- Four distinguished professors, including a Pulitzer winner and a holder of several patents, retired this spring. John Cunningham, above, had a half-century of service.
- Faculty author Greg Hrbek presents what he calls "Selected Shorts" Skidmore-style, in which faculty authors will read short stories written by Skidmore students.
- The award-winning author will share some of his newest stories in the March 6 reading, which is free and open to the public. (Photo by Michael Lionstar)
- Critic Michael Dirda of The Washington Post says that the author "skirts the real danger of sentimentality through an iron control of tone: Millhauser's voice on the page is cool, reserved, profoundly courteous."
- Even the most diehard rationalist, in his heart of hearts, longs to believe in magic.