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Professor Jerry Balmuth's prepared remarks for the baccalaureate service held May 16, 2009.

With the same conviction that characterizes his work as a passionate advocate for education and social-services reform, Geoffrey Canada urged members of Colgate’s Class of 2009 to continue the “pursuit of truth and enlightenment for the betterment of society and not solely for the betterment of yourselves.” “I believe in you. You are about to […]

Note: The following is President Rebecca S. Chopp’s prepared remarks to the Class of 2009. Graduates – congratulations! Today is a graduation – recognizing hard work and achievement in the classroom, the laboratory, the studio, the stage, and the athletic field.

Members of the Class of 2009 will walk into Sanford Field House on Sunday as seniors and walk out as alumni after taking part in Colgate’s 188th commencement exercises. Geoffrey Canada, nationally recognized for his pioneering work helping children and families in Harlem and as a passionate advocate for education reform, will deliver the keynote […]

Seniors have followed their own paths the past four years as they delved into a wide range of academic subjects and explored a variety of career options. Where those paths have led them — at least for now — is captured on a Google map that shows where Class of 2009 members are going and […]

Four graduating seniors and a recent alumna have been awarded prestigious fellowships that will take them around the world to explore their passionate interests, ranging from documentary filmmaking to sustainability-related issues. “I ultimately hope to learn more about myself and the world as I embark on this once-in-a-lifetime journey,” said Sachi Schuricht ’09, recipient of […]

Colgate’s Earth Day celebration transformed the Ho Science Center atrium into an environmental carnival. Live music by student bands and a vegan barbeque complemented the table displays representing this semester’s Green Summit initiatives. Following the planting of 200 tree saplings on the former university ski hill, students, faculty, and community members gathered to learn more […]

According to Buddhist teaching, giving is an act that can transform and purify the mind. On Tuesday at the ALANA Cultural Center, approximately 30 members of the Colgate community took part in a 2,500-year-old Sri Lankan Buddhist ceremony of alms giving called a Dana.

  Even though it has been 17 years since Kirk Bloodsworth, wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death for rape and murder, was freed from the confinement of a jail cell, the memories of his incarceration still haunt him. “It’s a constant struggle. You never escape the pain of being locked up for a crime you […]

Tony Blair, former prime minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, will visit Colgate University in October for the next edition of the university’s Global Leaders Lecture Series. Blair is scheduled to give a public talk at 7:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, in Sanford Field House. Ticket information will be released in August.