Skidmore students bring stories to life for kids and families

Four films will explore Latin American culture and society. Pictured above is Junior from "Pelo Malo" ("Bad Hair").

It's not quite summer--yet. But that's not stopping a quintet of faculty members from the Skidmore Jazz Institute to teach and perform on campus Feb. 28-March 1.

Series of four films and discussions will explore contemporary Latin American culture and society.

Assistant Professor of History Eric Morser to offer commentary on Native American film "Smoke Signals"

Skidmore students from around the globe explore career and internship opportunities in their adopted home town

Show features paintings that span artistic and cultural traditions from the 15th to the 19th centuries.

Paintings, prints, and photographs from the Tang collection inspire reflection

'At a time of year that should be devoted to joy and celebration, let us acknowledge, honor, and share the pain that too many people in our country are experiencing as the result of racial and other factors that continue to divide our nation,' he writes.

Efforts are underway to develop a more inclusive Skidmore. Tobi Ewing (left) and Kiara Boone, both Class of 2015, are leaders of I, Too, Am Skidmore.

Using a current show at the Tang Museum, students are gaining new insights into the Civil Rights Movement. The students will present their findings at a Dec. 10 event.

At the nation's largest multiracial, intergenerational gathering for organizers, educators, creatives and other leaders, Tashawn Reagon '16 will join her mother and grandmother for a conversation about race.

Skidmore students have organized a month-long series of events to raise awareness and inspire action.

Todd Miller, author of "Border Patrol Nation: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Homeland Security," will give a talk on Nov. 7

When EntrePrep challenges high school students to launch a new commercial enterprise for a day, there's no predicting what they'll come up with.

Noted civil rights attorney Michelle Alexander to give public talk Oct. 22.

Local restaurants will showcase international cuisine at Oct. 11 event; special offer for Skidmore students.

This year's selection centers on Native American themes; related books for young readers also announced.

Works by cutting-edge contemporary artists draw on race, feminism, Brazilian modernism

Nekisha N. Quinney of Austin, Texas, named assistant director of athletics.