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In the 1980s, the University’s recreational sports department developed Colgate’s Outing Club — founded in 1914 — into the broader Outdoor Education program known today, offering students opportunities to explore activities ranging from rock climbing and canoeing to mountain biking.

The Max A. Shacknai Center for Outreach, Volunteerism, and Education (COVE) led a campuswide MLK Day of Service, sending volunteers to community partners in Utica, N.Y.

���ճԹ�’s 2026 celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Week, held Jan. 22–31, kicked off with a keynote address by activist Fredrika Newton, head of the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation.

Isla Globus-Harris, assistant professor of economics, will assume the role of faculty co-director for Dart Colegrove Commons, and Title IX Coordinator Amy Gordon will step in as staff co-director for Brown Commons.

The talk, moderated by President Brian W. Casey, was the fourth installment of the spring Presidential Speaker Series.

On Feb. 25, Colgate welcomed three presidents of leading liberal arts colleges to discuss the mounting challenges faced by higher education.

This past winter break, the Colgate Thirteen a cappella group embarked on their first trip to China as part of their annual “Jan Tour.”

The second installment of Colgate’s spring Presidential Speaker Series featured author and UCLA professor Eddie R. Cole.

Colgate’s spring 2025 Presidential Speaker Series launched on Jan. 23 with a Q&A session led by President Brian Casey featuring New York Times opinion writer Bret Stephens and former Chronicle of Higher Education senior writer Goldie Blumenstyk ’79.

Colgate’s Ho Tung Visualization Lab offers views of the heavens over interactive, award-winning 3D models of ancient sites.