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Highlights of faculty and staff news

News Briefs
Short takes from around campus

Community activism underscored
Six campus community members awarded for their service and dedication to the College

Linguist explores “creative capacity”
Van der Hulst’s year at Skidmore could be described as da Vincian in its energy, eclecticism, and intellectual voracity.

Debating Afro-America
Skidmore in February was the site of an intensive, sometimes passionate forum to assess “Afro-America at the Start of a New Century.”

Stirring up children’s literature
Education professor Susan Lehr endorses literature—even for children—that “disabuses us of complacent notions.”

Summer lineup offers something for everyone
Skidmore’s Office of the Dean of Special Programs announces another summerful of academic and arts workshops, many of them featuring public performances or exhibits.

Three, two, one . . .
Artists gather for final prep—and a special preview

New office supports study
Skidmore opens new Office of International Programs