News and Updates

  • First-year provides real-time slices of campus life
    Ask Ajay Chahar ’12 where he is from, and he’ll say, “Colgate.” That’s partly because he is so excited about being a first-year student, and partly because he’s lived in so many cities in his native India that he doesn’t know which to call home. His father is an army colonel, and Chahar moved with […]
    September 3, 2008
  • First-years find support, many smiles on move-in day
    Amid the whoops of welcome and buzz of activity emanating from Whitnall Field on move-in day, came this shouted question from a first-year student: “Mom, how many of these 250 hangers do you think I’ll need?” Ah, the joys of packing — and overpacking — for college.
    August 28, 2008
  • Leadership is a lifelong journey, alumnus tells students
    As the former chief executive officer and president of seven companies, including Revlon and DelMonte, Robert A. Fox ’59 knows a thing or two about being an effective leader. On Wednesday, Fox returned to Colgate’s campus — the place he credits with giving him “the building blocks for success” — to offer leadership advice to […]
    August 22, 2008
  • Students go global, share off-campus study experiences
    A college degree provides you with many advantages after you graduate. A Colgate education, however, not only opens up lots of opportunities once you leave, but while you are studying here as an undergraduate. One of the most popular ways to take advantage of all Colgate has to offer is to study abroad. As ironic […]
    August 19, 2008
  • Alumnus's star rises after winning Daytime Emmy
    It pays to coach Little League. For Kevin Briody ’85, it led to a Daytime Emmy award. While coaching his son Cavan’s Triple-A baseball team in Ridgefield, Conn., Briody, a folk singer-songwriter, had made the acquaintance of another player’s dad, who also happened to be a songwriter. In fact, he was Paul Glass, music supervisor […]
    August 7, 2008
  • Study ranks Colgate alumni among top earners
    What’s a Colgate University degree worth? A study released Wednesday by PayScale, which was reported in Forbes and The Wall Street Journal, may shed some light on that question.
    August 1, 2008
  • Football players lift weights to tackle rare diseases
    Colgate football players hope their strength and endurance pay off for charities that help fight rare diseases. At the “Lift for Life” fundraiser Friday, about 35 players will compete against each other in lifting and skills competitions.
    July 24, 2008
  • SI writer Austin Murphy '83: College game trumps NFL
    Sports Illustrated senior writer Austin Murphy ’83 covered the National Football League for six years and is in his 15th year of covering college football. In the most recent episode of Colgate Conversations, the podcast series highlighting members of the campus community, Murphy had this to say: — The NFL is run by pinched, unsmiling […]
    July 23, 2008
  • Campus summit held to discuss Greek life issues
    Participants in a Greek Life Summit met on campus last weekend to discuss the past, evaluate the present, and envision the future for Colgate chapters. Five representatives from each of the 10 fraternities and sororities on campus collaborated with staff members, local advisers, and alumni representatives. In all, more than 70 people contributed to the dialogue that was […]
    July 16, 2008
  • Junior recounts experiences from course in Uganda
    (Editor’s Note: Adriana was one of 12 students who traveled to Uganda this summer as part of a Colgate extended study course.) As I reflect on my experiences of the past few weeks, I find hard to believe that I actually lived in the middle of a Ugandan village for almost an entire month. Upon first […]
    July 11, 2008