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  • Plastic bag floating in the ocean.
    Does seeing an image of plastic bags floating in the ocean influence people to be more environmentally friendly? That’s what Bob Turner, professor of economics and environmental studies, hopes to find out with his new research. In Turner’s study, participants are asked a set of questions designed by psychologists that assesses their opinions on the […]
    October 5, 2016
  • President Brian W. Casey addresses a full Memorial Chapel during his inauguration ceremony.
    Within the historic precincts of Memorial Chapel, the ºÚÁÏÍø community looked forward to a bright and exciting future when it inaugurated Brian W. Casey as its 17th president on September 30. Hundreds of well-wishers packed the chapel for the ceremony — the highlight of a weeklong celebration of ºÚÁÏÍø. Daniel B. Hurwitz ’86, P’17’20, chair […]
    October 3, 2016
  • Exterior of Riggs ’65 Rink
    The ºÚÁÏÍø community came together Saturday morning at the Class of 1965 Arena dedication to celebrate the culmination of a $37.8 million dollar project that has been years in the making. The state-of-the-art facility is the new home of the ºÚÁÏÍø men’s and women’s ice hockey teams. The Raider men’s and women’s lacrosse and soccer […]
    October 3, 2016
  • Peter Balakian teaches an advanced writing class at ºÚÁÏÍø.
    Living Writers — one of ºÚÁÏÍø’s most popular courses, both on campus and in the wider Colgate community — featured Pulitzer Prize-winning professor Peter Balakian as part of inauguration week festivities at ºÚÁÏÍø. Balakian, the Donald M. and Constance H. Rebar Professor in humanities, professor of English, and director of creative writing at ºÚÁÏÍø, won the […]
    September 30, 2016
  • In an ecosystem of leadership, one seeks justice, mercy, dignity, empathy, and beauty. One listens and shares, partners and serves, and immerses oneself in the community. These were the themes — and the tangible advice — discussed by a slate of people who have dedicated their careers to doing good works at Cultivating Community Leaders: […]
    September 29, 2016
  • Image of ºÚÁÏÍø in the fall and Brian Casey headshot
    This Friday, ºÚÁÏÍø inaugurates Brian W. Casey as its 17th president. A full slate of special inauguration-week events kicked off yesterday with a panel discussion focused on ºÚÁÏÍø’s historical roots. Participants then turned to the question of how the university’s long journey from Baptist seminary to modern liberal arts institution may inform its path forward. […]
    September 28, 2016
  • Assorted books
    Living Writers — one of ºÚÁÏÍø’s most popular courses, both on campus and in the wider Colgate community — will return with a new focus next week. Led by English professor Jennifer Brice, the class will feature conversations with authors from a wide range of genres, including journalism and poetry, cartoons and novels, as well as memoirs and short stories. Online, […]
    August 30, 2016