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.

Destinations for an exotic summer vacation? Not exactly. These are just some of the locations where Skidmore College students are Italy. China. India. Guatemala. Nicaragua. Destinations for an exotic summer vacation? Not exactly. These are just some of the locations where Skidmore College students are based this summer, working and learning, as inaugural participants in Skidmore's new SEE-Beyond program.

David Schlenker '13, received SEE-Beyond Award for his upcoming summer internship in India!

Granito: How to nail a dictator. See flyer below.

Robin Sears, vice president for academic affairs at the School for Field Studies (SFS), will discuss "Optimize your gross happiness: Study abroad! Environmental field studies in Bhutan and other exciting places" on Wednesday, Oct. 24

Special Topic 2013: FL251: Contemporary German Cinema.

DNAWORKS, an arts and service organization in residence on campus this month, will present two public events: Hip Hop: Theatre of Now, an interactive lecture-demo, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, in Gannett Auditorium, Palamountain Hall. HaMapah/The Map, a multimedia dance journey tracing the intersections of African, American, and Jewish heritages, at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, in the Skidmore Dance Theater.

We are very pleased to announce that the Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Islamic Center of New York, of the Interfaith Center of New York, a member of the World Economic Forum, and founder and CEO of the Cordoba Initiative.

Ben-Gurion University scholar Iris Agmon will present a talk titled "Justice of the Kadi: New Perspectives on Ottoman Law" on Wednesday, Sept. 19, at Skidmore. Free and open to the public, the event begins at 8 p.m. in Davis Auditorium, Palamountain Hall.

New approaches to the study of Ottoman law and legal history have changed our understanding of this legal system. Greenberg Middle East Scholar-in-Residence Iris Agmon will discuss this changing perspective when she lectures Sept. 19 on campus.

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf considers it his mission "to reclaim religious and political discourse from the extremists of all faiths who dominate so many of the headlines." His Skidmore visit is co-sponsored by the Saratoga Peace Week Committee.

Skidmore's resident sitarist, Veena Chandra, and her son Devesh will present a free concert of Indian music at 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, in Arthur Zankel Music Center. Don't miss these talented performers!

Photo collection in Case Center Gallery documents life behind the scenes for year-round and seasonal workers and their families

The Class of 2016, Skidmore's most diverse ever, totals 635 students representing 33 countries. (Left: Admssions tour on the steps of Scribner Library during fall 2011 open house.)

Rose Bouboushian, class of 2012, is on her way to Venezuela this summer to intern with Fundación Aldeas de Paz. She was also a recipient of the Skidmore Summer Internship award.

This summer Kelsey Yam, class of 2013, will be heading abroad for her first time. She's secured an internship with Soccer Without Borders (SWB) in Uganda. SWB is a non-profit organization whose mission is to use soccer as a vehicle for positive change. SWB hosts core programs in Guatemala, Nicaragua and Uganda, coaching soccer and providing educational lessons/life skills to boys and girls of all ages. "Our goal at SWB is to provide these kids with resources that they do not typically have in order to learn and to realize their full potential" explains Kelsey.