News and Updates

Historian James Allen Smith, Class of 1970, has drawn upon Colgate’s rich archival records to tell the moving, vivid, and inspiring story of its founding, its development over time, and its bonds with the village of Hamilton, the region of central New York, and the nation.

Thirty years after the ALANA Cultural Center's groundbreaking, community members gathered once again to celebrate the Center's mission and history.

The BBC writes, “Some forests are more than 1,000 years old ... Paradoxically, humans have both protected them yet pose the biggest threat to their future.”

Six hundred and eighty four members of the Class of 2019 received their degrees during the institution’s 198th commencement exercises held along the banks of Taylor Lake — Colgate’s first outdoor ceremony since 2008.

Editor’s note: The following is a transcript of remarks delivered by Antonio Delgado,’99, U.S. Representative for the 19th Congressional District of New York, at Colgate’s 198th Commencement, Sunday, May 19, 2019.

With the Class of 2019, Colgate graduates the first class of film and media studies majors

Award-winning journalist Ann Curry visited Colgate to discuss climate change and her career.

The easternmost of Colgate’s two new residential facilities will be named Burke Hall, in recognition of a $10 million gift from Gretchen ’81 and Steve ’80 Burke P’11,’20.

William Rosencrans ’19 will spend a year conducting biomedical research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Md., as a 2019 Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA) recipient.

Colgate University’s Board of Trustees has announced its new leadership team and welcomes eight new members, effective May 4, 2019. As previously announced, Michael J. Herling ’79, P’08’09’12, assumes the role of board chair; joining him are vice chairs Gus P. Coldebella ’91 and Jeanne Follansbee ’78, P’08.