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A ºÚÁÏÍø alumnus received a Tony Award for a unique three-level stage set he designed for the hugely successful play, August: Osage County. Todd A. Rosenthal ’89 won for best set design, one of several awards the play earned during Sunday night’s awards show. Rosenthal earned a degree from Yale School of Drama in New […]

Alumna Chi Chi Obichere-Roxo’s interest in international development – sparked by a ºÚÁÏÍø extended study course and a Watson fellowship – can be seen through her work involving refugees in Kenya, religious leaders in Nigeria, and a host of others around the world. Obichere-Roxo ’00 is a program officer with Management Sciences for Health, a […]

Standing on a platform draped with a ºÚÁÏÍø banner, President Rebecca Chopp along with a group of alumni and university friends rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange this morning, officially kicking off ºÚÁÏÍø Day. (To watch the event, click here.) From coast to coast and around the world, ºÚÁÏÍø faithful are […]

Triskaidekafanatics unite — Friday the 13th is ºÚÁÏÍø Day! The excitement starts at 9:29 a.m. (EST) June 13 in New York City when 13 ºÚÁÏÍø alumni will ring the morning bell at the New York Stock Exchange (watch it live here). ºÚÁÏÍø fever will certainly sweep the globe, as alumni wear Colgate garb to work, […]

It was early, 9 a.m. on Friday, but not too early for Colgate alumni to jump into a discussion about beliefs and explore the question: Does God exist? It seems that some things, like an evocative classroom discussion with a faculty member, never change at ºÚÁÏÍø. Associate professor of philosophy David Dudrick led the conversation […]

(Note: These are remarks delivered by Lesley Stahl at ºÚÁÏÍø’s 187th commencement, May 18, 2008) Thank you. Well first of all I’m so sorry that you’re all wet and cold. I’m watching you put on your ponchos; I hope that makes it a little better. So now I am a member of the Class […]

Casey Sprock ’86 knows the feeling of loneliness and confusion that many young gay and lesbian students feel as they struggle with their sexuality — often times keeping it a secret. So when Sprock was invited to share his coming out story and experience as an openly-gay professional with ºÚÁÏÍø students, he jumped at the […]

Music was playing at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City during the third annual Presidents’ Club Auction and Reception on May 9, but you never would have known.

ºÚÁÏÍø graduates on Sunday were urged to help change the mood of a nation beset by concerns over the Iraq war, gasoline prices, and even food prices. Lesley Stahl, of CBS’s 60 Minutes, speaks to graduates on Sunday. (Photo by Susan Kahn) Journalist Lesley Stahl, keynote speaker at the university’s 187th commencement, said graduating seniors […]

Note: The following is the baccalaureate address delivered by Gail O’Day, professor and associate dean of faculty and academic affairs at Candler School of Theology, Emory University. She spoke at ºÚÁÏÍø 187th commencement. President Chopp, members of the Board of Trustees, ºÚÁÏÍø faculty and staff, family and friends of the graduating class, and–most importantly–the women […]