In the Media

Autumn 2021

“As (former Supreme Court justice) Sandra Day O’Connor used to say quite a bit, it’s good to be the first, but you don’t want to be the last.”

— Elizabeth Wolford ’89, who recently became the first woman to serve as chief justice of the Western District of New York (and the first to serve in this role in any part of New York State outside of the New York City area), to the Daily Messenger

“One of the touchy areas about getting into an inquiry about the truth of somebody’s religious objection to a vaccine is, an individual within a religious tradition may have a different understanding than other individuals in that religious institution.”

— Jenna Reinbold, associate professor of religion, in the Washington Post about religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine mandates

“Overall, alumni were incredibly inspired, and many increased their giving to Colgate to support this.”

— Jennifer Stone, Colgate’s assistant vice president for advancement, annual giving and professional networks, in the Inside Philanthropy article, “How a ‘Hidden Ivy’ Eliminated Most Student Loans Thanks to Alumni Support”