Academics

Marsalis to receive honorary degree alongside Mary Ann Moran ’77, Mark Siegel ’73, Joe Castiglione ’68, and IIya Kaminsky An icon of the jazz world with more than 110 recordings to his name, Wynton Marsalis will provide remarks at Colgate University’s 2023 commencement on Sunday, May 21.

On the latest episode of 13, professor Carolyn Guile, with eight members of her ARTS 475 senior seminar course, share thesis topics from their semester-long effort to uncover the hidden history of some of the world’s most interesting artists and their work. 

During winter break, SRS students visited landmark southern cities to form deeper connections with course content and their peers.

On the latest episode of 13, join Professor of Sociology Paul Lopes for a wide-ranging exploration into the history of jazz, comic books, and the commonalities between Miles Davis and Martin Scorsese.

Students in Professor Michael Connolly’s Fed Challenge (Econ 353) class took their monetary policy recommendations directly to the Federal Reserve when they participated in the 2022 College Fed Challenge.

November 4–5, Colgate University hosted scholars from around the world for “Reuniting the Tamil Yoginis II: Planning the Exhibition,” a symposium to discuss the future exhibition of 14 Yogini goddess sculptures from the 9th and 10th century.

On Oct. 26, Colgate University hosted two members of the Syrian Emergency Task Force (SETF) for a panel conversation titled “Exposing War Crimes in Syria and the Connection to the Ukraine Crisis.”

New research from Colgate University changes our understanding of seasonal thawing in parts of Antarctica, as scientists have learned that summer thawing occurs nearly a month earlier, and stays thawed for a full two months longer, than previously believed.

A cross-disciplinary team of Colgate University faculty and staff members is developing a new approach to STEM teacher training, with a grant from the National Science Foundation. 

A newly funded natural laboratory, designed to understand the interaction between the climate, hydrology, and the Colgate community, is now collecting data, thanks to the recent installation of specialized monitoring stations on campus and in a local creek.