- "I’m Heidi Birch ’22 and I spent my first semester at Skidmore in London. Was it what I expected? No. Was each moment a gift? Absolutely."
- Inspired by Skidmore professors’ intellectual curiosities and passions, the Scribner Seminar is a cornerstone of the First-Year Experience. Browse a few of the Fall 2018 seminar offerings.
- Many freshmen as well as upperclassmen headed off this fall for study abroad-in at least one case, "because I wanted to experience culture shock." What do they report so far?
- Elianna Mentzer '19 (left) wrote a paper that was "beautifully written, well researched, and soundly argued," according to Professor Kate Greenspan. (Photo by Rebecca Fawcett '18)
- The first-year students who spent the fall semester in London are meeting the challenge of adjusting to life on campus.
- First-year students from 15 states (plus Puerto Rico and China) have joined Skidmore's London's program, on its 15th birthday in September 2015.
- Tinkle will present his distinctive audio-documentary about the passage of time, and what we no longer know or need.
- 'First Six Weeks' is a comprehensive schedule of nearly 100 events through early October that aims to help first-year students transition to college life and establish a sense of place.
- Professor Rik Scarce, a marathon runner, shares a different take on running with his first-year students