Skidmore Lectures
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The Adirondack Trust Company Lecture in Finance: 'Making Digital Currency Safe for
Democracy'
Monday, April 1
6 p.m.
Gannett Auditorium
J. Christopher Giancarlo, former chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and senior counsel of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, will discuss "Making Digital Currency Safe for Democracy" in the Inaugural Adirondack Trust Company Lecture on Finance. Contact Ian Farrell with questions.
Lester W. Strock Lecture in Geosciences: 'Earthquake or Explosion? History and future
of geophysical nuclear explosion monitoring'
Thursday, April 4
5 p.m.
Davis Auditorium
Geophysics Deputy Group Leader of the National Security Earth Science Group in Los Alamos National Laboratory Michael Cleveland will explore nuclear explosion signatures in his lecture, "Earthquake or Explosion? History and future of geophysical nuclear explosion monitoring." When the earth shakes anywhere in the world, scientists are interested in what happened: Was it an earthquake, chemical explosion, collapsing mine or was it a nuclear explosion? Cleveland is interested in understanding how explosions produce seismic waves, how those waves travel through the earth, and how they differ from waves produced by earthquakes. Contact Jennifer Cholnoky with questions.
'What Will it Take to Save Social Media?'
Thursday, April 4
6 p.m.
Emerson Auditorium
Professor of Philosophy at Hobart and William Smith Colleges Karen Frost-Arnold will
be giving a lecture on "What Will it Take to Save Social Media?" open to all Skidmore community members. For more information, contact Silvia Carli.
'Experience Matters: A Conversation Around Inclusion at Skidmore College' Presented
by Skidmore Athletics
Thursday, April 4
7 p.m.
Arthur Zankel Music Center
The panel, "Experience Matters: A Conversation Around Inclusion at Skidmore College,"
will include Head Rowing Coach Manny Valentin; Associate Dean of Student Affairs and
Director of Student Academic Services Jamin Totino; Director of Religious and Spiritual
Life Parker Diggory; and Professor and Director of Black Studies Winston Grady-Willis.
The conversation will be moderated by Professor of American Studies and Director of
the Center for Leadership, Teaching, and Learning Beck Krefting. All are welcome to
attend.
Annual Arthur Zankel Panel: 'The New Wild West of Finance: A Panel Discussion on Cryptocurrency
and its Implications'
Thursday, April 11
6:30 p.m.
Davis Auditorium
Panelists will comment on the links between cryptocurrencies and the blockchain, their effects on sovereign currencies and markets, and the politics behind regulating them; a reception will follow. Contact Pushkala Prasad with questions.
'The Personal Cost of War in Ukraine Through a Young Girl's Eyes: Then and Now'
Tuesday, April 16
5:30 p.m.
Ladd Hall, Room 307
"Dominica's Story: A Life of Courage, Hope, and Love" is co-authored by Kaitlin McQuade
'24 and Professor and Associate Chair of Political Science Professor Kate Graney.
It brings to bring to life the amazing story of Dominica Annese, who was separated
from her family at age 5 during World War 2 in Ukraine, only to be reunited with them
30 years later and live to see war come to her homeland again. McQuade and Graney
will present Dominica's story and the book, connecting it to contemporary events in
Ukraine. Contact Kate Graney with questions.