They’ve appeared on Oprah and helped bring the Dalai Lama to Colgate. They’ve coordinated the introduction of computers to campus and witnessed buildings being erected. They’ve collaborated with colleagues across disciplines and become mentors for students. In the Hamilton community, they’ve volunteered, and even served as village mayor. You’ve likely taken a class with at least one of these six professors who retired this year. Learn more about the decades they’ve spent at Colgate and the lasting legacies they leave behind.
Carrie Keating: Creative Connections
Ask Professor Carrie Keating what kind of psychologist she is, and she’s stumped, even after 44 years of teaching at Colgate.
“I couldn’t answer that question in the beginning of my career, and now it’s worse. I pursue questions about power, dominance, hierarchy, and leadership from a cross-cultural, cross-species, and maybe even an evolutionary, developmental point of view.
“I don’t know what you call that.”
You can call it very successful, for one thing. Keating, officially a professor of psychological and brain sciences, was honored in 2024 with Colgate’s top faculty award, the Jerome Balmuth Award for Teaching.