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A New “Colgate Union” Will Build Community Through Debate and Discourse

On Oct. 22, approximately 100 Colgate University alumni and friends made their way to Chicago’s Newberry Library, just across Walton Street from the legendary Bughouse Square — once America’s most celebrated outdoor free speech center. It was a

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  • Rendering of Bernstein Hall

    From Benton Center to Bernstein Hall

    Colgate University’s Center for Arts, Creativity, and Innovation, which is nearing completion and expected to open in the fall, will be named Bernstein Hall in honor of the lead donor’s genealogical
  • A Third-Century Update

    Dear Members of the Colgate Community, I write today with the first in a series of monthly messages that will provide regular updates about the progress we are making together under the Third-Century
  • Colgate University campus in winter

    University Receives Record Support for Colgate Commitment, Financial Aid During December’s Colgate Fund Challenge 

    In the final weeks of 2023, more than 4,000 alumni, parents, and friends came together in support of Colgate students during the Colgate Fund Challenge. From December 13 through December 31, the
  • Prof. Jeff Bary speaks at Colgate's convocation in 2019.

    The Bright Side of the Dark

    Jeff Bary loves darkness. And for good reason: As associate professor of physics and astronomy, Bary understands how light pollution — the excessive use of artificial, man-made light — can block our
  • Photo of campus with Chapel in the background

    Colgate Pursues $100 Million for Financial Aid 

    Colgate University is seeking at least $100 million in new endowment gifts to support continued growth of the Colgate Commitment, the University’s expansive approach to making a Colgate education
  • Headshot of Mark Siegel

    Colgate Announces University Professorship, Inaugural Recipient

    Colgate University has announced the creation of a new endowed professorship, made possible through a $2.5 million gift from Mark S. Siegel ’73. The Mark S. Siegel University Professorship will always
  • Contemporaneous ensemble

    Colgate Music Department Announces Contemporaneous Residency

    Colgate’s music department will welcome New York City-based ensemble Contemporaneous on Oct. 26–29, the first of many visits as part of the group’s new three-year residency at the University
  • Benton Center construction

    A Third-Century in Motion

    Massive steel girders surrounded by scaffolding and shadowed by mammoth cranes are easily viewable to any passing motorist on 12B in Hamilton. But that work is a small snapshot of the many
  • A view of the new lower campus

    A Broad View: the New Lower Campus

    Colgate is rebuilding and renovating housing for juniors and seniors, creating a new campus region.
  • Campus in summer

    Challenge Accepted: Doug Chiarello ’98 on Giving Back

    As Colgate’s 2022–23 fiscal year end approached in June, Assistant Dean for Administrative Advising Doug Chiarello ’98 didn’t just want to support financial aid — he wanted to encourage others to do