Week of December 1
- Tue 29:30 AMLongyear Museum of Anthropology Exhibition: Hostile Terrain 94Academics | Longyear Museum of Anthropology, Alumni Hall - 2nd Floor
Hostile Terrain 94 (HT94) is a participatory exhibition created by the Undocumented Migration Project, a non-profit organization that focuses on the social process of immigration and raises awareness through research, education, and outreach.The exhibit is composed of approximately 3,400 handwritten toe tags that represent migrants who have died trying to cross the Sonoran Desert from the mid-1990s to 2020. These tags are geolocated on a large wall map of the Arizona-Mexico border, showing the exact locations where human remains were found. The physical act of writing out the names and information for the dead invites participants to reflect, witness and stand in solidarity with those who have lost their lives in search of a better one. This exhibit is taking place at over 120 institutions across 6 continents with the intention to raise awareness about the humanitarian crisis at America’s southern border and to engage with communities around the world in conversations about migration.The construction of HT94 is made possible by teams of volunteers from each hosting location, who participate in tag-filling workshops, where they write the details of the dead and then publicly place the tags on the map – in the exact location where each individual's remains were found. Some tags also contain QR codes that link to content related to migrant stories and visuals connected to immigration. - Tue 210:00 AMPicker Art Gallery Exhibition: X: Gender, Identity, PresenceAcademics | Dana Arts Center, Picker Art Gallery, 2nd Floor
Hundreds of bills targeting trans* individuals are currently making their way through state legislative bodies. These range from bathroom bans to expulsion from sports teams to the denial of healthcare. Amid the increasingly hostile rhetoric and attempts to erase trans* and queer lives, the artists in this exhibition use a variety of media to tell powerful counternarratives about perseverance, vulnerability, and kinship among trans* and queer communities.The exhibition opens with a new live performance connecting art and athletics by Nicki Duval (they/them) and Robbie Trocchia (he/they), featuring figure skater Milk. Films exploring themes of transgender identity, visibility, bodies, and politics by multidisciplinary artist Cassils (he/they) are joined by an installation of exquisite cut-paper portraits by Antonius-Tín Bui (they/them). The works by these leading contemporary artists are complemented by a selection from the Picker collection that underlines the past, present, and future existence and vitality of trans* and queer artists. - Tue 211:30 AMBrown Bag: Post-Katrina Geographies and the African American NovelAcademics | Center for Women's Studies
Join us for a Center for Women's Studies Brown Bag Discussion on Post-Katrina Geographies and the African American Novel with Dana Cypress. Cypress is an assistant professor in the Department of English and Creative Writing at Colgate University. She completed her PhD at the University of Pennsylvania.In August 2005 Hurricane Katrina landed on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, devastating vulnerable communities in Louisiana and Mississippi. Since then, this historic ecological disaster has become an important scene shaping an emerging canon of Black post-Katrina fiction. Contemporary novels by Jesmyn Ward, Kiese Laymon, and T. Geronimo Johnson establish New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast as a Black critical geography that maps the coming-of-age of millennial protagonists managing an onslaught of interrelated crises that are exacerbated by the hurricane and its aftermath. - Tue 23:30 PMPublishing Sexual Aberrance in the Victorian AgeAcademics | Palace Theater
Join us for a discussion on Publishing Sexual Aberrance in the Victorian Age with William Hepworth Dixon. This presentation will examine Dixon's portrayal of the Shakers and the Oneida Community in his books New America and Spiritual Wives. OC leader John Humphrey Noyes took umbrage at Dixon's portrayal, resulting in a lengthy public war of words. For better or worse, Dixon gave each community global exposure, offering Victorians a vicarious opportunity to engage with counter-cultural religious traditions.Presenter: Christian Goodwillie is director and curator of special collections at the Burke Library of Hamilton College in Clinton, NY. He was curator of collections at Hancock Shaker Village from 2001-2009 and has authored, co-authored, or edited twelve books and numerous articles on the Shakers, Freemasonry, and other topics. - Tue 24:15 PMAccessing the Soviet Past Through German-Language LiteratureAcademics | Lawrence Hall, The Robert Ho Lecture Room,105
Irina Kogan, assistant professor of German, discusses the emergence of a new trend in German-language literature by authors with a Soviet or post-Soviet background. Younger authors from this group have been compelled to examine their post-Soviet legacy in response to Russia's neo-imperial politics and especially its full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine. This project of introspective self-discovery through critical retrospection represents a shift from the instrumentalized exoticization of Russianness for an unquestioned German readership, which was prevalent in post-Soviet authorship in Germany since its inception around 2000.Refreshments provided. - Tue 26:30 PMAlternative Cinema: Millennium ActressAcademics | Little Hall, 105 (Golden Auditorium)
Director: Satoshi Kon, 2001, 86 minutesReleased at around the same time as another famous anime Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away, Satoshi Kon’s critically acclaimed Millennium Actress was inspired by the life of the Japanese actress Setsuko Hara. Opening simply as the making of a documentary on the retired actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, the film quickly becomes a mesmerizing blend between Fujiwara’s films and her memories of her real-life experiences. Through a running thread of the protagonist searching for her first and true love, Kon’s stream-of-consciousness imagery evokes specific historical events and periods while also suspending the laws of space and time. - Wed 39:30 AMLongyear Museum of Anthropology Exhibition: Hostile Terrain 94Academics | Longyear Museum of Anthropology, Alumni Hall - 2nd Floor
Hostile Terrain 94 (HT94) is a participatory exhibition created by the Undocumented Migration Project, a non-profit organization that focuses on the social process of immigration and raises awareness through research, education, and outreach.The exhibit is composed of approximately 3,400 handwritten toe tags that represent migrants who have died trying to cross the Sonoran Desert from the mid-1990s to 2020. These tags are geolocated on a large wall map of the Arizona-Mexico border, showing the exact locations where human remains were found. The physical act of writing out the names and information for the dead invites participants to reflect, witness and stand in solidarity with those who have lost their lives in search of a better one. This exhibit is taking place at over 120 institutions across 6 continents with the intention to raise awareness about the humanitarian crisis at America’s southern border and to engage with communities around the world in conversations about migration.The construction of HT94 is made possible by teams of volunteers from each hosting location, who participate in tag-filling workshops, where they write the details of the dead and then publicly place the tags on the map – in the exact location where each individual's remains were found. Some tags also contain QR codes that link to content related to migrant stories and visuals connected to immigration. - Wed 310:00 AMPicker Art Gallery Exhibition: X: Gender, Identity, PresenceAcademics | Dana Arts Center, Picker Art Gallery, 2nd Floor
Hundreds of bills targeting trans* individuals are currently making their way through state legislative bodies. These range from bathroom bans to expulsion from sports teams to the denial of healthcare. Amid the increasingly hostile rhetoric and attempts to erase trans* and queer lives, the artists in this exhibition use a variety of media to tell powerful counternarratives about perseverance, vulnerability, and kinship among trans* and queer communities.The exhibition opens with a new live performance connecting art and athletics by Nicki Duval (they/them) and Robbie Trocchia (he/they), featuring figure skater Milk. Films exploring themes of transgender identity, visibility, bodies, and politics by multidisciplinary artist Cassils (he/they) are joined by an installation of exquisite cut-paper portraits by Antonius-Tín Bui (they/them). The works by these leading contemporary artists are complemented by a selection from the Picker collection that underlines the past, present, and future existence and vitality of trans* and queer artists. - Thu 49:30 AMLongyear Museum of Anthropology Exhibition: Hostile Terrain 94Academics | Longyear Museum of Anthropology, Alumni Hall - 2nd Floor
Hostile Terrain 94 (HT94) is a participatory exhibition created by the Undocumented Migration Project, a non-profit organization that focuses on the social process of immigration and raises awareness through research, education, and outreach.The exhibit is composed of approximately 3,400 handwritten toe tags that represent migrants who have died trying to cross the Sonoran Desert from the mid-1990s to 2020. These tags are geolocated on a large wall map of the Arizona-Mexico border, showing the exact locations where human remains were found. The physical act of writing out the names and information for the dead invites participants to reflect, witness and stand in solidarity with those who have lost their lives in search of a better one. This exhibit is taking place at over 120 institutions across 6 continents with the intention to raise awareness about the humanitarian crisis at America’s southern border and to engage with communities around the world in conversations about migration.The construction of HT94 is made possible by teams of volunteers from each hosting location, who participate in tag-filling workshops, where they write the details of the dead and then publicly place the tags on the map – in the exact location where each individual's remains were found. Some tags also contain QR codes that link to content related to migrant stories and visuals connected to immigration. - Thu 410:00 AMPicker Art Gallery Exhibition: X: Gender, Identity, PresenceAcademics | Dana Arts Center, Picker Art Gallery, 2nd Floor
Hundreds of bills targeting trans* individuals are currently making their way through state legislative bodies. These range from bathroom bans to expulsion from sports teams to the denial of healthcare. Amid the increasingly hostile rhetoric and attempts to erase trans* and queer lives, the artists in this exhibition use a variety of media to tell powerful counternarratives about perseverance, vulnerability, and kinship among trans* and queer communities.The exhibition opens with a new live performance connecting art and athletics by Nicki Duval (they/them) and Robbie Trocchia (he/they), featuring figure skater Milk. Films exploring themes of transgender identity, visibility, bodies, and politics by multidisciplinary artist Cassils (he/they) are joined by an installation of exquisite cut-paper portraits by Antonius-Tín Bui (they/them). The works by these leading contemporary artists are complemented by a selection from the Picker collection that underlines the past, present, and future existence and vitality of trans* and queer artists. - Thu 47:00 PMBorder South (Frontera Sur)Academics | Little Hall, Golden Auditorium
To stem the immigration tide, Mexico and the U.S. collaborate to crack down on migrants, forcing them into ever more dangerous territory. Every year hundreds of thousands of migrants make their way along the trail running from southern Mexico to the US border. Gustavo’s gunshot wounds from Mexican police, which have achieved abundant press attention, might just earn him a ticket out of Nicaragua. Meanwhile, anthropologist Jason painstakingly collects the trail’s remains, which have their own stories to tell. Fragmented stories from Hondurans crossing through southern Mexico assemble a vivid portrait of the thousands of immigrants who disappear along the trail. Border South reveals the immigrants’ resilience, ingenuity, and humor as it exposes a global migration system that renders human beings invisible in life as well as death."Co-sponsored by Peace and Conflict Studies, Longyear Museum of Anthropology - Fri 59:30 AMLongyear Museum of Anthropology Exhibition: Hostile Terrain 94Academics | Longyear Museum of Anthropology, Alumni Hall - 2nd Floor
Hostile Terrain 94 (HT94) is a participatory exhibition created by the Undocumented Migration Project, a non-profit organization that focuses on the social process of immigration and raises awareness through research, education, and outreach.The exhibit is composed of approximately 3,400 handwritten toe tags that represent migrants who have died trying to cross the Sonoran Desert from the mid-1990s to 2020. These tags are geolocated on a large wall map of the Arizona-Mexico border, showing the exact locations where human remains were found. The physical act of writing out the names and information for the dead invites participants to reflect, witness and stand in solidarity with those who have lost their lives in search of a better one. This exhibit is taking place at over 120 institutions across 6 continents with the intention to raise awareness about the humanitarian crisis at America’s southern border and to engage with communities around the world in conversations about migration.The construction of HT94 is made possible by teams of volunteers from each hosting location, who participate in tag-filling workshops, where they write the details of the dead and then publicly place the tags on the map – in the exact location where each individual's remains were found. Some tags also contain QR codes that link to content related to migrant stories and visuals connected to immigration. - Fri 510:00 AMPicker Art Gallery Exhibition: X: Gender, Identity, PresenceAcademics | Dana Arts Center, Picker Art Gallery, 2nd Floor
Hundreds of bills targeting trans* individuals are currently making their way through state legislative bodies. These range from bathroom bans to expulsion from sports teams to the denial of healthcare. Amid the increasingly hostile rhetoric and attempts to erase trans* and queer lives, the artists in this exhibition use a variety of media to tell powerful counternarratives about perseverance, vulnerability, and kinship among trans* and queer communities.The exhibition opens with a new live performance connecting art and athletics by Nicki Duval (they/them) and Robbie Trocchia (he/they), featuring figure skater Milk. Films exploring themes of transgender identity, visibility, bodies, and politics by multidisciplinary artist Cassils (he/they) are joined by an installation of exquisite cut-paper portraits by Antonius-Tín Bui (they/them). The works by these leading contemporary artists are complemented by a selection from the Picker collection that underlines the past, present, and future existence and vitality of trans* and queer artists. - Fri 53:30 PMThawing Antarctica’s Permafrost: Earth & Environmental Science MysteryAcademics | Ho Science Center, 101
Join us for an NASC Colloquium on "What’s Thawing Antarctica’s Permafrost?: An Earth and Environmental Science Mystery" presented by Joe Levy, associate professor of earth and environmental geosciences.Something is beginning to warm Antarctica’s hard frozen permafrost, but the warming seems to be happening in the dead of Antarctic winter. Come learn how a Colgate student project broke open this mystery of how frozen ground could be warming during the coldest time of the year. We’ll explore how sensors deployed in the Antarctic cold desert, combine with data from drones, and ground-based measurements to determine whether climate change will mark the end of Antarctica’s permafrost or will herald the beginning of a new phase of Antarctica’s role in global environmental processes.Reception to follow in the Ho Science lower atrium. - Sat 610:00 AMTIA Incubator SessionAcademics | Bernstein Hall, 215 & 217
All students are invited to join the Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation for our 2025-2026 TIA Incubator.What is the TIA Incubator? Like other Thought Into Action (TIA) programs—including the Incubator, Summer Accelerator, and PE courses—it is a hands-on experience where students create businesses, nonprofits, social enterprises, and campus initiatives while developing entrepreneurial skills, guided by alumni mentors and Colgate’s entrepreneur in residence. Join our inspiring and inclusive community of accomplished and effective creators, changemakers, and problem solvers!Our sessions consist of:10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.: Plenary session and networking lunch1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.: Mentoring breakoutsLearn more about the TIA Incubator and reach out if you have further questions. - Sun 711:30 AMLongyear Museum of Anthropology Exhibition: Hostile Terrain 94Academics | Longyear Museum of Anthropology, Alumni Hall - 2nd Floor
Hostile Terrain 94 (HT94) is a participatory exhibition created by the Undocumented Migration Project, a non-profit organization that focuses on the social process of immigration and raises awareness through research, education, and outreach.The exhibit is composed of approximately 3,400 handwritten toe tags that represent migrants who have died trying to cross the Sonoran Desert from the mid-1990s to 2020. These tags are geolocated on a large wall map of the Arizona-Mexico border, showing the exact locations where human remains were found. The physical act of writing out the names and information for the dead invites participants to reflect, witness and stand in solidarity with those who have lost their lives in search of a better one. This exhibit is taking place at over 120 institutions across 6 continents with the intention to raise awareness about the humanitarian crisis at America’s southern border and to engage with communities around the world in conversations about migration.The construction of HT94 is made possible by teams of volunteers from each hosting location, who participate in tag-filling workshops, where they write the details of the dead and then publicly place the tags on the map – in the exact location where each individual's remains were found. Some tags also contain QR codes that link to content related to migrant stories and visuals connected to immigration. - Sun 712:00 PMPicker Art Gallery Exhibition: X: Gender, Identity, PresenceAcademics | Dana Arts Center, Picker Art Gallery, 2nd Floor
Hundreds of bills targeting trans* individuals are currently making their way through state legislative bodies. These range from bathroom bans to expulsion from sports teams to the denial of healthcare. Amid the increasingly hostile rhetoric and attempts to erase trans* and queer lives, the artists in this exhibition use a variety of media to tell powerful counternarratives about perseverance, vulnerability, and kinship among trans* and queer communities.The exhibition opens with a new live performance connecting art and athletics by Nicki Duval (they/them) and Robbie Trocchia (he/they), featuring figure skater Milk. Films exploring themes of transgender identity, visibility, bodies, and politics by multidisciplinary artist Cassils (he/they) are joined by an installation of exquisite cut-paper portraits by Antonius-Tín Bui (they/them). The works by these leading contemporary artists are complemented by a selection from the Picker collection that underlines the past, present, and future existence and vitality of trans* and queer artists.