Few in attendance were surprised when Evan Chartier 鈥14, a sociology and anthropology and women鈥檚 studies double major from Oak Park Ill., was called to receive the 1819 Award, P站视频 most selective and prestigious recognition.
The hosts of Take Two radio interviewed geography professor Ellen Percy Kraly for an Earth Day episode called 鈥淚mpact of the population on the planet is more than a numbers game.鈥 The five-minute segment can be heard here.
(Editor鈥檚 note: This post is by Jacqueline Oshry 鈥14) Rudy Giuliani, known as 鈥淎merica鈥檚 Mayor鈥 for his leadership during and after the September 11 attacks, discussed the state of American politics and the need for resolute leadership in a lecture Monday at Memorial Chapel. 鈥淎 leader has to know what he or she wants to [鈥
At ALANA鈥檚 Spring Soiree, Garfield O. Smith 鈥85 recognized the contributions of previous Colgate students who have paved the way for current students 鈥 including those receiving this year鈥檚 multicultural awards.
鈥淸A] cosmic Colgate connection is how I found myself working [in the film industry after college],鈥 remarked Carolina van der Mensbrugghe 鈥10 during a Film and Media Studies Brown Bag luncheon last Friday.
鈥淪o far, the reaction of [the international community] has been too slow and too timid and too little,鈥 Arnoldas Pranckevicius 鈥02 asserted in his lecture 鈥淯krainian Crisis: A Key Challenge to the European Security Order.鈥
At least two Colgate alumni are running for U.S. Congress: State Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney 鈥83 is running in New York鈥檚 22nd District, and Derek Hyra 鈥96 is running in Virginia鈥檚 8th District.
Two alumni, Katie Garman Kammerdiener 鈥10 and Pat Campolieta 鈥02, returned to Cotterell Court this past season. But, instead of dribbling up and down the court, the former basketball players sat in as the color commentators.
Major grants and Picker Research Fellowship awards for 2014-15 are funding dozens of faculty research projects both on and off campus, with subjects ranging from Middle English punctuation to Russian climate science to the creation of an experimental documentary. For biology professor Endga Hagos, his major grant funding will help continue research into the workings [鈥
As events in Ukraine unfold at a rapid pace, Colgate faculty members with expertise in the region are bringing the latest issues to the forefront in the classroom and special panel discussions. The video above is from a session held February 26 titled Conflagration in Ukraine.