Stephanie Wu '18 and research partner Rachel Geyer ’17, working with psychology professor Erin Cooley, have been researching individuals’ empathetic reactions to people of other races, and the factors that affected those reactions.
Samuel Howard Archer 1902, president of Morehouse College (1931-37), was one of at least four African-American Colgate alumni became college presidents. From the Autumn 2017 Colgate Scene, Page 13.
The Colgate in Focus admission diversity open house drew 68 talented high school seniors, many from low-income, first-generation, or other traditionally underrepresented backgrounds. Alumnus Javier Calvo Mendoza ’12 delivered the keynote.
Much has happened since Ryan Diew ’17 stepped in front of cameras in early June to pitch his travel app, Trippie, on ABC’s Shark Tank. Investors on the season nine premiere that aired October 1 pulled no punches in their criticism of the app, but Diew says he took their advice to heart, and he has been hard at work making Trippie the best airport navigation tool available on the Apple Store.
Artist-in-residence Barnaby Evans will "work alongside us as we re-invest in our opening and commencement rituals in ways that honor and understand our past while looking forward to the future," said President Casey.
Last semester, a group of students in Colgate’s Africana and Latin American Studies Program studied at the University of the West Indies at Mona, in Kingston, Jamaica, led by English professor Kezia Page.
Colgate neuroscientist Wan-Chun Liu is using songbirds to understand better how the human brain learns to speak — and gain new insights into diseases such as autism disorder.
Colgate Scene feature: Many Countries, One Colgate. Four years ago, Colgate sent international students digital cameras to capture their experiences as they prepared to come to Colgate. As they graduated in May, the students reflect upon their time on the hill.