Summer fun can take many forms. Right now, 74 ambitioius high school students are enrolled in Skidmore's Pre-College Program, earning college credits in studio and liberal arts.

Representatives of Fox Searchlight, distributor of a soon-to-be-released film that brings to life Solomon Northup's chronicle of his 12 years as a slave, joined dozens of Northup's descendants at an annual remembrance of the Saratogian's life and work.

Skidmore will host the 15th annual tribute to Solomon Northup, a free-born African-American who was abducted into slavery in 1841 and held for 12 years. His memoir, "Twelve Years a Slave," will soon be released as a film by Fox Searchlight.

College recognized for commitment to access for underrepresented students.

Sophomore Williams is the first Skidmore student selected from more than 700 applicants this year to the Washington, D.C.-based institute.

As part in the "I Won't Stand For . . ." movement, 300-plus students gathered last week to personalize T-shirts with social justice messages.

For the fourth straight year, students of psychology Professor Rachel Mann Rosan have arranged a month of public events to observe Autism Awareness Month.

Organizers present a wide range of events and activities to raise awareness

A series of 18 lectures, performances and exhibits will spotlight creative work in areas as diverse as business, ecology, computer science, and the arts.

Fulbeck's own multiracial background is the springboard for conversations on ethnic stereotypes and cultural identity.

Career-minded students and alumni of color connected at Skidmore's Multicultural Speed-Networking Reception in New York City. #Skidmore

Tickets go on sale March 15 for June 7 show, presented by SaratogaArtsFest

Noted filmmaker, author and diversity trainer Lee Mun Wah will conduct four workshops for students, faculty and staff. The programs are part of a series of community events sponsored by the President's Office and organized by the Committee on Intercultural and Global Understanding (CIGU).

On Feb. 14 the Tang will display one panel of the massive AIDS memorial quilt begun in 1987

Every February Ujima and the Office of Student Diversity Programs team up on programs to celebrate Black History Month. One of the most popular events is the Ujima Fashion Show, scheduled Feb. 2.

There will be several opportunities for members of the Skidmore community to celebrate the birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the days ahead.

Skidmore's Department of Music has announced a variety of student concerts celebrating a semester of hard work.

American studies students have organized a series of cultural events to benefit a regional summer camp for girls. FemFest 2012 offers music, art and poetry, all for a good cause.

Controversial author Peter Beinart will be on campus Nov. 8 as this fall's featured Jacob Perlow lecturer.

If you've seen the Academy Award-winning documentary Born into Brothels, you know the remarkable results that filmmaker Zana Briski achieved when she gave cameras to the children of prostitutes living in the red-light district of Calcutta. Inspired by Briski, who delivered the second Carr Lecture at the College last fall, David Schlenker '13 adopted a similar approach in his SEE-Beyond assignment this summer, made possible by a $4,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Interning with the nonprofit Project Why to teach English to fourth- and fifth-graders in South Delhi's Okhla slums, Schlenker--a history and international affairs dual major--decided to step it up a notch and simultaneously teach the essentials of photography.