News and Updates

(Editor’s Note: Senior Kate Preziosi shares her impressions of the Real World career conference) Right around this time four years ago, I walked into the senior lounge of my high school to find that my teachers had planted a brief message in each student’s mailbox: “You have 100 days of high school left. Enjoy them!” […]

Sports Illustrated senior writer Austin Murphy ’83 will deliver the keynote address at this year’s Real World career conference and his remarks will be broadcast live over Colgate’s video streaming channel. Murphy will speak about careers and his work covering college football for the magazine and SI.com at 12:45 p.m. Friday. Live coverage of his […]

To honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., Colgate is hosting a series of discussions, keynote addresses, workshops, and other campuswide activities Jan.18- Feb. 24. At noon Monday in Memorial Chapel, the celebration kicks off with remarks from campus administrators as well as music and dance from several student groups.

Chris Reid ’03 is highlighted in a popular New York Times blog that focuses on recent law school graduates affected by the recession. Reid, who majored in chemistry and philosophy while at Colgate, graduated from Fordham Law School in 2009.

Thirty students got to witness firsthand the Muslim liturgy and prayer they had learned about in Georgia Frank’s Introduction to Religion course when they attended congregational prayers at the Bosnian Islamic Association of Utica. The group, joined by Islamic studies professor Aaron Spevack of Hamilton College, listened to the imam’s sermon (in English) and observed […]

The name of Stephen Burke, Class of 1980, continues to pop up in the national media as Comcast’s purchase of NBC Universal continues to be dissected and analyzed. Burke is chief operating officer of Comcast, which is the United States’ largest cable operator, the nation’s largest Internet service provider, and the third-largest phone company.

As the passionate debate surrounding health care reform reaches a fever pitch on Capitol Hill, countless pundits and politicians on both sides of the issue are crowding the airwaves with their opinions. Now, Colgate students are weighing in, thanks to a unique podcast project — “The Health Care Reform Debate: Undergraduate Voices” — that is […]

Colgate is No. 1 in the nation, along with Notre Dame, in graduation rates for its Division I student-athletes, according to a report issued by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The latest NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) data show that 99 percent of athletes at Colgate and Notre Dame graduated.

(Editor’s Note: This article was written by Kate Preziosi ’10) Kellen Winslow Sr., former professional football player for the San Diego Chargers, spoke Wednesday night before a predominantly male audience in Love Auditorium about how sports taught him to deal with the challenges in life that he faced outside the stadium. Winslow, who played in […]

About 700 students on Tuesday wrote letters seeking donations from family and friends as part of the Up ‘Til Dawn event, a nationwide student-run fundraising campaign for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Student bands, a cappella groups, and an improv comedy group provided entertainment throughout the night in the Ho Science Center.