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2025 Springfest Sees Familiar Traditions Return Alongside New Events

2025 Springfest Sees Familiar Traditions Return Alongside New Events

Joe Harte, Staff Writer May 2, 2025

Colgate University hosted its annual Springfest, updated with a few notable changes, from Friday, April 25 to Saturday, April 26. Hallmark events, such as Dancefest and the Springfest concert, returned...

University Continues Campus Construction and Third Century Improvements

University Continues Campus Construction and Third Century Improvements

Samantha Wotring, Editor-in-Chief May 2, 2025

With the 2024-2025 academic year coming to an end, Colgate University continues work on developments and projects that are part of the University’s Third-Century Plan.   Campus construction and...

Law Prof. Jonathan Turley Discusses the Right to Free Speech

Law Prof. Jonathan Turley Discusses the Right to Free Speech

Emma McCartan, Head News Editor May 2, 2025

Colgate University’s Center for Freedom and Western Civilization hosted lawyer and Professor of Public Interest Law at George Washington University Law School Jonathan Turley for a discussion of his...

Professor Alea Mills Presents on Brain Cancer Research

Ronan Valle, Staff Writer April 25, 2025

Sponsored by the biology department and the Michael J. Wolk Foundation, Alea Mills, a professor at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, presented “A New Epigenetic Fix for Brain Cancer” on Friday, April...

Public Policy Expert Daniel Fata Discusses the U.S. Military Withdrawal from Afghanistan

Camille Collins, Staff Writer April 25, 2025

Colgate University’s chapter of the Alexander Hamilton Society led a panel discussion with national security consultant and public policy expert Daniel Fata on Thursday, April 17. The Alexander Hamilton...

President Casey Signs Letter Denouncing Government Overreach

Samantha Wotring, Editor-in-Chief April 25, 2025

This story has been updated. Colgate University President Brian W. Casey, along with over 523 other presidents of colleges and universities, as of April 28, signed a letter on Tuesday, April 22 denouncing...

Professor Mitchell-Eaton Presents on Feminist Geographies of Resistance

Professor Mitchell-Eaton Presents on Feminist Geographies of Resistance

Sophie Karbstein, Head News Editor April 25, 2025

Colgate University Assistant Professor of Geography Emily Mitchell-Eaton spoke on Indigenous Pacific Islander — or Pasifika — feminist geographies in the context of resisting the intersecting violences...

Colgate Professors Protest Trump Administration’s Impact on Higher Education

Colgate Professors Protest Trump Administration’s Impact on Higher Education

Madeline Duncan and Sophie Karbstein April 25, 2025

Colgate University professors held a protest as part of the American Association of University Professors’ (AAUP) National Day of Action on Thursday, April 17. Professors demonstrated against the Trump...

Hamilton Residents Join Together in Village for Another Weekend of Protests

Hamilton Residents Join Together in Village for Another Weekend of Protests

Anaïs King, Contributing Writer April 25, 2025

The Hamilton Village Green became a site of civic action as local residents and activists gathered for a peaceful protest against current threats to American democracy on Saturday, April 19. Organized...

Brookings Institution Directors Discuss Transnational Criminal Networks, Nontraditional Threats

Brookings Institution Directors Discuss Transnational Criminal Networks, Nontraditional Threats

Vee Atkinson, Contributing Writer April 18, 2025

Students and faculty gathered in Persson Hall to hear a lecture from two members of the Brookings Institution, Michael O’Hanlon and Vanda Felbab-Brown, on Tuesday, April 8. O’Hanlon is a Lampert Institute...

In Memoriam: Carolina Castilla 

In Memoriam: Carolina Castilla 

April 18, 2025

Colgate University announced on April 14 that Carolina Castilla, Richard M. Kessler Professor of Economic Studies, passed away on Saturday, April 12. She was 47.  The sad news was shared in an email...

Peter’s Glen Planting, Construction Continues

Peter’s Glen Planting, Construction Continues

Emma McCartan, Head News Article April 18, 2025

Colgate University students have had a front row seat to the construction process of Peter’s Glen, a project that will connect upper and middle campuses. The work began in February 2024. In the past...

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