard, who chronicled the life of the campus and the Hamilton community in photos and words for decades, passed away today, May 6, at the age of 60, following a long battle with cancer.

During their collective 14 years at Colgate, the four students who dedicated Colgate’s new “Relectronics” station have exhausted the utility of nine cell phones, more than a dozen chargers, and at least a handful of headsets. Now, thanks to a fall 2009 independent study project by Steffan Pierre ’10 and Megan Cronin ’10 — and […]

Nine seniors and a recent alumna have been awarded prestigious fellowships that will take them around the world to explore their passionate interests, ranging from environmental issues to documentary filmmaking. Fellowship recipients, finalists, and nominees were recognized last week during a luncheon at Merrill House.

One of Colgate’s most storied rivalries will be renewed this fall when the Raiders football team travels to Syracuse for a Sept. 25 contest at the Carrier Dome. “It’s quite an opportunity for us,” Raiders coach Dick Biddle told The Post-Standard newspaper on Wednesday. “Obviously, we’ll have our hands full.”

Raiders wide receiver Pat Simonds ’10 has signed a rookie free agent contract with the Philadelphia Eagles, giving him a chance to realize his dream to play in the National Football League. The Eagles announced Monday that Simonds was among the 11 undrafted players who they signed to free agent contracts.

With his second senior thesis nearly complete and a myriad of research and leadership experience on his impressive resume, Conor Tucker’s latest quest for knowledge takes him to Oxford, England. Tucker recently received the Paul J. Schupf ’58 Fellowship for two years of study at the University of Oxford, where he will read for a […]

The future of farming and food will be the topic of a panel discussion on campus that is open to the public and also will be webcast live for those who can’t attend. The discussion will be held 4:30 p.m. Thursday in Love Auditorium, and the live webcast, available to anyone with an Internet connection, […]

More than 60 students and community members recently gathered for the annual HomeRun 5K and half-marathon, which raised more than $1,300 for Madison County’s Habitat for Humanity chapter. Organized by Colgate’s own Habitat for Humanity group, which is entirely student-led, the road race was held April 10, an unseasonably cold and windy day. The event […]