News and Updates

During Entrepreneur Weekend, the Colgate University Alumni Council will give out this year’s Entrepreneur of the Year award to Ello Chief Operating Officer Pete Sheinbaum ’92 and Patagonia Sur Chief Executive Officer Warren Adams ’88.

Last Friday, entertainer Whoopi Goldberg appeared before 2,500 Colgate community members in Cotterell Court. Her performance — a mix of comedy and grandmotherly advice — was a testament to the skills of a woman who has won countless awards for her work on screen, on stage, and in print. For an hour, she held her […]

The New York Times has called actor and comedian Whoopi Goldberg uncategorizable and compelling. Tomorrow, Colgate University will call her an honored guest.

Colgate University’s New Member Education Summit is part of a proactive approach to preventing hazing.

There’s still time to hop in the car! For the fourth time in six years, Colgate is headed to the ECAC Hockey Men’s Championships in Lake Placid. On Friday night at 7:30 p.m. the Raiders — one of the hottest teams in the nation — will face St. Lawrence. The winner will skate again on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. for the […]

Party balloons can no longer be taken for granted: there’s a worldwide shortage of helium. Prices quadrupled between 2000 and 2012, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office. But a new helium-recovery system will put Colgate’s science laboratories at the forefront of efforts to conserve the dwindling supply of this increasingly expensive gas.

I know this is the week before spring break, but as you cram for exams remember to take advantage of a needed diversion now and again and enjoy an exciting event on campus. On Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. Ann Louise Bardach will discuss “With or Without Fidel: What’s Next for Cuba?” at Love Auditorium.

Eddie S. Glaude Jr., the William S. Tod Professor of Religion and African American studies and the chair of the Center for African American Studies at Princeton University, will deliver the keynote address at Colgate’s 194th commencement on Sunday, May 17, in Sanford Field House. Glaude, widely regarded as one of the leading young African […]

It’s the start of a new month, and Outdoor Education Spring PE sign-up is alive again. From caving and bouldering to kayaking and paddle boarding, classes will begin after spring break. Secure your place today and Tuesday at the Coop from 10:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. or online at colgate.edu/outdoored before they are all booked!

Journalist and Fox News political analyst Juan Williams spoke on campus recently about the “living History” of the civil rights movement and the relationship between race and police forces in America, which he called one of the most central issues in American life.