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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 […]

Gloria Borger ’74, ‘P10, who delivered a knock-out keynote address at Colgate’s commencement on Sunday, won praise for her speech and for her alma mater today as she was congratulated by Wolf Blitzer on his afternoon CNN program. On his daily program Wolf at 1 p.m., Blitzer congratulated Borger for receiving an honorary degree from […]

Looking out at a sea of graduates from the Class of 2014, Gloria Borger ’74, P’10 on Sunday recalled how much things had changed since she graduated 40 years ago as a member of the first coeducational class at Colgate. Borger was one of 132 “coeds” in that historic class, and she shared personal memories […]

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: These are prepared remarks by Father George Coyne SJ, McDevitt Chair of Religious Philosophy at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, for the baccalaureate service held Saturday, May 17, in Memorial Chapel. ) The Liberal Arts: Whence Freedom? It is said that John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin seriously considered putting an image of Moses […]

(Note: These are prepared remarks delivered by Gloria Borger ’74, P ’10, keynote speaker for Colgate’s 193rd commencement. Watch the speech here. ) President Herbst, members of the Board of Trustees, esteemed faculty and, of course, members of the Class of 2014 and your families… How wonderful it is for me to be back here in […]

(Note: The following is President Jeffrey Herbst’s prepared remarks to the Class of 2014 for Colgate’s 193rd commencement on Sunday, May 18.) It is a pleasure to speak before you on this special day. Before going further, I ask all parents and grandparents to please stand. Congratulations to you. We are grateful for the support […]

Marjorie Bradley Kellogg, associate professor of English and scene designer at Colgate, was recently awarded The Robert L.B. Tobin Award for Lifetime Achievement in Theatrical Design. The prestigious award was presented by the Theatre Development Fund earlier this month at the Hudson Theater in New York City. Kellogg was presented with the award by Kenny […]