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A statement on the ending of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program

Contributing WriterSeptember 5, 2017

New York Six Liberal Arts Consortium presidents — including Colgate University President Brian W. Casey — sent the following letter to members of New York’s Congressional and Senate delegations today, following President Donald J. Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

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Selfie of Molly Nelson ’19 in Venice, Italy

Molly Nelson ’19 reflects on archaeological excavation in Italy

Contributing WriterAugust 25, 2017

Editor’s note: In this series, Colgate students share stories about their summer experiences in offices, labs, and open spaces around the world. This summer,...

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Colgate community to reaffirm and reimagine campus rituals with Artist-in-Residence

Contributing WriterAugust 18, 2017

Many of Colgate University’s most recognizable traditions have long included a symbolic torchlit walk, representing the force of the light of knowledge. For gen...

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Bruce W. Selleck, Thomas A. Bartlett Chair and Professor of Geology, tours a local natural gas well with alumni during Reunion 2011.

Colgate remembers Professor Bruce Selleck ’71

Contributing WriterAugust 7, 2017

There will be a Celebration of Life for Bruce Selleck '71 in the Colgate Memorial Chapel on Saturday, October 14, beginning at 3:30 p.m. A rec...

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Anticipating the solar eclipse with Professor Tony Aveni, Dickinson, Dillard, and Woolf

Contributing WriterJuly 28, 2017

Ten minutes before totality — astronomer Anthony Aveni sets the stage for readers who have not seen a total solar eclipse — the light will be almost fifty thousand times brighter than a full moonlit sky. Read about Aveni in the Colgate Scene

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Tim Englehart ’18 studies patterns in student volunteerism

Contributing WriterJuly 21, 2017

Colgate students have fanned out across the globe to apply their liberal arts know-how in a variety of real-world settings. They are keeping our community poste...

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Jennifer Heldmann '98 at space camp as a child

Space Camp Hall of Fame inducts Jennifer Heldmann ’98

Contributing WriterJuly 19, 2017

Following her Space Camp experience, Heldmann's interest in planetary sciences grew exponentially while majoring in astrogeophysics at Colgate.

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Christine Horn ’19 works with a tomato plant in the Colgate University greenhouse

Christine Horn ’19 studies impact of agricultural selection for redder, juicier tomatoes

Contributing WriterJuly 14, 2017

Colgate students have fanned out across the globe to apply their liberal arts know-how in a variety of real-world settings. They are keeping our community poste...

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Professor Michael Johnston on government policy and business development

Contributing WriterJuly 6, 2017

Charles A. Dana Professor of Political Science emeritus Michael Johnston talks with WalletHub about government policies and their impact on business development.

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Colgate research collaboration sheds light on NY opioid crisis

Contributing WriterJune 27, 2017

New research sheds some surprising light on the state’s opioid crisis. “The heroin epidemic really dates back to 2010, 2011,” said Dr. Ann Gadomski, head of the Bassett Research Institute in Cooperstown, which conducted opioid research in collaboration with the Colgate University Upstate Institute in Hamilton.

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John Levisay ’89: He’s craft(s)y

Contributing WriterMay 15, 2017

Since 2011, John Levisay ’89 has been crafting the perfect online learning experience with his start-up called Craftsy, which offers classes ranging from quilting to jewelry making to photography. On May 11, it was announced that NBCUniversal is acquiring majority ownership of Craftsy. Levisay will continue in a leadership role, reporting to NBCU Cable’s president of strategy and commercial growth.

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Portrait of the 2017 Women's Rugby National Championship team

Women’s Rugby wins 2017 NSCRO 7s National Championship

Contributing WriterMay 15, 2017

Congratulations to the Colgate Women’s Rugby team, which fought its way to victory at the NSCRO 7s National Championship tournament, April 29–30, in Pittsburgh,...

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Career initiatives AVP Michael Sciola in Chronicle of Higher Ed

Contributing WriterApril 19, 2017

Scott Carlson of the Chronicle of Higher Education writes: “As the world of work goes through fundamental changes and students face unprecedented challenges in employment, colleges’ career centers need to reposition themselves to be more effective, says Michael Sciola, associate vice president for institutional advancement and career initiatives at Colgate University.”

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Patricia Moscicki ’18 sits with young students from the Comunidad Educativa Tamujé Iwigara in Creel, Chihuahua

Alumnus leads Global Health Initiative students to U.S./ Mexico border

Contributing WriterMarch 1, 2017

Editor's note: This post was written by Everett Egginton ’65, professor emeritus at New Mexico State University. Last January, I had the privilege and honor ...

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Colgate officials at the Patagonia Sur forest in Chile

New extended study in Chile connects with campus climate initiative

Contributing WriterFebruary 15, 2017

Colgate University’s Off-Campus Study Committee and Dean’s Advisory Council have approved an extended study trip to Patagonia for January 2018.

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