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Waiting in line for arrival day registration Sunday, Alex Valdez ’19, of Ontario, Calif., and Enrique Nunez ’19, of San Antonio, Texas, said they became friends during this year’s First-Generation Initiative orientation. “I decided to come here partly because of the beauty of the campus, and because of what I learned about the rigorous classes,” […]

Arrival day for the historic class of 2019 is days away. The historic class of 2019 will come to Colgate as students, and start a process that will end on Colgate’s 200th year in existence. To celebrate, here are some highlights from the last few years, starting with this gallery of photos from Andrew Daddio. 12 hours of Whitnall […]

Returning this weekend for its 7th year, the Slater Brothers’ International Film Festival will include an impressive range of cinematic experiences while maintaining the intimacy expected from a Hamilton, NY event. Hamilton natives Grant ’91 and Todd Slater of Slater Brothers Entertainment created the festival 7 years ago to give back to their community. The […]

The �������� Board of Trustees elected new leadership during a meeting on Friday, July 24. Board Vice Chair Daniel B. Hurwitz ’86, P’17 will take up the chairmanship beginning on September 1. He succeeds Denis F. Cronin ’69, P’09,’10, who has served as a trustee for a total of 14 years and has held […]

This Friday, 17 exchange students from China’s Xiamen University will gather with faculty, staff, and Colgate undergraduates to wrap up their month-long visit to Colgate through the Xiamen Student American Experience program. For Xiamen students, this has been an opportunity to travel to the United States; visit places such as Cornell University, New York City, and […]

In a statement released today on the Newseum website, former Colgate President Jeffrey Herbst was announced as the new President and CEO of Newseum. “It is an honor and a privilege to be joining this world-renowned institution at such an important time in American history,” said Herbst in the announcement. “The Newseum is doing critical work to champion […]

The “scent” of a locality is an invisible, unquantifiable aura that can be difficult to capture on film. Yet, it was the course of study for the 61st Robert Flaherty Film Seminar, hosted by Colgate for the eighth year.

Now in its 20th year, the Colgate Writers’ Conference has blossomed into a cooperative literary haven for writers of all ages and literary interests. This past week, more than 40 writers enjoyed workshops, craft talks, and readings. For many, it was the opportunity to return to a collegiate environment (several even experienced an early morning fire alarm […]

Remarks from President Jeffery Herbst Trustees, members of the faculty and staff, students, families, guardians, and friends, welcome to Colgate’s 194th Commencement and our celebration of the Class of 2015. It is a pleasure to speak before you on this special day. Before going further, I ask all parents and grandparents, friends and family of […]

After combing through many hundreds of commencement soundbites and snippets, editors at The New York Times highlighted the best of the best for their 2015 Cap and Gown blog. Eddie S. Glaude Jr., recipient of an honorary doctor of humane letters from Colgate and professor of religion and African-American studies at Princeton University, appeared at the top.