Michael Blanding

Visaggi In her lab at Georgie State University

Fossil Maven

Christy Visaggi ’02 started Paleontology in the Parks as a way for students to conduct research on fossils in national parks.
Portrait of Gordon Blaine Hancock

A Racial Pioneer

Gordon Blaine Hancock, who earned his bachelor’s in 1919 and divinity degree in 1920 from Colgate, set the stage for the civil rights movement.

Drop by Drop

A new book co-written by Samantha Zuhlke ’10 and former Colgate professor Manuel Teodoro explores Americans’ strange relationship with drinking water.

Reimagining Refuge

Geography professor Daniel Monk explains the global shelter imaginary, a dangerous new trend in humanitarian aid.
Judge Angel Kelley sitting at bench

Justice Served

In September 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Angel Kelley ’89 for a new position as a judge for the U.S. District Court. Confirmed by the U.S. Senate, she became only the second Asian American and second Black woman ever appointed to the federal bench in Massachusetts.

Great States

In 2019, Democrats in Virginia took control of the House of Delegates and the State Senate, giving the party complete control of government for the first time ...

There but for the Grace

A visiting professor studies the culture of second chances — and what it takes to get one

Writing in Color

Dick Weiss ’73 started Before Ferguson Beyond Ferguson, an initiative addressing racial inequities in the St. Louis area.
realistic illustration of Britta Von Oesen with hills in the backgound and wind mills in the foreground

Green Queen

Britta Von Oesen has raised more than $4 billion to date for renewable energy projects around the country.

Michael Blanding