News and Updates

Combining wit, humor, and a willingness to say exactly what he’s thinking, Dick Gregory spoke Tuesday night in Love Auditorium as the Brothers keynote speaker for Black History Month. A well-known political activist, comedian, author, and personal nutrition advocate, Gregory talked  about “the world according to Dick,” challenging students to think while continually making them […]

It was one of the most enduring social experiments of the Communist era: since the revolution of 1917, Russian families from various backgrounds have lived together in urban communal apartments. Colgate professors Alice Nakhimovsky and  Nancy Ries, with colleagues from around the world, have created an online museum to systematically document this unique lifestyle through […]

This tax season, through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, Colgate student are expected to help return $1.5 million dollars to more than 1,000 local tax filers. “Last year, we passed the million-dollar mark. We’re on track to top that, putting a significant amount of money in the pockets of those who need it […]

Colgate’s efforts to educate caffeine-hungry students about the pitfalls of pulling all-nighters and the need for more shuteye were featured this week in a Times Higher Education (UK) article. The British magazine highlighted last year’s “Come to Bed” event, which was part of a sleep awareness program sponsored by the university’s Wellness Initiative.

The Institute of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) launched its Lampert Lecture Series Wednesday with an address by Newsweek International editor Fareed Zakaria, who offered a compelling examination of today’s economic crisis. Besides his Newsweek role, Zakaria regularly contributes to The Washington Post and hosts a foreign affairs program on CNN Worldwide called Fareed Zakaria […]

Ajay Chahar ’12 now has company online. The first-year student has been keeping everyone updated about campus happenings through Twitter, a micro-blogging service. Chahar will still use that platform for now, but his brief posts and those of other Colgate students and staff members also will be presented on a Twitter-like blog called ‘‘gatetwitter.

Two alumni filmmakers are featured in a lengthy New York Times article that points out several interesting coincidences, starting with a strong Colgate connection. Sandy Cioffi ’84 and Joe Berlinger ’83 took the same filmmaking course taught by John Knecht, the Russell Colgate Distinguished University Professor of Art & Art History and Film & Media Studies. […]

As President Barack Obama walked along Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House on Tuesday afternoon, students gathered in the O’Connor Campus Center cheered as if they were among the more than one million people crammed into the National Mall. “My friend and I were sitting up front near the television just clutching one another. We […]

On the eve of Barack Obama’s inauguration, the energy in Memorial Chapel on Monday night was extraordinary as students, alumni, faculty, and community members gathered to commemorate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Jaime Nolan, associate dean for diversity and director of the Office of Undergraduate Studies, said it best in her opening address, […]

Members of the senior class flocked to campus this past weekend to attend Real World events, and one of the main messages they heard from alumni was that a liberal arts education will serve them well in any economic climate. Real World involves networking events and more than 30 panel discussions led by alumni involved […]