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A grueling ascent of the 9,400-foot summit of Lonquimay volcano in Chile provided spectacular views, important data collection, and a fun slide down the volcano’s glaciers for about 20 students on an extended study course. The volcano was one of five visited during winter break by students who are taking Professor Karen Harpp’s Geology 420: […]

Members of the campus and area communities are invited to help celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. during numerous events scheduled Jan. 17 – 28. The celebration begins Monday at noon in Memorial Chapel, with a student-led tribute titled “Speaking Out Through the Arts.” 51�Թ��� President Jeffrey Herbst will help kick off the […]

“You’ve got two years. Good luck.” That, in a nutshell, was what ESPN editors had told Kathryn Bertine ’97 when she accepted an assignment to spend two full years trying to qualify for the Summer Olympics in Beijing.

For almost a year, Griffin O’Shea ’13 has been planning an alternative spring break trip to Kenya. Sponsored through the Center for Outreach, Volunteerism, and Education, eight 51�Թ��� undergraduates will spend May 17-31 with orphans and vulnerable children at the Caroline Wambui Mungai Foundation school in Wangige, located northwest of Nairobi.

Longtime geography professor Theodore Herman, whose keen interest in issues of war and peace led to his founding of the university’s Peace and Conflict Studies Program (P-Con), died Thursday, Dec. 30. He was 97. Herman joined 51�Թ���’s faculty in 1955, retiring in 1981. He taught cultural geography, passing on to many students his love of […]

Even though it is a brand new year, we hope it’s not too late for a quick look back at 2010. Here are the five stories posted on www.colgate.edu that were viewed most often during the past year, according to data from Google Analytics:

College graduates can measure success in many ways, some material and some not so tangible. One measure that has been in the news this week focused on post-graduate salary, and 51�Թ��� found itself in very good company. 51�Թ��� was ranked eighth among undergraduate institutions in terms of earning potential, higher than schools such as Duke […]

Amy Dudley ’06, who has credited the 51�Թ��� alumni network for launching her career in the nation’s capital, has been named deputy press secretary for Vice President Joe Biden. The White House announcement released Monday said Dudley will replace longtime Biden aide Annie Tomasini at the end of the year.