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In order to curate a new exhibit of local Native American objects at the Hamilton Library, Colgate students Gillian Weaver ‘14 and Lilyan Jones ‘13, sorted through thousands of artifacts in the university’s Longyear Museum of Anthropology. The result of their semester-long exploration of the Longyear collection is “Local Legacies: A look at the Material […]

It is not business as usual for two Colgate alumni — Stephen B. Burke ’80 and Daniel B. Hurwitz ‘86 — who were recognized for their roles as top executives. Burke, CEO of NBCUniversal, was listed third on Fortune’s annual Businessperson of the Year ranking. He shared that spot with Brian Roberts, CEO of Comcast. […]

Memorial Chapel was standing-room-only Thursday evening for a reading and talk by Salman Rushdie, author of numerous novels including The Satanic Verses and Midnight’s Children, which won the Booker Prize as well as the Best of the Booker Prize.

“Instead of talking about history tomorrow we may actually get a chance to witness it live,” wrote Prof. Daniel Monk yesterday in an email to students in his History of the Israel Palestine Conflict class. Though the exact time had not yet been announced, it appeared that the United Nations General Assembly’s vote on Palestinian […]

If you are a foodie, then you know Zagat. If you are a Colgate alumnus, you know Slices (a k a New York Pizzeria), a longtime favorite eatery in the village of Hamilton. The two worlds combined this week when Zagat highighted Slices as one of the “10 pizza joints in the U.S. that are […]

There was a good-natured sibling rivalry on display at center court before the game and some competitive flashes on the court during the women’s basketball game between the Colgate Raiders and Connecticut Huskies on Wednesday night in Hartford, Conn. �������� President Jeffrey Herbst and his sister, Susan Herbst, who is president of the University […]

It takes much discipline to succeed as an entrepreneur, as Colgate students are learning as they work with alumni in the university’s Thought Into Action Institute and other extracurricular programs. Next semester, a new pilot course will examine entrepreneurship through interdisciplinary, academic inquiry. Technology and Disruption (UNST 360) will be co-taught by Jeffrey Herbst, president […]

It started out being about sex. But as Christina Liu ’13 was writing her play last summer, there was what she called “a distinct shift” in its direction. This Is Not a Play �������� Sex, for which Liu received a University Studies grant to write and direct, became about much more than her intended topics […]