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Colgate is a highly selective residential liberal arts institution distinguished by academic excellence and interdisciplinary inquiry.

With small classes and a strong emphasis on faculty-student interaction, we help students become thoughtful, critical thinkers and perceptive leaders. Critical to this goal is residence in a community that values all forms of intellectual rigor. 

This means fostering diversity of thought and action by offering 54 majors and numerous minors and a Liberal Arts Core Curriculum that has been recognized as one of the most ambitious and elegant general education programs in the country. Additionally, our students contribute to a vibrant campus culture that complements and expands on the knowledge created in our classrooms and labs.

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Colgate is a highly selective residential liberal arts institution distinguished by academic excellence and interdisciplinary inquiry.

With small classes and a strong emphasis on faculty-student interaction, we help students become thoughtful, critical thinkers and perceptive leaders. Critical to this goal is residence in a community that values all forms of intellectual rigor. 

This means fostering diversity of thought and action by offering 54 majors and numerous minors and a Liberal Arts Core Curriculum that has been recognized as one of the most ambitious and elegant general education programs in the country. Additionally, our students contribute to a vibrant campus culture that complements and expands on the knowledge created in our classrooms and labs.

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Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship

Shamarcus Doty, from Lexington, Miss., has been named as a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship winner for spring 2019. A junior at Colgate University, Doty majors in Africana and Latin American Studies, with an emphasis on African Studies. During his Gilman semester, he plans to take part in Colgate's study group to Jamaica to research diverse cultures of the black diaspora.
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Scholarship - 2018 Dec 19

Intramural Research Training Award

William Rosencrans, from Glen Head, NY, is a recent recipient of an Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA) from the National Institutes of Health.
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Scholarship - 2018 Dec 19

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship

Alexandra Newlon, from West Dennis, MA has been named as a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship winner for spring 2019. A junior at Colgate University, Newlon majors in Applied Mathematics. During her Gilman semester, she plans to travel to Hungary on the Budapest Semester in Mathematics program, to study cryptography and game theory.
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Scholarship - 2018 Dec 19

Spring 2015 Dean's Award

The Dean's Award for academic excellence is awarded to students with a 3.30 or higher term average.
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Scholarship - 2015 Aug 31

Udall Scholarship

The Udall Scholarship is awarded to college sophomores and juniors for leadership, public service, and commitment to issues related to the environment or to American Indian nations. The scholarship honors the legacies of Morris Udall and Stewart Udall, whose careers had a significant impact on American Indian self-governance, health care, and the stewardship of public lands and natural resources.
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Scholarship - 2015 May 15

Fulbright Teaching Award

The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. Recipients of Fulbright grants are selected on the basis of academic achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership potential in their fields.
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Scholarship - 2015 May 14

Fulbright Award

Colgate University Student Earns Fulbright Award
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Scholarship - 2014 Jun 27

Fulbright Award

Colgate University Student Earns Fulbright Award
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Scholarship - 2014 Jun 27

Fulbright Award

Colgate University Student Earns Fulbright Award
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Scholarship - 2014 Jun 27

Fulbright Award

This student has been awarded a Fulbright grant award.
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Scholarship - 2014 Jun 24
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