- A professor, a staff member, an office and five outstanding students were recognized with President's awards.
- Students used this year's Ujima fashion show to reflect the perseverance and strength to excel that have marked so much of African, Caribbean, and African American history.
- This year's theme: "What Do You See When You See Me?" More than 30 students are invovled in staging the popular event.
- Every February Ujima and the Office of Student Diversity Programs team up on programs to celebrate Black History Month. One of the most popular events is the Ujima Fashion Show, scheduled Feb. 2.
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- International Education Week is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education that endeavors to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences in the United States. It is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide.
- The life of esteemed writer and human rights activist James Baldwin is brought to the state in this original play by Calvin Levels. The free performance is scheduled Feb. 18 at Bernhard Theater. (Left: Actor/playwright Calvin Levels as James Baldwin.)
- Author Stewart Burns will help Skidmore celebrate the birth of the Dr. King by discussing the effect of his decision to oppose the Vietnam War on the civil rights movement.
- A special dinner to observe Kwanzaa, the African-American and Pan-African holiday that celebrates family, community, and culture, is scheduled Thursday, Dec. 7, in the Payne Room of the Tang Teaching Museum.
- Skidmore's annual celebration of Black History Month will feature an array of events open to the campus and general public, many of them free of charge.