University Studies

In January of 2009, Colgate University committed to carbon neutrality by signing the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC). On a Colgate Day in 2011, President Jeffrey Herbst reinforced the university’s commitment by approving the Sustainability and Climate Action Plan identifying 2019, the school’s bicentennial, as its target date for carbon neutrality. Since then, […]

(Editor’s note: This story is by Omar Aquije) In a single day, two Colgate students will observe thousands of Muslims in mid-day prayers, Jews celebrating the start of Shabbat, and Franciscan monks leading processions through the streets of Jerusalem. This happens each Friday in the streets of Old City in Jerusalem, where Christina Crowley ’14 […]

Colgate students, interning this summer at companies such as NBCUniversal, Hukkster, Nike, and Facebook, are sharing their experiences. This post is written by Sara Reese ’16 at Environment America. This summer, I’m interning with Environment America, a nonprofit environmental advocacy organization in Washington, D.C. Graduating high school, I knew that I wanted a career in the […]

Jacob Mundy, assistant professor of peace and conflict studies,  was recently featured in a Washington Post video on Western Sahara. The co-author of Western Sahara: War, Nationalism and Conflict Irresolution, Mundy is increasingly being called upon for his expertise on Western Sahara.

Colgate students, interning this summer at companies such as NBCUniversal, Hukkster, Nike, and Facebook, are sharing their experiences. This post is written by Gracie Rentschler ‘16, an intern at Nike in Shanghai, China. Colgate stresses the importance of internships and gaining experience, so I knew I wanted to have an internship this summer. I combined […]

Colgate students, interning this summer at companies such as NBCUniversal, Hukkster, Nike, and Facebook, are sharing their experiences. This post is written by Madison Grant ’16, an intern at the Arab American Association of New York. My name is Madison Grant and I am a rising sophomore at Colgate University. This summer I am working […]

Colgate professor Jacob Mundy was called upon by the USA Today to add his expertise to an article on north Africa called “Forgotten Western Sahara pines for autonomy.” The article talks about how the Arab Spring revolutions seemed to ignore the Moroccan royal regime. Mundy, author of Western Sahara: War, Nationalism and Conflict Irresolution, suggests some of […]

Professor Anthony Aveni has a lot to celebrate. As students mark their last week of the spring semester, the Russell Colgate Distinguished University Professor of Astronomy and Anthropology and Native American Studies marks the conclusion of his 100th semester teaching at Colgate.

Beyond ancient ruins, temples, mosques, and historic churches of Istanbul, participants in a recent interfaith trip to Turkey explored their own religious beliefs and perceptions. Only traditional Turkish cuisine was on the menu and trips to McDonalds were forbidden. Led by Rabbi Dena Bodian, associate university chaplain and director of Jewish life, and Noor Khan, […]

  (Editor’s note: This article was written by Alicia Klepeis) Although the Ganges River is considered sacred and purifying to Hindus, pollution and damming have contaminated those beliefs, according to initial findings by Srikar Gullapalli ’13 and Brian Lemanski ’14. Previous scholarship has indicated that Hindus believe the river’s sanctity could not be fouled by […]