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· Oct 27
Colgate University will be tuition-free for families earning less than $175,000 starting in the fall of 2026.
This expansion marks the third time that Colgate has worked to broaden the Colgate Commitment, a critical part of the Third-Century Plan.
#ColgateThirdCentury | bit.ly/4qzRMzk
This expansion marks the third time that Colgate has worked to broaden the Colgate Commitment, a critical part of the Third-Century Plan.
#ColgateThirdCentury | bit.ly/4qzRMzk
Solomon Tesfaye ’15 gives voice to his journey as a refugee — celebrating both the hardships and the joy.
https://bit.ly/3ZZUEJo
https://bit.ly/3ZZUEJo
February 10, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Solomon Tesfaye ’15 gives voice to his journey as a refugee — celebrating both the hardships and the joy.
https://bit.ly/3ZZUEJo
https://bit.ly/3ZZUEJo
Tiny Desk Concerts host Bobby Carter will serve as the 2026 Clifford Family Innovator in Residence at Colgate University.
All members of the community are invited to the discussion and reception on March 5, and the live DJ event on March 6. More information to follow as details become available.
All members of the community are invited to the discussion and reception on March 5, and the live DJ event on March 6. More information to follow as details become available.
February 6, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Tiny Desk Concerts host Bobby Carter will serve as the 2026 Clifford Family Innovator in Residence at Colgate University.
All members of the community are invited to the discussion and reception on March 5, and the live DJ event on March 6. More information to follow as details become available.
All members of the community are invited to the discussion and reception on March 5, and the live DJ event on March 6. More information to follow as details become available.
Celebrate Colgate Day in your area.
If you don’t see your location listed and are interested in being a host, let us know in the comments or email [email protected].
bit.ly/3yLAAez
If you don’t see your location listed and are interested in being a host, let us know in the comments or email [email protected].
bit.ly/3yLAAez
February 5, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Celebrate Colgate Day in your area.
If you don’t see your location listed and are interested in being a host, let us know in the comments or email [email protected].
bit.ly/3yLAAez
If you don’t see your location listed and are interested in being a host, let us know in the comments or email [email protected].
bit.ly/3yLAAez
February 2, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Colgate Career Services recently hosted Sophomore Connections, an exclusive annual career conference offered to second-year students during winter break.
More than 100 alumni were back on campus to share their insights and experiences with the 500 students in attendance.
More than 100 alumni were back on campus to share their insights and experiences with the 500 students in attendance.
January 26, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Colgate Career Services recently hosted Sophomore Connections, an exclusive annual career conference offered to second-year students during winter break.
More than 100 alumni were back on campus to share their insights and experiences with the 500 students in attendance.
More than 100 alumni were back on campus to share their insights and experiences with the 500 students in attendance.
Four Colgate Raiders are headed to the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Kristyna Kaltounkova ’24, Noemi Neubauerova ’22, and Linda Vocetkova will represent Team Czechia.
Kayle Osborne ’24 will suit up for Canada.
https://bit.ly/3LTGztF
Kristyna Kaltounkova ’24, Noemi Neubauerova ’22, and Linda Vocetkova will represent Team Czechia.
Kayle Osborne ’24 will suit up for Canada.
https://bit.ly/3LTGztF
January 21, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Four Colgate Raiders are headed to the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Kristyna Kaltounkova ’24, Noemi Neubauerova ’22, and Linda Vocetkova will represent Team Czechia.
Kayle Osborne ’24 will suit up for Canada.
https://bit.ly/3LTGztF
Kristyna Kaltounkova ’24, Noemi Neubauerova ’22, and Linda Vocetkova will represent Team Czechia.
Kayle Osborne ’24 will suit up for Canada.
https://bit.ly/3LTGztF
Jonathan Eaton ’24 has been selected as a Schwarzman Scholar.
“The Schwarzman program will help develop my leadership skills so that I can ‘meet the moment,’” Eaton said, “regardless of what that moment will be.”
bit.ly/49NcHXO
“The Schwarzman program will help develop my leadership skills so that I can ‘meet the moment,’” Eaton said, “regardless of what that moment will be.”
bit.ly/49NcHXO
January 20, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Jonathan Eaton ’24 has been selected as a Schwarzman Scholar.
“The Schwarzman program will help develop my leadership skills so that I can ‘meet the moment,’” Eaton said, “regardless of what that moment will be.”
bit.ly/49NcHXO
“The Schwarzman program will help develop my leadership skills so that I can ‘meet the moment,’” Eaton said, “regardless of what that moment will be.”
bit.ly/49NcHXO
Activist Fredrika Newton, president and co-founder of the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation, will deliver Colgate’s 2026 MLK Celebration Keynote Address on Jan. 22, 2026, in Colgate Memorial Chapel.
https://bit.ly/4pMlZcM
https://bit.ly/4pMlZcM
January 19, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Activist Fredrika Newton, president and co-founder of the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation, will deliver Colgate’s 2026 MLK Celebration Keynote Address on Jan. 22, 2026, in Colgate Memorial Chapel.
https://bit.ly/4pMlZcM
https://bit.ly/4pMlZcM
Students from Colgate and Norfolk State University toured Monticello together after spending a semester reading and discussing shared literature.
This was part of a new first-semester seminar titled Historical Justice in America, led by Associate Professor Alexander Karn.
bit.ly/4qVXgDI
This was part of a new first-semester seminar titled Historical Justice in America, led by Associate Professor Alexander Karn.
bit.ly/4qVXgDI
January 15, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Students from Colgate and Norfolk State University toured Monticello together after spending a semester reading and discussing shared literature.
This was part of a new first-semester seminar titled Historical Justice in America, led by Associate Professor Alexander Karn.
bit.ly/4qVXgDI
This was part of a new first-semester seminar titled Historical Justice in America, led by Associate Professor Alexander Karn.
bit.ly/4qVXgDI
"Be courageous. Dare. Risk. Even if you fail, it doesn’t matter — it’ll not only have an enormous impact on you but also inspire those you love,” says Robert Garland, professor emeritus.
In What to Expect When You’re Dead, Garland explores death across cultures and centuries.
bit.ly/4jFOV4F
In What to Expect When You’re Dead, Garland explores death across cultures and centuries.
bit.ly/4jFOV4F
January 14, 2026 at 6:42 PM
"Be courageous. Dare. Risk. Even if you fail, it doesn’t matter — it’ll not only have an enormous impact on you but also inspire those you love,” says Robert Garland, professor emeritus.
In What to Expect When You’re Dead, Garland explores death across cultures and centuries.
bit.ly/4jFOV4F
In What to Expect When You’re Dead, Garland explores death across cultures and centuries.
bit.ly/4jFOV4F
Dr. Charles Popkin has a dream part-time job: team physician for USA Hockey.
Since 2018, Popkin ’00 has taken time away from being a board-certified orthopedist to take care of one of USA Hockey’s teams at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships.
https://bit.ly/458evcx
Since 2018, Popkin ’00 has taken time away from being a board-certified orthopedist to take care of one of USA Hockey’s teams at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships.
https://bit.ly/458evcx
January 13, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Dr. Charles Popkin has a dream part-time job: team physician for USA Hockey.
Since 2018, Popkin ’00 has taken time away from being a board-certified orthopedist to take care of one of USA Hockey’s teams at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships.
https://bit.ly/458evcx
Since 2018, Popkin ’00 has taken time away from being a board-certified orthopedist to take care of one of USA Hockey’s teams at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships.
https://bit.ly/458evcx
Colgate University’s study abroad program has ranked first in the annual Institute for International Education Open Doors Survey.
“Students and alumni routinely tell us about the impact international programs have on them.”
bit.ly/4sA1liw
“Students and alumni routinely tell us about the impact international programs have on them.”
bit.ly/4sA1liw
January 12, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Colgate University’s study abroad program has ranked first in the annual Institute for International Education Open Doors Survey.
“Students and alumni routinely tell us about the impact international programs have on them.”
bit.ly/4sA1liw
“Students and alumni routinely tell us about the impact international programs have on them.”
bit.ly/4sA1liw
The 2026 Colgate Writers Conference will take place June 7–13.
With expanded workshop offerings designed to support both emerging and established writers, as well as enhanced scholarship opportunities, the 2025 conference drew writers from more than 20 states and three countries.
bit.ly/4stmUkF
With expanded workshop offerings designed to support both emerging and established writers, as well as enhanced scholarship opportunities, the 2025 conference drew writers from more than 20 states and three countries.
bit.ly/4stmUkF
January 7, 2026 at 12:04 AM
The 2026 Colgate Writers Conference will take place June 7–13.
With expanded workshop offerings designed to support both emerging and established writers, as well as enhanced scholarship opportunities, the 2025 conference drew writers from more than 20 states and three countries.
bit.ly/4stmUkF
With expanded workshop offerings designed to support both emerging and established writers, as well as enhanced scholarship opportunities, the 2025 conference drew writers from more than 20 states and three countries.
bit.ly/4stmUkF
December 31, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Can robots still evoke empathy in the same way within the new context of AI?
Playwright Richard Maxwell, the most recent Christian A. Johnson Foundation Artist-in-Residence, explored this question throughout his residency.
https://bit.ly/3YvAlCU
Playwright Richard Maxwell, the most recent Christian A. Johnson Foundation Artist-in-Residence, explored this question throughout his residency.
https://bit.ly/3YvAlCU
December 29, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Can robots still evoke empathy in the same way within the new context of AI?
Playwright Richard Maxwell, the most recent Christian A. Johnson Foundation Artist-in-Residence, explored this question throughout his residency.
https://bit.ly/3YvAlCU
Playwright Richard Maxwell, the most recent Christian A. Johnson Foundation Artist-in-Residence, explored this question throughout his residency.
https://bit.ly/3YvAlCU
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate.
Wishing a happy and healthy holiday season to all.
Wishing a happy and healthy holiday season to all.
December 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate.
Wishing a happy and healthy holiday season to all.
Wishing a happy and healthy holiday season to all.
Known as Mr. Christmas, Johnny Marks, Class of 1931, wrote some of our favorite classic carols.
Of the 175 songs Marks published, some of our yuletide favorites include:
🎄 Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
🎄 Holly Jolly Christmas
🎄 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
https://bit.ly/2EtIwqk
Of the 175 songs Marks published, some of our yuletide favorites include:
🎄 Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
🎄 Holly Jolly Christmas
🎄 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
https://bit.ly/2EtIwqk
December 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Known as Mr. Christmas, Johnny Marks, Class of 1931, wrote some of our favorite classic carols.
Of the 175 songs Marks published, some of our yuletide favorites include:
🎄 Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
🎄 Holly Jolly Christmas
🎄 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
https://bit.ly/2EtIwqk
Of the 175 songs Marks published, some of our yuletide favorites include:
🎄 Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
🎄 Holly Jolly Christmas
🎄 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
https://bit.ly/2EtIwqk
Tis the season.
The blanket of snow turns Colgate's campus into a winter wonderland.
The blanket of snow turns Colgate's campus into a winter wonderland.
December 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Tis the season.
The blanket of snow turns Colgate's campus into a winter wonderland.
The blanket of snow turns Colgate's campus into a winter wonderland.
Colgate students and faculty across seven departments embarked on six different trips to start 2025 — with destinations from Hawaii to Ghana — as a part of the Extended Study and Sophomore Residential Seminar programs.
https://bit.ly/42LlsiS
https://bit.ly/42LlsiS
December 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Colgate students and faculty across seven departments embarked on six different trips to start 2025 — with destinations from Hawaii to Ghana — as a part of the Extended Study and Sophomore Residential Seminar programs.
https://bit.ly/42LlsiS
https://bit.ly/42LlsiS
For students navigating those holiday conversations:
Gary Ross, the Jones and Wood family senior vice president for admission and financial aid, has some suggestions.
https://bit.ly/3KXRkuq
Gary Ross, the Jones and Wood family senior vice president for admission and financial aid, has some suggestions.
https://bit.ly/3KXRkuq
The College Applicant's Guide To Holiday Season Serenity
All you want is to enjoy some good holiday food and retreat quickly. You soon find yourself cornered by the quirky neighbor or awkward aunt.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
For students navigating those holiday conversations:
Gary Ross, the Jones and Wood family senior vice president for admission and financial aid, has some suggestions.
https://bit.ly/3KXRkuq
Gary Ross, the Jones and Wood family senior vice president for admission and financial aid, has some suggestions.
https://bit.ly/3KXRkuq
“When we aggregate at the national level, inflows of foreign STEM workers explain between 30% and 50% of the aggregate productivity growth that took place in the United States between 1990 and 2010.”
Professor Chad Sparber discusses the impacts of immigration.
https://bit.ly/4q8gIN3
Professor Chad Sparber discusses the impacts of immigration.
https://bit.ly/4q8gIN3
December 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
“When we aggregate at the national level, inflows of foreign STEM workers explain between 30% and 50% of the aggregate productivity growth that took place in the United States between 1990 and 2010.”
Professor Chad Sparber discusses the impacts of immigration.
https://bit.ly/4q8gIN3
Professor Chad Sparber discusses the impacts of immigration.
https://bit.ly/4q8gIN3
The Hamilton Movie Theater has been listed as one of 13 stunning Upstate movie theaters.
Opened as an opera house in 1895, the Hamilton Movie Theater was most recently renovated in 2019, and continues to be a centerpiece of downtown Hamilton.
https://bit.ly/3KPgFGT
Opened as an opera house in 1895, the Hamilton Movie Theater was most recently renovated in 2019, and continues to be a centerpiece of downtown Hamilton.
https://bit.ly/3KPgFGT
December 15, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The Hamilton Movie Theater has been listed as one of 13 stunning Upstate movie theaters.
Opened as an opera house in 1895, the Hamilton Movie Theater was most recently renovated in 2019, and continues to be a centerpiece of downtown Hamilton.
https://bit.ly/3KPgFGT
Opened as an opera house in 1895, the Hamilton Movie Theater was most recently renovated in 2019, and continues to be a centerpiece of downtown Hamilton.
https://bit.ly/3KPgFGT
December 13, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The beauty is in the details.
December 11, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The beauty is in the details.