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Professor Lucie Schmidt Presents Research at Economics Series With Hamilton College

Professor Lucie Schmidt Presents Research at Economics Series With Hamilton College

Emery Furgason, Contributing Writer February 23, 2024

Colgate University welcomed Lucie Schmidt, Robert A. Woods professor of economics at Smith College, to speak as a part of the joint Economics Lecture Series with Hamilton College on Friday, Jan. 16. The...

Amari Simpson Defines Life After a Liberal Arts Education

Amari Simpson Defines Life After a Liberal Arts Education

Clare Gillis, Contributing Writer February 23, 2024

Colgate University continued its Passion Project Series on Wednesday, Feb. 14, with an event focused on the value that a liberal arts education can bring to students’ lives after graduation. In an event...

Guest Lecturer Derek Penslar Discusses Antisemitism, Zionism, Anti-Zionism

Molly O'Brien, Contributing Writer February 23, 2024

The Colgate University Jewish studies and Middle Eastern and Islamic studies programs hosted guest lecturer Derek Penslar on Wednesday, Feb. 14. The event was part of an ongoing series of discussions surrounding...

Brief: Campus Security Camera Standards Revisited in Response to Recent Safety Concerns

Samantha Wotring, Copy Editor February 16, 2024

The Colgate University community received an email from Vice President and Dean of the College Paul J. McLoughlin on Feb. 14 — titled “Working Group to Develop Security Camera Standards on Campus”...

Brief: Construction Set to Begin on Peter’s Glen, Connecting Upper and Middle Campus

Brief: Construction Set to Begin on Peter’s Glen, Connecting Upper and Middle Campus

Ryan Dugdale, Executive Editor February 16, 2024

Initial site work will begin this month on Peter’s Glen — the tiered, landscaped walkway designed to connect the upper and middle campuses. In addition to landscaping improvements in the area in between...

Brief: Campus Safety Notifies Campus Community of Reported Burglary, Investigation Underway

Jesse Harris and Maya Karkhanis February 16, 2024

Director of Campus Safety Terri Stewart released an email to the Colgate University community with the subject “Campus Safety Notification — Burglary” on Saturday, Feb. 10. The email shared that...

‘Oil for Insecurity’: Professor Jacob Mundy Discusses the ‘Everywhere’ War in the Middle East

‘Oil for Insecurity’: Professor Jacob Mundy Discusses the ‘Everywhere’ War in the Middle East

Olivia Miller, Contributing Writer February 16, 2024

The Division of Social Sciences Spring 2024 Luncheon Seminar Series welcomed Colgate University faculty member Jacob Mundy on Thursday, Feb. 8. Mundy, who is an associate professor of peace and conflict...

Peer Research Consultants Provide Aid to Students

Peer Research Consultants Provide Aid to Students

Chris Gooding, Contributing Writer February 16, 2024

Colgate University’s Peer Research Consultants program, which began in Fall 2023, provides help to students mainly with sourcing for research papers, including finding and formatting the sources. Led...

Professor Rutherford Contextualizes Conflict in Gaza During Two-Part Lecture Series

Professor Rutherford Contextualizes Conflict in Gaza During Two-Part Lecture Series

Emma McCartan, Assistant News Editor February 16, 2024

Associate Professor of Political Science Bruce Rutherford provided a comprehensive overview of the conflict in Gaza to students and faculty on Feb. 7. The lecture, which drew a full house at Colgate University’s...

The Earth Is Not Flat: Rana Foroohar Analyzes Changes in U.S. Economy

‘The Earth Is Not Flat’: Rana Foroohar Analyzes Changes in U.S. Economy

Chloe Liversidge, Staff Writer February 16, 2024

Colgate University’s Lampert Institute for Civic and Global Affairs hosted Rana Foroohar, business columnist and associate editor at the Financial Times and global economic analyst at CNN, on Tuesday,...

Brief: Board of Trustees Discusses Issues Pressing Higher Ed, Third-Century Updates at Winter Meeting

Ryan Dugdale, Executive Editor February 9, 2024

The Colgate University Board of Trustees met between Thursday, Jan. 25, and Saturday, Jan. 27, to discuss the status of the Third-Century Plan as well as numerous issues impacting higher education, including...

University Museums Discusses Plans for Increased Accessibility

University Museums Discusses Plans for Increased Accessibility

Antonia Shannon, Contributing Writer February 9, 2024

The Colgate University Museums — which include the Picker Art Gallery, the Longyear Museum of Anthropology, the Linsley Geology Museum and the Clifford Gallery — are hosting a six-week series of discussions...

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