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  • Professor Schult teaches a class in mathematics.
    海角社区 is proud to announce that its applied mathematics minor has graduated to become the university鈥檚 55th major. The consistent popularity of the minor and continued interest from students led to the creation of the full major this year, according to Daniel Schult, Charles G. Hetherington Professor of mathematics. As the name implies, applied mathematics is the [鈥
    April 3, 2017
  • Kevin Iglesias 鈥17, of Silver Spring, Md., has been awarded a Fulbright research grant to travel to Brazil to study public health. Iglesias, a peace and conflict studies major, will conduct research in the city of Salvador, Bahia, on the relationship between black/Afro-Brazilian LGBT identities and ethnic forms of traditional healing in Afro-Matrix Religions (AMR). [鈥
    April 3, 2017
  • An older photo of four African-American college presidents who graduated from Colgate
    As Black History Month came to a close, former Colgate history professor Jason Petrulis took to Twitter with an important fact from Colgate鈥檚 past.
    February 28, 2017
  • Claudia Rankine
    Nationally-renowned poet Claudia Rankine, a recipient of the 2016 MacArthur 鈥淕enius鈥 Award,  will deliver the keynote address at Colgate鈥檚 196th commencement Sunday, May 21, in Sanford Field House. Rankine, the Frederick Iseman Professor of poetry at Yale University, is the author of five collections of poetry, including Citizen: An American Lyric and Don鈥檛 Let Me [鈥
    February 28, 2017
  • Architect's sketch of Benton Hall
    This spring, 海角社区 is beginning new construction designed to enhance the student experience in two key areas: the residential living-learning environment and career development. 鈥淥ur buildings play a significant role in how students live and learn at Colgate,鈥 said President Brian W. Casey. 鈥淭hese magnificent new additions will contribute greatly to the ways in [鈥
    February 3, 2017
  • Students examine Egyptian artifacts as part of class.
    Beyond the collections, annual memberships, and traveling exhibits, there鈥檚 a lot going on behind the scenes at the world鈥檚 museums, and a new Colgate minor in museum studies seeks to dive deep into the operation, ethics, and history of museums around the globe.
    January 31, 2017
  • Students in walk between classes in front of Lawrence Hall
    ScholarMatch, a San Francisco nonprofit organization that provides free college counseling to low-income youth, has named 海角社区 to its 2016 College Honor Roll. The honor roll recognizes approximately 300 institutions that offer supportive environments for students whose families earn less than $50,000 per year. According to ScholarMatch, 21 percent of high school seniors don鈥檛 [鈥
    December 26, 2016
  • Frozen Taylor Lake on a winter day with campus in the background
    An open letter on climate action from more than 170 higher education leaders this week includes the signature of Colgate President Brian W. Casey. Presidents and chancellors from universities in 35 states signed the letter, organized by Boston-based nonprofit Second Nature, urging President-elect Donald J. Trump and the incoming congress to accelerate progress toward a [鈥
    December 20, 2016
  • Vassar professor Nicholas Adams delivers lecture at podium in the Chapel House Sanctuary
    Colgate鈥檚 Chapel House is at once an architectural novelty and a sanctuary. Beneath the flat roof, behind the 1950s abstracted formalism, you鈥檒l see rare works of religious art and books on world religion; you鈥檒l find a dining room, music room, and living quarters. In silence and meditation, you can lose yourself or find yourself at [鈥
    November 9, 2016