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Aretha Franklin and her orchestra on the stage in Sanford Field House

Queen of Soul highlights performing arts weekend

Rebecca DowningMarch 17, 2016

Under the glow of disco ball lights twinkling on the ceiling, many people didn’t stay in their seats when Aretha Franklin took to the stage in Sanford Field Hou...

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Portrait of Dean of the College Suzy Nelson

Suzy Nelson named vice president of student life at MIT

Rebecca DowningFebruary 24, 2016

Suzy Nelson, Colgate’s vice president and dean of the college since June 2012, has been named vice president of student life at the Massachusetts Institute of T...

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Colgate community mourns loss of two students

Rebecca DowningSeptember 20, 2015

The Colgate community is mourning tragic news that two students, Cathryn (Carey) Depuy ’19 and Ryan Adams ’19, both of Ridgefield, Conn., died Sunday ...

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Colgate University Names Brian W. Casey as 17th President

Rebecca DowningAugust 13, 2015

Colgate University’s Board of Trustees has named Brian W. Casey, the president of DePauw University, as Colgate’s 17th president. Casey, who has a distinguis...

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Zhou Tian’s new violin concerto “The Infinite Dance” delights

Rebecca DowningJune 24, 2015

Composer and Colgate music professor Zhou Tian What do J.S. Bach’s Partitas and traditional Chinese erhu (violin) music have in common? For one thing, a new...

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Baccalaureate speaker tells graduates: “You’re not ducking for the camera”

Rebecca DowningMay 18, 2015

Rev. Gay Clark Jennings '74 delivered Saturday's baccalaureate address. Photo by Gerard Gaskin When Rev. Gay Clark Jennings ’74 was a student in Colgate’s f...

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Robert “R.V.” Smith, former chaplain and religion professor, dies at age 94

Rebecca DowningFebruary 19, 2015

Robert "RV" Smith Robert Virgil Smith, Harry Emerson Fosdick Professor of philosophy and religion, emeritus, and a United Methodist pastor for more than 45 ...

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New online Colgate Scene arrives for spring

Rebecca DowningMay 6, 2014

With springtime comes renewal, and today, a new online version of the Colgate Scene magazine has burst onto screens. (more…)...

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Michael "Mike" Sciola, Associate Vice President for Advancement & Director of Career Services.

Career Services Q&A with Director Mike Sciola

Rebecca DowningApril 24, 2014

Mike Sciola, associate vice president for advancement and director of career services (Photo by Andy Daddio) With the world of career development and employme...

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Feel-good food: Young alumni entrepreneurs creating their own definitions of edible goodness

Rebecca DowningNovember 2, 2013

Feel-good food: It can be defined in different ways, depending on the creator and the consumer. Colgate Scene associate editor Aleta Mayne recently talked to si...

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Architect David Adjaye presents design for Center for Art and Culture

Rebecca DowningJuly 1, 2013

Scale model photo by Andrew Daddio. It was standing-room only at the Colgate Inn on Thursday evening, June 27, when architect David Adjaye revealed to the Ham...

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Student compositions performed by acclaimed string quartet

Rebecca DowningApril 4, 2013

In February, three students in Professor Zhou Tian’s composition class had a rare opportunity — a reading and performance of their works by a renowned professio...

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Local legacies: Colgate’s location in the lands of the Iroquois provides unique and rich opportunities

Rebecca DowningFebruary 25, 2013

Arnold Aron Jacobs (Onondaga Nation, Turtle Clan), Skywoman Descending Great Turtle Island, 1997 (after 1981 painting), Lithograph, 23 ¾" x 33 7/8": Iroquois I...

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Responsible adults only: former parliamentarian Alan Frumin ’68 discusses the U.S. Senate

Rebecca DowningFebruary 18, 2013

What’s behind the recent dust-up over the filibuster? Alan Frumin ’68, recently retired parliamentarian of the United States Senate, probably knows more than an...

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Dairy dysfunction: alumni author tells story of the milk industry

Rebecca DowningFebruary 11, 2013

In the current issue of the Colgate Scene, we take a deep dive into milk. We all heard about the fiscal cliff ad nauseum, but did you know the dairy industry...

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