Colgate extends contract of school president Casey through 2030

HAMILTON, N.Y. — Colgate University President Brian Casey will remain the university’s top official for the remainder of this decade.

Colgate’s board of trustees on Aug. 29 voted unanimously to extend Casey’s contract through 2030.

It represents the second contract extension for Casey as Colgate moves forward with plans for its Third-Century Plan and the recently announced $1 billion campaign for the Third Century, the university said in its Aug. 30 announcement.

Casey started his duties as president in 2016, and Colgate first renewed his contract in 2019.

The contract extension comes at a time of “unprecedented growth” at Colgate, the university said. The university considered an “all-time record” number of applications for admission this year with 21,153 prospective students seeking entry to the Class of 2026. Colgate has had a 146 percent increase in applications in the past two years, per its announcement.

Now in its second year of implementation, Colgate’s Third-Century Plan has resulted in the launch of the Colgate Commitment, which includes a No-Loan Initiative — eliminating federal student loans for all admitted students with family incomes under $150,000 — and students with family incomes of $80,000 or less attend “tuition free.”