Social Sciences

Margaretta Burdick ‘14, of Bedford, N.Y.,  has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) to Turkey, where she will serve as an English teaching assistant in a university setting. A double major in political Science and psychology, Burdick first experienced Turkish culture during a brief trip to Istanbul while she was on Colgate’s Geneva […]

Neal Barsch ‘14, of Englewood, Colo., has been awarded a Fulbright research grant to travel to the Philippines to study the use of mobile banking technologies for rural populations. An economics major with a minor in music, Barsch will examine the feasibility of bringing mobile financial services, such as branchless banking, to the rural poor […]

Colgate faculty members will join together to walk the Camino de Santiago, the route to the shrine of the apostle St. James who is said to be buried in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Spain. The interdisciplinary experience is made possible through the Kallgren Fund, an endowed fund created to support faculty members […]

Here are some facts and figures from Colgate’s 193rd commencement, held May 18. — Valedictorian of the Class of 2014 is Alexander W. Hull, of Norwich, Conn. Hull is a chemistry major with a minor in applied mathematics. He graduated summa cum  laude, with high honors in chemistry. He had graduated from Norwich Free Academy […]

(Note: The following was written by John Pumilio, director of sustainability at Colgate.) When Carly Keller ’13, Sarah Vondracek ’13, and Sarah Cochran ’14 enrolled in Community-Based Study on Environmental Issues (ENST 390) with Professor Christopher Henke during the fall of 2012, they devised a strategy to move Colgate toward a zero-waste commencement.

Few in attendance were surprised when Evan Chartier ’14, a sociology and anthropology and women’s studies double major from Oak Park Ill., was called to receive the 1819 Award, Colgate’s most selective and prestigious recognition.

The hosts of Take Two radio interviewed geography professor Ellen Percy Kraly for an Earth Day episode called “Impact of the population on the planet is more than a numbers game.” The five-minute segment can be heard here.

(Editor’s note: This post is by Jacqueline Oshry ’14) Rudy Giuliani, known as “America’s Mayor” for his leadership during and after the September 11 attacks, discussed the state of American politics and the need for resolute leadership in a lecture Monday at Memorial Chapel. “A leader has to know what he or she wants to […]

At ALANA’s Spring Soiree, Garfield O. Smith ’85 recognized the contributions of previous Colgate students who have paved the way for current students — including those receiving this year’s multicultural awards. 

“[A] cosmic Colgate connection is how I found myself working [in the film industry after college],” remarked Carolina van der Mensbrugghe ’10 during a Film and Media Studies Brown Bag luncheon last Friday.