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(Note: The following is Interim President Lyle Roelof’s prepared remarks to the Class of 2010.) Welcome to Colgate’s 189th commencement. This is a day of joy and celebration. Graduates of the Class of 2010, let us begin by thanking those who have made this day possible.

(Note: These are prepared remarks by Martha C. Nussbaum, one of the world’s leading philosophers and a University of Chicago professor, for Colgate University’s 189th commencement, May 16, 2010)

Slater Brothers Entertainment will again bring Hollywood to Hamilton with its second annual Hamilton Film Festival, Aug. 5-8. This year, local talent will be showcased in a special screening of short films made in central New York. The local short competition is open to anyone who is a resident or student in Madison, Herkimer, Chenango, […]

Each senior’s experience at Colgate is different, though many share a common thread: they selected and pursued opportunities the university offers that fueled their specific interests, both inside and outside of the classroom. You can see how members of the Class of 2010 have translated these opportunities into jobs, fellowships, and graduate school acceptances on […]

In an opinion article featured this week on Foreign Policy magazine’s website, peace and conflict studies professor Daniel Monk and postdoctoral fellow Daniel Levine offer their perspectives on the Middle East peace process. Monk and Levine argue that the US debates surrounding Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking are based upon outdated understandings of domestic Israeli politics.

Colgate alumnus and former staff member John D. Hubbard, who chronicled the life of the campus and the Hamilton community in photos and words for decades, passed away today, May 6, at the age of 60, following a long battle with cancer.

During their collective 14 years at Colgate, the four students who dedicated Colgate’s new “Relectronics” station have exhausted the utility of nine cell phones, more than a dozen chargers, and at least a handful of headsets. Now, thanks to a fall 2009 independent study project by Steffan Pierre ’10 and Megan Cronin ’10 — and […]

Nine seniors and a recent alumna have been awarded prestigious fellowships that will take them around the world to explore their passionate interests, ranging from environmental issues to documentary filmmaking. Fellowship recipients, finalists, and nominees were recognized last week during a luncheon at Merrill House.