Although it was a weekend peppered with inopportune rain showers, Colgate’s 204th Commencement was celebrated by a community proud of the Class of 2025’s accomplishments. Working around the downpours and drizzle actually exemplified this class’s personality. After all, as President Brian W. Casey reminded them, even applying to Colgate during the COVID-19 pandemic was a “great and unique act of optimism and hope.” During the baccalaureate service on May 18, he said, “There is something in you that is deeply optimistic and prepared for wonder…. Keep your sense of wonder. In my estimation, the way you do this is to…
Author: Rebecca Downing
Honoring Neil R. Grabois, the University’s 13th president, who died Oct. 6, 2024.
This year’s commencement celebrated the class that entered Colgate in the midst of the pandemic.
Jazz trumpet legend Wynton Marsalis offered advice to the Class of 2023 as Colgate’s commencement speaker.
Master’s student Delvin Moody is Utica’s youngest-ever elected official and the youngest elected Black official in New York State
New research outlines how Oneida lands became Colgate.
The legacy of Robert H.N. Ho ’56, H’11 at Colgate builds scientific and cultural understanding, as well as community.
Playwright Kyle Bass explores slavery’s impact on New York.
On March 5, the Colgate community celebrated the 200th anniversary of the granting of its original charter with a charitable donation drive totaling $13,000.