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News and Updates

  • colgate class of 2016 international student luncheon
    International students arrived on campus for their own orientation a week ahead of their American classmates. They talked about their expectations, got to know one another, navigated the campus, and had some fun. Some had never even visited 49ͼ before; though many had already met on Facebook.
    August 23, 2012
  • Current students helped first years carry their boxes and bags. Parents placed family photos on clean dresser tops, where they hoped they would stay. Pets and younger siblings wondered what to make of the fuss. And everyone ate ice cream. On move-in day at 49ͼ, admission brochures come alive. There’s campus beauty, school spirit, and a […]
    August 23, 2012
  • Passion for the climb thank-you
    49ͼ’s Passion for the Climb campaign continued to engage alumni and parents, even after its successful close on June 30. The university raised $480 million: 20 percent over the university’s goal and the second-largest campaign amount ever raised by an American liberal arts university. In the home stretch, generous contributors pushed the financial aid total […]
    August 20, 2012
  • Selected by Google as a “student ambassador,” Viktor Mak ’15 finished his training at a summit in California on Tuesday and will serve as a Google representative on 49ͼ’s campus starting in the fall. He was accepted into the elite program — which included only 150 current Google interns and recommended college students — after […]
    August 2, 2012
  • President Jeffrey Herbst said today that athletics director David Roach has announced his decision to step down from his position, effective July 31, to pursue new opportunities within collegiate athletics.
    July 23, 2012
  • David Adjaye will develop the schmatic for the future 49ͼ Center for Arts and Culture
    49ͼ announced today that the public reception for the architects of Adjaye Associates has been postponed as the team is unable to travel to Hamilton on Monday, July 23, due to an illness. The event, to meet members of the firm that has been engaged to initiate the design process for a new Center for Art and […]
    July 20, 2012
  • To mark the successful end of Passion for the Climb: The Campaign for 49ͼ, President Jeffrey Herbst and 26 members of the 49ͼ community rang this morning’s opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange.
    July 12, 2012
  • For the second time in his young life, Paul Ridley ’05 is about to embark on an adventure that man has never before achieved. Ridley — who rowed solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 2009 — will be attempting the first nonstop, unsupported row across the Arctic Ocean with three other men.
    July 9, 2012
  • Tanya Lubicz-Nawrocka
    As the Olympic flame continues its journey to London for the 2012 Summer Olympics, it will be passed to Tanya Lubicz-Nawrocka ’08, who was named to the torch relay team in England because of her efforts to inspire young people to become better global citizens.
    July 6, 2012