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  • Colgate Unveils Plans for Carey Center, New Athletics Quad

    A new 65,000-square-foot basketball and volleyball arena will anchor a new athletics quadrangle at Colgate University, replacing the Reid Athletics Center. Construction of the facility, part of the University’s Third-Century Plan initiatives, is slated to begin in February.

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  • Graduates of Colgate University’s 203rd Commencement Encouraged to Draw From Their Bravery and Commit to a Cause

    Colgate recognized 730 students for earning an A.B. degree, plus 6 master of arts in teaching and one master of arts, during Commencement Weekend 2024, May 17–19. Financier-turned-human-rights-activist and author Bill Browder gave the commencement address.

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  • Colgate Announces Faculty Promotions and Endowed Chair Appointments

    During its spring meetings, the Colgate University Board of Trustees approved resolutions regarding faculty promotions to associate professor with continuous tenure and to full professor, as well as appointments to named chairs — all of which will take effect July 1, 2024.

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[ESPN] is the 800-pound gorilla everyone wants to work for.
Class of 1983

David Lloyd

People who aspire to have a sports broadcasting career dream of working for ESPN. David Lloyd ’83 might have been among those dreamers if he had grown up watching ESPN, but when he stepped on campus, ESPN was going on the air for the first time.

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The most pressing issue that has informed my research is climate change — and understanding who can respond, and recover from the impacts.
Professor of Environmental Studies, and Africana and Latin American Studies

April Baptiste

Growing up in rural Trinidad and Tobago, Baptiste's passion for the environment began in her childhood. She now researches, and advocates for environmental justice in the Caribbean region.

Baptiste was recently featured on 13

My desire to learn and discover brought me 8,000 miles away from my home to Colgate.
Biochemistry and philosophy major

Nilesh Shah ’24

Ever since he could remember, Shah's dream was to become a scientist. Colgate's multidisciplinary liberal arts curriculum and research opportunities have allowed him to explore his passion and participate in the Bethesda Biomedical research group.

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