Diversity in the News
- For the 40 students who just completed Skidmore’s rigorous Summer Academic Institute, the Opportunity Program isn’t just about boosting their promising academic and professional careers — it’s about joining an OP family at Skidmore.
- What does it mean to graduate as a student-athlete? Seniors Haley English and Damian Hammond share their thoughts on the true impact sports and Skidmore have had on their lives.
- At Commencement, Skidmore grads don colorful and symbolic regalia to celebrate their personal journeys and creative accomplishments. Here’s your guide to the story each piece tells.
- From the Houston Astros and Tiffany & Co. to the Peace Corps and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, members of the Class of 2019 are ready to make their creative marks on the world.
- A letter from current students to future students about the many reasons why we chose Skidmore.
- "Whether you're from down the street or another hemisphere, deep down many of us arrive on campus with the same gut-knotting, shoulder-tensing vulnerability that makes us wonder, 'Will I find friends?'”
- Nitin Natrajan ’20 checks in from his globe-trotting study abroad adventure learning about social justice in Brazil, Spain and South Africa.
- Nadine Strossen, the first woman ever to lead the American Civil Liberties Union, spoke out against censorship during a visit to Skidmore College.
- The composer and trumpeter — a Skidmore honorary degree recipient and former visiting scholar — talks about scoring “BlacKkKlansman,” the power of music to address current affairs and what it takes to make it as an artist.
- NK Mabaso, a senior from South Africa, offers advice for future international students and laughs at a few experiences in the United States that caught her by surprise.
- Mike Park ‘19 dreamt of playing professional soccer but was less sure about a college major. Read about his unexpected transformation into “a walking amalgamation of athleticism and the arts.”
- All year, across campus and around the world, Skidmore students, faculty and staff are supporting Creative Thought Matters in compelling and colorful ways. To get a taste of what this looks and feels like, we’ve curated our top 10 photos of the year.
- Anthropology professor Joowon Park is using K-pop, the spirited, South Korean music phenomenon, to help first-year students explore interdisciplinary ideas and acclimate to the rigors of academic life at Skidmore.
- Meet Juleyka Lantigua-Williams ’96, a government major who loved her genetics class and was on the construction team for the theater company. Today, she’s a storyteller opening media to more people of color.
- Journalists and academics probed the meaning and bounds of free speech as part of the "Skidmore Speaks" series Nov. 5-8.
- Skidmore College faculty, staff and students came together for a series of conversations about diversity, equity and inclusion related to socioeconomic class.
- Learn about Saisselin’s remarkable history and see photos from the anniversary event.
- Events include a men's soccer game vs. St. Lawrence, a Center for Integrated Sciences groundbreaking ceremony, a keynote address by paleontologist Neil Shubin and the dedication of Skidmore’s new Valentine Boathouse.
- Skidmore is sponsoring a series of lectures and special events designed to initiate conversations around diversity, equity and inclusion related to socioeconomic class.
- Update: The U.S. Senate debate scheduled to be held at the Zankel Music Center on Sunday, Oct. 21 has been canceled.