• Inside a Ho Science Center physics lab, student-researcher Amanda Zranchev ’12 is taking on the role of inventor this summer as she conducts experiments on a plywood structure that resembles a closet on wheels. “What we are doing in this lab will hopefully be valuable to homeowners one day,” said Beth Parks, associate professor of […]
    July 13, 2010
  • “Tell me, O muse, of that ingenious hero who travelled far and wide.” With these words, Homer began his epic Odyssey, but he could have been describing the first cohort of Summer on the Hill participants.
    July 8, 2010
  • Author Dennis McFadden, a veteran of the Colgate Writers’ Conference, found himself blazing a slightly different trail when he returned to the event this year. Rather than attending as a student, McFadden found himself reading his own work to the participants who were once his peers. Hart’s Grove, his novel that he had workshopped at […]
    July 7, 2010
  • Thursday was day one on the job and Colgate President Jeffrey Herbst “moved forward boldly and aggressively,” just as he said the university will do during his term. He began by delivering the closing remarks to the alumni and parent participants in the university’s first Summer on the Hill  program, which exemplified two of his […]
    July 2, 2010
  • Colgate Mobile is now a smart choice for those with smartphones and other devices who want to connect with Colgate at any time and from anywhere. The new mobile website provides essential information and services with an interface optimized for on-the-go access. You can preview the mobile site here.
    July 1, 2010
  • Why invest in a Colgate education? The value is among the best in the country, according to a study released this week by PayScale, an online site that collects salary data. The report reveals which college tuition costs will return the biggest dividends after graduation.
    June 30, 2010
  • You can exercise both your mind and body next Thursday (July 1) at the Village Green. Fitness writer and marathoner Sarah Bowen Shea ’88 will discuss her book Run Like a Mother: How to Get Moving and Not Lose Your Family, Job or Sanity, and then take part in a 5K fun run/walk in the […]
    June 23, 2010
  • More than 50 people are taking part in the annual Colgate Writers’ Conference that begins Sunday. The conference includes a wide range of free lectures and readings that are available to the general public.
    June 18, 2010