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10/23/2026

Playful Thinking, Serious Coding

Associate Professor of Computer Science Elodie Fourquet piloted a new capstone class, COSC 481, with a curriculum that combines programming expertise and narrative storytelling with each student’s unique interdisciplinary perspective during the spring 2026 semester.

Taught in a workshop format that encouraged communication and learning from one another, by the end of the course, students were able to bring their ideas to life using the technical skills they had honed throughout the semester.

"What I’m trying to do is show students, ‘You have the skill, especially with a liberal arts education, to create things that are unique,’" says Fourquet.

Grace Kenney ’26 created a fresh video game take on Homer’s The Odyssey. She called her game The Many-Adventured Man and modeled it after Odysseus’ battle with the cyclops Polyphemus.

Irae Jung ’27, who studies computer science and music, built a platform game inspired by song composition.

Liam Davis ’27 and Vincent Ryan ’27, teammates on the men’s track team, worked together to promote clean competition through their game, Complete Clean.

“This was the first CS class I have had at Colgate that allowed you to come up with your own idea for what your final game project would look like. Professor Fourquet was very open to any theme or general topic you were interested in. In addition to the added creativity, it was the first time I made a game completely end-to-end with no outside aid,” Davis said.

10/21/2026

Colgate Entrepreneurship and Innovation will bring Kevin Heffernan '91, P'27,'30 to campus as part of this fall's TIA Incubator.

Heffernan is a filmmaker, actor, writer, and founding member of the acclaimed Broken Lizard comedy troupe.

Designed to expose student entrepreneurs to diverse perspectives across high-growth sectors, sessions offer real-world insights into building and scaling transformative ventures.

“Entrepreneurship is ultimately about having the courage to turn an idea into something real, and there's no better way to learn that than from people who have done it themselves,” said Jen Martin, Weiner Family entrepreneur in residence.

10/20/2026

"American parties today are hollow at their core: intensely polarized in rhetoric and identity, yet structurally incapable of exercising real control over candidate nominations or organizing durable governing coalitions."

Sam Rosenfeld, associate professor of political science and co-author of The Hollow Parties, was a guest on the Oxford podcast "The Last Best Hope?" to discuss the nature, history, and current state of American political parties.

10/19/2026

You'll always be home on the Hill

Homecoming is a time to celebrate Colgate alumni, who are often recognized as one of the nation's strongest alumni networks.

10/15/2026

A Colgate faculty panel discussed “American Constitutionalism at 250” to celebrate Constitution Day.

Moderator and Visiting Professor of Political Science Luke Bierman opened the event by providing historical context around the signing of the Constitution and spoke about how the ambiguities around federalism, the separation of powers, and judicial review continue to spark debate over their interpretation.

Assistant Professor in Political Science Annie Benn, an expert on U.S. bureaucracy, outlined the different tools both the president and Congress use to try to influence bureaucratic decision making and how it has shifted over time.

“I think the tariff question is not just an economic policy debate question, but it is also a test of the boundary of executive power and also constitutional accountability,” said Assistant Professor of Economics D**g (Carl) Cheng while discussing tariffs, executive power, and the U.S. economy.

Associate Professor of Political Science Valerie Morkevičius, who also serves as the director of the International Relations Program, discussed how modern presidents have taken advantage of the “loophole” to use military force without a formal declaration of war, but Congress has pushed back.

Stephanie Miner, Charles Evans Hughes Visiting Chair of government and jurisprudence in the Department of Political Science and former mayor of Syracuse, shared her perspective on the challenges faced by state and local governments when dealing with frequent presidential executive orders.

“It is so heartening to see the auditorium overflowing with students and other guests listening and asking questions in celebration of the American republic on Constitution Day,” said Bierman.

Colgate has hosted an annual Constitution Day event since 2005, sponsored by the Kraynak Institute for the Study of Freedom and Western Traditions.

10/14/2026

The Value of Liberal Arts in the Age of AI

Colgate faculty members and staff held a panel discussion on how Colgate is integrating AI into its curriculum while examining the lasting value of human-centric liberal arts learning.

“The enduring value of a liberal arts education lies in its combination of breadth, depth, and intellectual flexibility. It prepares students not simply for a particular job in the moment, but for a future that we can’t fully articulate right now,” Douglas Johnson, dean of academic and curricular affairs said.

Johnson stressed that Colgate teaches students the skills they need to optimize the use of many tools, including the ability to deliberate over and, when necessary, challenge outputs from AI tools.

“Built into our entire system of education is the notion of creating global citizens; of ethical responsibility; of discernment — the ability to judge what is good and true from what is complicated or even wrong,” Lesleigh Cushing, provost and dean of the faculty said. “We want students to be able to grapple with really complex ideas.”

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10/12/2026

Proud to host the annual Indigenous Nations Festival featuring hand-crafted items, art, and Indigenous foods throughout the day.
🗓️ Saturday, Oct. 24
📍 Sanford Field House

10/08/2026

Colgate Magazine celebrates the life of Denis Cronin ’69, H’16, P’09’10.

“Denis had a knack for avoiding negative comments and achieving difficult solutions without alienating disparate parties,” says John Golden ’66, chair of Colgate’s Board of Trustees during Cronin’s first term on the board (1999–2008). “He was a clear thinker, wonderful with people, who led easily.”

10/07/2026

Colgate and Hamilton, N.Y., welcomed autumn with two annual events, the Hamilton Fall Fest and Pie Walk and the Fall Harvest Festival at the Colgate Community Garden.

10/05/2026

"I don’t know everything about AI, and I’m still learning, but having a community of people figuring it out together, that’s how you prepare for whatever field you want to go into," says Sebastian Tamburro ’26.

When tools can generate answers, the differentiator becomes the human user of those tools.

Colgate researchers and visionaries address issues around sustainability, ethics, and how best to use AI for the benefit of humankind.

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