News and Updates

Prospective students can now quickly and easily estimate their cost to attend Colgate University by using MyinTuition, a new online tool released by the Office of Financial Aid. By answering six basic financial questions, the Quick College Cost Estimator determines family contribution, work-study, loan, and Colgate grant eligibility. From start to finish, the process takes […]

Alternative winter break service programs, organized by the Colgate Max A. Shacknai Center for Outreach, Volunteerism, and Education (COVE), are a great opportunity for current students to engage in community service, confront social issues, and learn the principles of volunteerism. This year, the COVE is running two trips, both from January 13 to January 19. […]

The new Colgate Magazine, formerly the Colgate Scene, is hitting mailboxes and is now online.

Despite excelling in the classroom, some high school students may face significant obstacles when pursuing higher education. The Colgate in Focus program aims to support these high achieving students by providing resources to help close gaps in access to higher education.

Each year, endowed academic chairs and professorships provide resources that support the work of Colgate faculty members across campus. Colgate’s Board of Trustees approved a new slate of endowed chairholders during its autumn meeting, September 28–29.

The Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center is pleased to announce Amy Leventer, Orville Whitnall Professor of geology, as the 2018 winner of the Goldthwait Polar Medal in recognition of her distinguished record of scholarship and service in polar science.

Described by Human Rights Review as a “thoughtful and sophisticated” interdisciplinary exploration, Seeing the Myth in Human Rights (University of Pennsylvania Press) offers an in-depth look at the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Last month, the Student Government Association along with the Center for Leadership and Student Involvement, career services, and the computer science department banded together to send 10 Colgate students to the Grace Hopper Celebration in Houston, Texas.

According to “Circadian Effects on Performance and Effort in Collegiate Swimmers,” a recent article by Associate Professor of Biology and Chair of the Biology Department Krista Ingram, night owls may make less efficient swimmers in the morning.