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<description><![CDATA[Mental health, the NBA, China’s social economy, parental drug use and more. A look at some of the major research contributions Skidmore students and faculty are making to our world together this summer.]]></description>
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<title>Academics like it’s 1999</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Academic Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary this week. Its faculty leaders are remembering how this once humble event has grown into a campuswide tradition. ]]></description>
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<title>Signs of spring at Skidmore</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Misty mornings are ushering in longer, sunnier days, blue skies and warmer temperatures. Could it be possible? Has winter finally had its last day? The only sure way to tell is to look for Skidmore's signs of spring. ]]></description>
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<title>Photo Essay: Maker space mystery project</title>
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<title>What will the class of 2022 learn in its first semester? </title>
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<title>When your professor knows your name</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The “faculty-to-student ratio.” You see it all the time. It’s a measuring point for comparing schools and a talking point for college tours, websites, brochures and more. But what does it really stand for? Why does it get so much attention? ]]></description>
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<title>Kind Cultures wins first prize in 2018 Freirich Competition  </title>
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<description><![CDATA[Skidmore senior Graham Gilmore earned $20,000 to grow his kombucha business with a compelling presentation and top-quality product. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[In the “Civic engagement and volunteering” episode of This is Skidmore, we hear Michelle Hubbs, director of community service programs, talk about the many ways Skidmore students make a difference for others. ]]></description>
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<title>My service trip to Guatemala: What I loved and learned</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Marley Amico, a junior at Skidmore, takes us behind the scenes of her recent alternative spring-break trip to Guatemala to participate in service work and a cross-cultural exchange.]]></description>
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<title>Student films reveal life in Palestine</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Skidmore College students gained a glimpse of what life is like in Palestine from a young person’s perspective at the screening event “Palestinian Voices” on March 28 at the Tang Teaching Museum. ]]></description>
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<title>Commence congratulating</title>
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<title>Via Kickstarter, a new board game is born</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Exceeding their Kickstarter target, the three English majors who won last year's Kenneth A. Freirich Business Plan Competition will ship Champions of Hara in time for Christmas.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 00:32:23 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Walking the talk</title>
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<description><![CDATA[From humble roots, Aldin Medunjanin '16 became the best men's basketball player at Skidmore, perhaps in all of Division III.]]></description>
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<title>Letter to the Skidmore Community</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A letter to the Skidmore community from President Glotzbach]]></description>
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<title>Taking Tesla into the black</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A foursome majoring in art, government, economics, and business wowed real-life executives with their strategy to take Tesla Motors into the black. ]]></description>
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<title>Down to the Wire: An Analysis of the 2013 Saratoga Springs City Council Election</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Skidmore students present an analysis of the city council elections.]]></description>
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<title>Skidmore prof leads community discussion on immigration</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Diana Barnes, who teaches Spanish at the College, will bring her research to bear on Arizona border issues.]]></description>
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<title>Writers' workshop in the works</title>
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<description><![CDATA[With decades of professional direction and personal hosting by a Skidmore professor, the New York State Summer Writers Institute fosters an intimate, intensive writing workshop on campus each July.]]></description>
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<title>Orchestra readies 34th season</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Skidmore College orchestra combines campus and community talent to present programming that is exciting for performers and audiences.]]></description>
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<title>Faculty-Staff Achievements, April 14, 2013</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Faculty, staff updates reported during the past week.]]></description>
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<title>Metamorphosis: Skidmore's inaugural Humanistic Inquiry Symposium</title>
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<description><![CDATA[More than 100 faculty, staff, students, Skidmore retirees and community members attended Skidmore's inaugural Humanistic Inquiry Symposium March 23-24.]]></description>
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<title>Film documents journey from finance to farming</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Like thousands of Americans, John Ubaldo's '88 life was drastically changed on Sept. 11, 2001. From grief came a life-changing decision: trading a successful finance career for sustainable farming. The Bullish Farmer is a documentary about Ubaldo and his journey.]]></description>
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<title>A transformational entrepreneurial experience</title>
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<description><![CDATA[What is Skidmore's Kenneth A. Freirich Business Plan Competition? Learn about one of the preeminent business plan competitions among liberal arts colleges nationally.]]></description>
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<title>Media executive to deliver Harder lecture</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Spencer Baim, chief strategic officer of Vice Media, will deliver the 34th annual F. William Harder Lecture in Business Administration at Skidmore on March 26. The lecture, titled "Branding in the Bardo: What it means to be a brand today," will begin at 5:30 p.m. in Gannett Auditorium of Palamountain Hall.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Skidmore will host the inaugural symposium on humanistic inquiry March 23-24. The theme is "metamorphosis."]]></description>
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<title>Start here, then explore your world</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Skidmore students are crafting learning experiences as individual as they are through off-campus study and exchanges, courses, internships and more.]]></description>
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<title>Making your major decision</title>
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<description><![CDATA[How do students find their major? To find out, we talked to five students about their personal journeys to making their own "major" decisions.]]></description>
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<title>Freirich Business Plan Competition finalists announced</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Skidmore College held the first round of the Kenneth A. Freirich Business Plan Competition February 23 in Murray-Aikins Dining Hall.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Matt Bollinger: DIY is a solo exhibition of paintings, drawings and videos, including stop-motion animations by multimedia artist Matthew Bollinger, at the Schick Art Gallery from March 22 through April 22.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Communications and conflict resolution scholar Jacob Udo-Udo Jacob of Dickinson College to visit Skidmore March 21-23]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA["Matt Bollinger: DIY" includes paintings, drawings, and videos, including stop-motion animations]]></description>
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<title>Commencement speakers announced</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Skidmore will hold its 107th Commencement Exercises on Saturday, May 19, at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. Author Alison Bechdel, Dr. Robert Higgins and Skidmore Assistant Professor Christopher B. Mann will address the graduating class.]]></description>
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<title>Calling all story tellers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Sarah Friedland, director of the Storytellers' Institute, joined Skidmore's recurring "Facebook Live Friday" interview series to discuss the College's fourth annual workshop and forum for documentarians.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Skidmore physics professor Mary Crone Odekon will present the college's annual Edwin M. Moseley Faculty Research Lecture, titled "Galaxies in the 21st Century," on Tuesday, March 6.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Two 2018 Skidmore Jazz Institute faculty, two former faculty play on "Bringin' It"]]></description>
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<title>Six uniquely Skidmore winter experiences</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Winter. It's a hot topic when you go to school in Upstate New York. Some people celebrate every snowfall. Others insist on cozying up inside all season. No matter your position, we can all agree that there's something special about winter at Skidmore.]]></description>
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<title>Players provide a positive influence</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Skidmore's women athletes celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day by sharing their passion for sports with young, aspiring girls.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2018 15:43:36 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>'Big Green Scream' highlights basketball weekend</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Experience the fun from one of Skidmore's favorite winter traditions in our photo gallery highlighting recent back-to-back men's and women's basketball games.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 15:07:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Feeling the love</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Across the Skidmore community, hearts are full with memories and traditions, sweet stories and more.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 09:40:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Culinary gold</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Skidmore wins fifth consecutive gold medal at American Culinary Federation competition]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 13:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>London learners</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Wiser and more self-assured, 25 first-year students who spent their first semester in the FYE in London program have landed in Saratoga Springs.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 13:28:59 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Russian documentarian-activist visits</title>
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<link>https://www.skidmore.edu/news/2018/0213_kara-murza.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Vladimir Kara-Murza challenges Putin regime over death of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 13:28:53 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Comedy for creative expression and competition</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Ad-Liberal Artists, Awkward Kids Talking, Skidomedy, the Sketchies and more: ComFest is back at Skidmore for its 29th annual show featuring professional comedians and premier improv and sketch groups from colleges around the country.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 10:25:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Alumna to coach Team Mexico in Winter Olympics</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lyndsay Strange '09 is about to experience the biggest moment of her career - coaching Team Mexico in the Winter Olympics.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 10:02:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Russian documentarian-activist visits</title>
<guid>https://www.skidmore.edu/news/2018/0206_nemtsov.php</guid>
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<description><![CDATA[Vladimir Kara-Murza challenges Putin regime over death of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 13:54:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>The Super Bowl as cultural performance</title>
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<description><![CDATA[As he told his students in his "Sport and Social Issues" class, Skidmore Professor Jeff Segrave has some advice for the 110 million people tuning in to watch the Super Bowl: Read the game as a portrait of America and American culture.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 13:56:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>London learners</title>
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<link>https://www.skidmore.edu/news/2018/0125_fye_london.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Wiser and more self-assured, 25 first-year students who spent their first semester in the FYE in London program have landed in Saratoga.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 11:24:24 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Culinary gold</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Skidmore wins fifth consecutive gold medal at American Culinary Federation competition]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 11:17:36 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>A semesterlong quest</title>
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<description><![CDATA[“The Quest,” taught by Erica Bastress-Dukehart, associate professor of history, puts her students at the wheel to learn more about medieval and early modern Europe through developing personas, fulfilling tasks, and of course a final quest.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 10:32:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Glaciers and climate change</title>
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<link>https://www.skidmore.edu/news/2018/glaciers.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Skidmore to host documentary screening and panel discussion on global climate, health and culture Jan. 29]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2018 16:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Alum's series scores awards</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Theater major Michael Zegen '01 co-stars in Amazon's "Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 11:54:08 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Student art exhibition opens Feb. 6</title>
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<description><![CDATA[This year's juror is Susan Meyer '86, assistant professor of art at the College of Saint Rose]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2018 09:16:38 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Skidmore Cares donates cash, food to community agencies</title>
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<description><![CDATA[This year's annual fundraiser provided more than $12,000 and 4,912 items of food, provisions, and school supplies to assist those in need]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 15:39:10 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Collegial collaboration</title>
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<description><![CDATA[When a member of Skidmore's documentary-studies faculty started creating a TV series for Amazon Video, she hired students and alumni to work in crafts from writing to wardrobe.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 12:33:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Welcome to the first members of the Class of 2022</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A record-breaking group of students chosen from Skidmore's Early Decision Round 1.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 13:06:22 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Recapping 2017</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Each year Skidmore shares a lot of news about research, campus life, alumni, you name it. Which homepage stories reached the most eyeballs in 2017?]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2018 15:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Vis-à-vis: Long winter's nap</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Skidmore's bustling campus falls quiet and peaceful (and conserves heat and electricity in many buildings) as it indulges in a holiday hibernation.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2017 13:22:36 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Molecules and medicine</title>
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<link>https://www.skidmore.edu/news/2017/1220_brestoff-parker.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Jon Brestoff-Parker '08 puts his M.D. and Ph.D. to work on cellular diagnostics and treatments for conditions from diabetes to cancer.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2017 09:28:15 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Behind the lens</title>
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<description><![CDATA[She has traveled the world photographing people and wildlife in more than 90 countries from Angola to Afghanistan. She has contracted malaria, faced war, gone hungry and lived in mud huts, keeping true to her philosophy of "living the story."]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2017 14:12:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Vis-à-vis: De-stressing</title>
<guid>https://www.skidmore.edu/news/2017/1214_vis-a-vis_study_week.php</guid>
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<description><![CDATA[Snack baskets, dog-patting and "The Scream" were just a few of the stress-relief offerings during study week before final exams.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2017 09:43:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>"Tremendous day"</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Skidmore makes an extravaganza out of Giving Tuesday, engaging alumni and parents with those on campus for camaraderie, fun and fundraising. This year's event was a big hit.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2017 15:20:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Vis-à-vis: Hoops</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Basketball season at Skidmore is fast and furious. The men are nationally ranked, the women are famously resilient—and big games are coming up. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2017 14:27:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Lost music refound</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Capping a two-week residency at Skidmore, composer and performer Howard Fishman presents a multimedia show about mystery musician Connie Converse, this Thursday, Friday and Saturday.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2017 15:06:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Lessons in museumship</title>
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<description><![CDATA[How can an anthropology major fit into the eclectic programs of Skidmore's acclaimed teaching museum? A new endowed internship underwrites the experience.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2017 10:13:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Digging the dirt</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Jess Wong '09 knows exactly when the chickens come home to roost, because her days don't end until they are in for the night.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2017 15:20:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Free speeches</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A <em>NatGeo</em> photographer is speaking tonight, 7 p.m. in the Payne Room of the Tang Museum, about her worldwide adventures.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2017 09:40:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Thankful thinking</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Thanksgiving ruminations by Skidmore students, faculty and staff range from surgical recovery to lost-dog recovery.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2017 16:46:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Milton marathon</title>
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<description><![CDATA["Knowledge is as food, and needs no less her temperance over appetite," said John Milton. Try telling that to the marathoners who unceasingly recited his "Paradise Lost" for 10 hours.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2017 16:06:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Beatlemore ends an era</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Beatlemore Skidmania 2017 was the last one under the oversight of its faculty founder, Gordon Thompson. He and student coordinator Will Scott '18 reflect on that and the future of the wildly popular tradition.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2017 15:07:57 -0500</pubDate>
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<title> Creating Our Future: The Campaign for Skidmore</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Skidmore launches Creating Our Future: The Campaign for Skidmore]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2017 22:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Foreign correspondents</title>
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<description><![CDATA[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?]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2017 10:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Student research heads to Clinton Global Initiative University</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Alexia Nshuti Muhire '18 brought her independent project - using lemongrass as a potential alternative to malaria prevention - to the 2017 Clinton Global Initiative University (CIG U).]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2017 15:34:25 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Genetics ancient and modern</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Tracing the evolution of diseases, bioarchaeologist Kelly Harkins '04 says, "I've worked on 11,000-year-old bones from South America and on samples from ancient Nubia to medieval Europe."]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2017 14:22:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Free speeches</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Public discussions that cross both cultures and disciplines are coming up soon.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2017 10:26:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Vis-à-vis: Bounty on board</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The annual Harvest Dinner this fall drew a record number of students for a feast of local and campus-grown sustainable fare.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2017 13:41:19 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Skidmore Cares kickoff</title>
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<description><![CDATA["They not only collect the donations, but deliver them to our food pantry with smiling faces. We look forward to seeing them each year."]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[In his TED Talk, Steve Rosenbaum '83 tackles fake news, a topic that professor Andrew Lindner '03 discusses on This is Skidmore based on his own research.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2017 11:31:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Michael Orr has been named Skidmore's next dean of the faculty and vice president for academic affairs. An art historian, he comes from Lake Forest College and Lawrence University.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2017 11:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Breves on fish biology,]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2017 09:15:33 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Gender and race, Judaism in India, and new media are slated for discussion this week.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2017 15:16:16 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Solidarity or singularity?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Renowned journalist and cultural critic David Brooks, speaking at Skidmore last week, argued that individual freedoms are good, but so are communitarian spirit and commitment.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2017 15:46:40 -0400</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA["It's a blast. I never know what's going to go on here": Open-mic night at Lively Lucy's]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2017 15:00:14 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Here comes rhymin' Simon</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Don't discount the cliché, advised the always original songwriting legend Paul Simon, as he shared tips, stories and insights at Skidmore last week.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2017 12:09:05 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Free speeches</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Free public events this week include "Keep Dat A$$ Jumping," a lecture in youth music and gender issues.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2017 11:37:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Celebration summary</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Celebration Weekend 2017 brought families of students, alumni, and others to campus for a vast range of open-house activities.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Oct 2017 15:13:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Bridging cultures and generations</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Skidmore employees and other local residents who volunteer as ambassadors and supporters for international students often say they get more benefits than they give.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2017 10:55:23 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Unparalleled</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Isabella Bennett says the experience of studying abroad yields unique perspectives. And wide ones too: During her Skidmore career, she studied in three different countries.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2017 09:32:26 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Small-scale research for a large-scale issue</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lucy Walker '19 and geoscience professor Meg Estapa spent the summer performing collaborative research project studying carbon matter in the ocean, and discuss their findings on This is Skidmore - the Skidmore College podcast.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2017 10:26:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Free "phi" speech</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Among the public events coming to campus is a multimedia news presentation with a philosophical focus.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2017 10:49:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Vis-a-vis: "In It" inspirations</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Diversity issues at the intersections of gender and race brought audiences together last week for a second year of "In It" discussions and forums.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2017 09:05:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>New communications VP</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Martin Mbugua, a former journalist who has helped lead communications at Princeton and Carnegie Mellon, is Skidmore's new vice president for communications and marketing.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2017 16:35:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>New faculty</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Super-resolution microscopy and wearable computing, medieval Buddhism and pre-Columbian sculpture, skydiving and keyboards, tacos and yogurt. And lots in between.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2017 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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