In Response to Student Protest, Dean of College Sends More Emails Than Usual

HAMILTON, NY—In October, students protested the release of the HEDS data results and the administration’s mistreatment of sexual assault on Colgate’s campus. As a result of the powerful and well- organized protest, the Dean of the College sent more emails than usual.

On average, experts say the Dean of the College sends two emails total to the Colgate community per semester. However, in the two weeks following the protest, the Dean of
the College sent an impressive three emails. While it has been tough to say whether the administration is going to take any serious action in response to the demands of the students, it is clear that the Dean of the College has made a commitment to frequent, optimistic and ambiguously-worded emails. “I think it’s great,” commented a Colgate professor, “seeing students put pressure on the administration is something that you don’t see at every university.” When reporters at the Rag asked a student involved in the protest about the positive response by the University, she responded with a look of genuine confusion. “What positive response?,” the student remarked, “These are just emails.”Students are indeed skeptical after the emails were sent out, citing protests of the past when emails were sent out, and the promises made within the emails were not upheld.

When asked about the concerns of the students, the Dean of the College ensured students not to worry and that an email would be sent out to the Colgate community in the coming days to update and reassure them.