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Late Sunday afternoon, students from the upcoming interfaith spring break trip to Turkey gathered in the chapel basement for a Turkish cooking class. Ayten Ay, the wife of Professor Ahmet Ay, led the class. She is Turkish and brought three recipes to teach the group: sekerpare, a dessert dumpling in a syrup; kisir, a Turkish tabouleh; and […]

The Office of Alumni Relations officially opened registration for Reunion 2013 last Friday, beginning the countdown to Colgate’s annual celebration on Whitnall Field, May 30–June 2.

Applications to Colgate increased 7 percent compared to last year, with 8,346 students seeking admittance to the Class of 2017, according to the Office of Admission. Significant increases from international students, particularly from China, and from states that admission counselors have been specifically targeting, helped fuel new growth while numbers in the Northeast remained steady. […]

Sometimes the most rewarding journeys are those you take for someone else. Colgate students participating in alternative winter break trips through the Max Shacknai Center for Outreach, Volunteerism, and Education (COVE) traveled on humanitarian missions to the Dominican Republic, West Virginia, and New Orleans in December.

(This is the text of the speech by Andrea Finley ’13 at the opening ceremony for Colgate’s celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.)

(Marilyn Hernandez-Stopp ’14 offers her personal reflections on Colgate’s Martin Luther King Jr. events.) What do a refugee from Bosnia, a North-Korean prison-escapee, a young reverend fighting for civil rights in America, and a º£½ÇÉçÇø student have in common? Spanning across different locations, time-periods, and personal situations, they share one connecting thread — dreams. […]

Duncan L. Niederauer ’81, chief executive officer of NYSE Euronext, will deliver the keynote address at Colgate’s 192nd commencement on Sunday, May 19, in Sanford Field House. Throughout his career, Niederauer has played a pivotal role in leading the evolution of global markets. Before joining NYSE Euronext in April 2007, he was managing director and co-head […]

(Note: The following are Dean of the College Suzy Nelson’s prepared remarks for the Opening Ceremony of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Week of Events.)  It is my pleasure to welcome you to today’s opening ceremony, celebrating the important work of the Reverend, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Before I begin, I want to express my […]

Colgate students participating in Day in the Life career shadowing during winter break spent some time with Dr. Drew, stepped behind the scenes at ESPN, witnessed orthopedic surgery, and tasted the sweeter side of business at Georgetown Cupcake.

The numbers tell only part of the success story of the new Digital Learning and Media Center (DLMC) at Case Library and Geyer Center for Information Technology. The reaction from students who worked on projects last semester helps round out what the center has meant for learning at Colgate since its opening in September 2012.