Debate and Discourse

Consortium members encourage students across the United States to uphold free expression, civil discourse, and critical inquiry as essential civic and academic norms.

The talk, moderated by President Brian W. Casey, was the fourth installment of the spring Presidential Speaker Series.

On Feb. 25, Colgate welcomed three presidents of leading liberal arts colleges to discuss the mounting challenges faced by higher education.

The second installment of Colgate’s spring Presidential Speaker Series featured author and UCLA professor Eddie R. Cole.

Colgate’s spring 2025 Presidential Speaker Series launched on Jan. 23 with a Q&A session led by President Brian Casey featuring New York Times opinion writer Bret Stephens and former Chronicle of Higher Education senior writer Goldie Blumenstyk ’79.

On Monday, Nov. 4 — the night before the U.S. Presidential Election — Colgate welcomed Peter Levine to close the 2024 Road to the White House Series

On Oct. 29, the Dean of College Division (DoC) hosted its inaugural DoC Connects event.

Colgate University’s Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies Program hosted television journalist Hafez Al Mirazi to discuss the Arab-American voter climate.

The third installment of Colgate’s Road to the White House series featured New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd and the chief Washington correspondent for the New York Times, Carl Hulse.

The second installment of Colgate’s Road to the White House series featured a conversation with political strategist Karl Rove, former Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff to the Bush Administration.