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Having worked as a peace activist in Israel, Merle Feld is well suited to facilitate controversial yet eye-opening discussions. Appearing on campus Tuesday as part of Colgate’s annual Faith Week, she met with a different kind of audience than the Palestinian and Israeli women she has worked with, but one no less interested in what […]

(Editor’s Note: This article is by Jaime Fettrow, of Uplifting Athletes) It started with a backache. Colgate offensive line coach Casey Vogt chalked it up to long car rides as he recruited the newest class of Raider football players.

PeacePlayers International, the global nonprofit group co-founded by Brendan Tuohey ’96, is one of the groups that will benefit from a charitable gift fund established by Britain’s Prince William and his fiancée, Kate Middleton.

(Editor’s Note: This message is from President Jeffrey Herbst) As the world watches Japan in sympathy and horror, all of us at Colgate wait and wonder how we can best be of assistance to those whose lives have been so devastatingly altered.

“It’s the concert that never was,” said Steve Boulay ’83, producer and general manager of the Broadway hit Rain: a Tribute to The Beatles.

The Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute recently awarded grants supporting collaborative research teams led by Colgate faculty members who will combine their expertise from across disciplines to address questions in science and mathematics.

Here are faculty news items and notes from abroad and from closer to home: • Steven Kepnes, Colgate’s Finard Professor in Jewish Studies and Religion, is teaching a six-week course comparing sacred texts in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam at the Pontificia Universita Gregoriana in Italy.

Senior class gifts come in all shapes and sizes, and they usually benefit the campus community. This year, the Class of 2011 has taken a different tack, choosing instead to honor alma mater with a gift that impacts alumni.