Diversity in the News
- The award-winning documentary charts the lives of nomadic young Palestinians who cross the border to construct luxury hotels in Israel, and the economic and political challenges they face each day. Filmmaker Ido Haar (left) will participate in a Q&A following the movie.
- Angela Park, founder and executive director of Diversity Matters, will give the keynote speech at the March 11 Skidmore symposium on Diversity, Sustainability, and Community Service. New York Campus Compact is a co-sponsor of the program.
- She will use the recently opened Tang exhibition, Environment and Object in Recent African Art, which she co-curated, as a starting point for a broader discussion of contemporary trends in African art.
- Bananas are sometimes called a perfect food for their nutritional wallop and easy packaging. But the banana lands are a source of heartbreaking stories about disease, violence, and social upheaval. Jason Glaser will share details in his program. (Photo courtesy guardian.co.uk)
- The life of esteemed writer and human rights activist James Baldwin is brought to the state in this original play by Calvin Levels. The free performance is scheduled Feb. 18 at Bernhard Theater. (Left: Actor/playwright Calvin Levels as James Baldwin.)
- Sumita Pahwa of the Government Department and Steve Negus opened Friday's program, titled "Egypt's Popular Uprising: Implications for a Democratic Future" with breaking news: President Hosni Mubarak had ceded to demonstrators' demands and resigned from office. (Andy Camp photo)
- Author Stewart Burns will help Skidmore celebrate the birth of the Dr. King by discussing the effect of his decision to oppose the Vietnam War on the civil rights movement.
- "Environment and Object-Recent African Art" to open at the Tang Museum Feb. 5
- Haiti's wretched year, with earthquake at the start of 2010 and a cholera epidemic now under way, has tested the efforts and endurance of the country's people and relief workers. Biology professor Sylvia Franke McDevitt (left) is one of two speakers who will present at the Dec. 8 program.
- Fans of every genre of music have a chance during the next week to sample from an array of offerings by Skidmore students. Plan to attend one or more of these concerts in the days ahead! (Left: Yacub Addy. Photo copyrighted by Michael G. Stewart)
- The College's Dance Department will present 'Wonderland?', its winter concert, in three performances this coming weekend.
- A rich schedule of activities ranging from informational sessions to cultural events has been developed to celebrate International Education Week. All activities are open to the College community.
- With help from a foundation that supports grassroots peace efforts, Wissam Khaleefah '11 returned home to rebuild his elementary school. The facility is located in Fallujah, Iraq, site of some of the fiercest battles of the U.S.-Iraq conflict. A current campus photo exhibition documents his efforts.
- Two writers with on-the-ground experience in some of the world's most volatile locations will share insight on insurgency and civil war in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
- Photos by local Latino immigrants reveal their experiences working and living in Saratoga County.
- Originally designed as a counter-program to a planned Florida Koran burning, the Skidmore event is designed to foster public discourse on the campus and in the community.
- Totaling more than 700 students, the Class of 2014 - Skidmore's largest and most diverse - arrived on campus this week and undertook orientation, the first class assignment.
- A warm welcome to the Class of 2014, the largest in Skidmore history. New students arrive on campus beginning this week; classes start Sept. 7.
- With SGA support, 30 Skidmore students this summer are serving in unpaid internships in such far-off places as Tanzania, Indonesia, and Alaska. They're working for such organizations as the Brookings Institution, the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, and the Martha's Vineyard Museum.
- Three Skidmore students have received Davis Projects for Peace grants to translate their dreams into reality through work in Swaziland and Iraq.