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"It is contemplated that policies,
procedures, rules, and regulation governing the Broad Street Community
will evolve and change over time as circumstances require. Accordingly,
these matters shall not be deemed as contractual and Colgate reserves
the right to change all requirements, policies, rules and procedures without
prior notice, in its sole discretion."
-from the sales contracts between Colgate University and the Greek alumni
organizations
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property rights must be carefully safeguarded...human rights and property
rights are fundamentally and in the long run, identical."
- Theodore Roosevelt
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Who Owns Colgate University? Entrenched, militant faculty? The self-perpetuating secret society of the Board of Trustees? Transient students? Anonymous staff and employees? Loyal alumni and donors? The unaccountable quartet of chairman of the board of trustees, president, provost/dean of the faculty, dean of the college?
Accountability to Alumni Initiative - Sign the petition to the Colgate University Board of Trustees
Survey of Colgate University Class of 2004 – 2008 students and alumni on Colgate University core curriculum, politics in the classroom, and ideological diversity and academic freedom.
Colgate University Core Curriculum:
2007
Reassessment of Colgate University
Colgate University earns an “F” - The
ACTA Hollow Core report;
Colgate University: The College
Guide Evaluation Report
Colgate University Treasurer Report 2006 – "Colgate University currently at its borrowing limit…” How will Colgate University pay for all the promised upgrades to the Greek houses now that they wrested ownership of the private property?
Colgate University faculty voter affiliation
Intellectual Diversity? 76.2% of Colgate University faculty members are self-described liberals or leftists. Colgate intends to change the faculty hiring practice to favor diversity over competency in an academic sub-specialty.
Colgate University faculty wants a Lesbian/Gay/Bi-Sexual/Transgender/Queer Studies minor
2007 Colgate University Alumni Corporation Board elections; independent candidates challenge slate.
Colgate University claims to control student behavior, but cops break-up another brawl at the Colgate University-owned Palace Theatre - Gang violence at Palace Theatre
Update on DKE undergraduates v Colgate University lawsuit: students must live in university-owned housing or their chapter is banned. DKE undergrads are living in the Nanny State and their chapter is banned, stepping foot on DKE property is forbidden. What’s up with that?
DKE v Colgate University
– The lawsuit is still alive in the Supreme Court of New York
The Court refused Colgate University’s motion for dismissal
and allowed DKE a post argument
brief. Update on fraternity
lawsuits against Colgate University.
Patriotism at Colgate University– can ROTC be reinstated?
2005 and 2006 Colgate University class gifts fall short due to administration mandate that, instead of traditional monuments commemorating the class, monies be given as unrestricted gifts to annual fund.
Colgate University Board of Trustees resolutions
Student protest rally to protect Greek life, honor intellectual diversity at Colgate University. See the video!
Colgate University Commencement
2006
President Rebecca Chopp ignored the desultory effects of freezing rain
on an increasingly disgusted audience while Elliot Spitzer used the occasion
to stump for his gubernatorial bid.