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  • Technically Latin is a dead language, but that鈥檚 not how it feels when taught by William (Bill) Stull, associate professor of the classics. Stull recently was awarded the 2011 Award for Excellence in Teaching by The American Philological Association (APA), which is the principal learned society in North America for the study of ancient Greek [鈥
    January 17, 2012
  • Today is Colgate Day. It is easy to tell when there is going to be a Colgate Day 鈥 any month that begins on a Sunday has a Friday the 13th. Colgate fever has the tendency to sweep the globe, as alumni wear Colgate garb to work or to play.
    January 12, 2012
  • In a recent post on the Reflections from India blog, an English professor described feeling marginally literate when attempting to read road signs. A religion scholar wondered what Hindus might make of [Auroville鈥檚] claim that religions divide the people of the world.
    January 11, 2012
  • Participants from China, Mali, India, Sweden, Vietnam, Nigeria and more than 15 other countries took part in this morning鈥檚 live webcast that focused on the application and financial aid processes for international students. Members of the Office of Admission international committee addressed specific issues in the latest Inside the 鈥榞ate live webcast that was held [鈥
    January 9, 2012
  • (Note: this is a blog post from Jenna Reinbold, one of the 27 faculty members currently in India. You can follow their progress at the Reflections from India site. Click on 鈥渟ubscribe by e-mail鈥 to get news delivered daily) I have to admit that I have never been comfortable doing non-academic public writing. I have [鈥
    January 4, 2012
  • When a businessman in the village of Hamilton had a question about how best to gauge employees鈥 abilities, he turned to a Colgate faculty member for advice. That request has turned into an interesting collaborative project involving a student, a professor, and an innkeeper.
    January 3, 2012