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The National Teach-In provided a forum for professors and students to have a dialogue about global warming. The conversation was geared not only toward promoting awareness, but to propose actions that individuals and the campus as a whole can take to combat climate change. Robert Turner, professor of economics and environmental studies, and Ian Helfant, […]

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 […]

To combat global warming through awareness and action, Colgate will participate in the National Teach-In on Thursday. Faculty and students will engage in a series of panel discussions, presentations, and workshops covering everything from scientific developments for mitigation to social implications of climate change. Building off the success of last year’s Focus the Nation, the […]

The Department of English kicked off this semester’s lecture series Thursday with a reading by a new member of the Colgate community, author Patrick O’Keeffe. O’Keeffe, assistant professor of creative writing, won the prestigious Story Prize in 2005 for his collection of novellas, The Hill Road. “The Hill Road is a glorious work one would […]

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.

As Peace Corps volunteers, more than 300 Colgate alumni have made valuable contributions in some of the more remote areas of the world, including Ghana, Botswana, and Palau. In fact, with 18 alumni currently serving in the Peace Corps, Colgate is the 10th highest producer of volunteers among small colleges and universities, according to a […]

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. […]