The Department of Political Science welcomed Clemson University political science professor Laura Olson for her lecture, What in God's Name," Religion and Politics in the 2016 Presidential Election."
They come by car and bus from as far away as Vermont on Tuesdays and Thursdays for seven weeks in the fall. All 350 are at least 55; many are much older. They are not official Skidmore students, but they certainly enjoy the Skidmore experience. They're participants in the College's hugely popular Mature Learners Lecture Series, which has been packing Gannett Auditorium since the early 1980s.
For more than 30 years, that's what has kept participants in Skidmore's Mature Learners Lecture Series coming back.
Ben-Gurion University scholar Iris Agmon will present a talk titled "Justice of the Kadi: New Perspectives on Ottoman Law" on Wednesday, Sept. 19, at Skidmore. Free and open to the public, the event begins at 8 p.m. in Davis Auditorium, Palamountain Hall.- Koren Zailckas, author of Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood,will share her story in a public lecture at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. Admission is free.
- Marc Landy of Boston College will lecture on constitutional powers that the president can use to combat terrorism.
- The Office of Religious and Spiritual Life is hosting a lecture and meditation session with Konrad Kyrushin Marchaj, Sensei and Abbot of the Zen Mountain Monastery.
- Artist, actor, and musician Daniela Sea will present the Pride Alliance's keynote talk, which she has titled "Vagabond Expressions: Explorations in Gender, Acting, and Activism." The presentation begins at 7 p.m. April 5 and is open without charge to the public.
- Albany's own Barbara Smith will discuss "Feminism: My Next Chapter" when she visits Skidmore March 22 to lecture. The talk is open to the public.
- A childhood fascination with the stars led to a lifetime of studying the galaxies. As a result, Vera Rubin helped discover 'dark matter'?which helps to explain galactic movement. She'll talk more about the universe in her March 2 Distinguished Scientist Lecture on campus.