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In this episode of 13, Colgate’s sustainability staff members talk biomass — the primary heat source for the University — and how burning locally sourced wood chips helped Colgate on its path to carbon neutrality.

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ is closing the books on a record-setting 2020–21 fundraising year, thanks to the generosity of Colgate alumni and other supporters.

Members of the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ classes of 2022–25 will now benefit from an additional expansion of the University’s no-loan initiative under the Colgate Commitment.

On June 1, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ announced the Colgate Commitment: An Initiative in Access and Affordability.

Colgate’s admission team has put the University’s Plan for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion into bold action, with impressive results.

During its spring meeting, the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Board of Trustees approved a series of appointments to endowed professorships, effective July 1, 2021.

Colgate’s administration and faculty are drawing on national best practices and creating their own innovative approaches to increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in tenure-stream hiring.  

Laura Jack, vice president for communications, will serve as acting CDO, providing coordination and oversight for DEI initiatives while the search for a permanent hire continues.

In its first year, Colgate’s no-loan initiative awarded more than $1.5 million to students.

Daniel Benton ’80, P’10, H’10 has secured his place as Colgate’s most generous benefactor, making a $25 million gift in support of the University’s Middle Campus Plan for Arts, Creativity, and Innovation and other elements within The Third-Century Plan.