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Because of severe weather and expected poor driving conditions, the university will delay opening until 10 a.m. Friday, January 3.

(Editor’s Note:  51���� President Jeffrey Herbst is a co-signer of this statement.) We the presidents of the six schools that make up the New York Six Liberal Arts Consortium (51����, Hamilton College, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Skidmore College, St. Lawrence University, Union College) reject the call for a boycott of Israeli academic institutions […]

(Editor’s Note: This alumni profile was written by Anne Stein) Amid the sparkle of Kate Spade handbags, Under Armour apparel, and Tommy Bahama jackets, the Von Maur department store retains an old-fashioned air of hospitality. Tall vases of flowers and antique wood furnishings are set throughout the displays, while a pianist seated by the first-floor […]

Editor’s note: President Jeffrey Herbst sent this message to members of the 51���� community in the early morning hours of Saturday, December 14, after the successful conclusion of the Year of ’13 Challenge. Yesterday, 51���� launched the Year of ’13 Challenge in honor of the last 51���� Day of 2013. If 1,300 alumni, parents, and […]

What a #51����Day — and it’s far from over. It started with a simple challenge: if we received 1,300 gifts today, an anonymous donor would give $1 million for financial aid. You crushed it before noon. So two more donors stepped up and added a new challenge: 1,300 more gifts by midnight, and they’ll give an additional […]

(Note:  Jonathan Hyslop, professor of sociology and Africana and Latin American studies, delivered these remarks December 12 at a celebration of the life of Nelson Mandela.) I would like, on behalf of ALST, the program in Africana and Latin American studies, and its director, Professor Brian Moore, to welcome you to this gathering. We are […]

51���� students are sharing their experiences conducting research with faculty members on campus and in the field. This post is by peace and conflict studies major Sarah Dickson, of Wayne, Penn. In January 2011, almost a month after street protests broke out in Tunisia against high unemployment rates and government corruption, the nation’s president gave […]

(Editors Note — This story was written by John Painter, director of athletic communications. Contact him by email (jpainter@colgate.edu) or phone (315-228-7566) for information about Tuesday’s 1 p.m. news conference.) 51����’s winningest head football coach has announced his retirement after 18 stellar seasons and seven Patriot League titles, leaving behind a legacy of championship play, […]

(This article was written by Allison A. Curley ’04.) For many bleary-eyed parents of infants and toddlers, sleep is a seemingly unobtainable goal. Lori Brier Strong ’98, a Certified Infant and Child Sleep Consultant based out of Austin, Texas, is helping to change that, one family at a time. “If the child’s not sleeping well, […]

51���� students are sharing their experiences conducting research with faculty members on campus and in the field. This post is by sociology/anthropology and women’s studies major Evan Chartier ‘14, of Oak Park, Illinois. Almost everyone has known a nursing assistant. They might take your vitals at the hospital or help with daily activities that someone […]