Winter 2016: At the first Be the Change: Careers for the Common Good Symposium in October, alumni and students focused on building relationships and advancing careers in nonprofits, education, government, and other enterprises for social good.
In September, Kathleen Doherty ’85 moved to Nicosia, Cyprus, to serve as America’s first female ambassador to that country. “A little Mediterranean gem with 320 days of sunshine,” she enthused. But along with the temperate weather and beauty comes a complicated history.
Qamar-ul Huda ’90 was listed in The Muslim 500: The World’s 500 Most Influential Muslims for 2016, published by The Royal Islamic Strategic Centre in Jordan. Huda is a senior policy advisor to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s Office of Religion and Global Affairs.
Growing up, Denise Battles ’85 relished collecting rock samples from the shoreline of Lake Ontario. That pastime laid the foundation for her academic journey, which has recently returned her to the Great Lakes region as SUNY Geneseo’s 13th president.
As Americans engage in dialogue about diversity, Devin Hughes ’91 is facilitating conversations for a range of groups, from kindergarteners to corporate staff.
If you’d told Kelda Olson Hutson ’02, MAT’03 when she first arrived at Colgate that she’d someday make important contributions to the field of evolutionary biology, she would not have believed you.
Cruising into Hamilton on his maroon, custom-built bicycle just in time for Colgate’s homecoming weekend, Rory Macleod ’00 had traveled 4,931 miles in 75 days.
After teaching for two years after graduation Britty Buonocore ’12, MA’13 is back in Hamilton as the owner and head baker of Flour and Salt Bakery. She has pulled together some tricks of the trade that all novice bakers can use in their home kitchens when they’re in a bind.
