Diversity in the News
- When Sara Mae Pratt '12 opened Schenectady's Puzzles Bakery and Cafe in 2015, her primary goal was to hire people with special needs who otherwise struggle to find jobs.
- For Juan De Jesus '09, Skidmore paved the way out of his South Bronx neighborhood, but he chose to go back and give back, as a teacher at his old school.
- Skidmore celebrated the high points, reflected on the low, and came together over the ones in between in 2016.
- Hadia Bakkar '20 passes undetected among her fellow students in Skidmore's Case Center. Dressed in sage jeans and a deep red sweater, her eyes light against her pale olive skin, her long journey from Syria to Saratoga Springs isn't evident at first glance.
- Writer, filmmaker, activist, and professor Kathleen Conwell Collins '63 died before seeing the impact of her work. Now that her daughter has taken it public, it's making headlines.
- Melvis Langyintuo '12 was back to visit campus just as new freshman Thabang Maphothoane '17 happened by. Soon they were working together at Goldman Sachs.
- Students in "Spanish for Heritage Speakers" worked on a real-world project with the Saratoga Springs Housing Authority.
- A classical, even primal odyssey tale that uses electronic effects and probes today's refugee crises, Skidmore's inventive take on The Orphan Sea opens this Wednesday, Nov. 30.
- Skidmore helps observe the 150th birthday of African-American (and onetime Saratogian) composer and singer Harry T. Burleigh in events from Nov. 30 to Dec. 3.
- How do liberals and conservatives feel about genetics and race? genetics and free will? genetics and politics? A Harvard scholar shares her ideas Thursday, Dec. 1, at 8 p.m. in Gannett Auditorium.
- An award-winning documentary film by Prof. Cecilia Aldarondo will be presented Tuesday, Nov. 29, at 6 p.m. in Davis Auditorium.
- Isolde Brielmaier--a curator, scholar, and writer with experience in contemporary art shows and programs--has been appointed curator-at-large for Skidmore's Tang Museum.
- "At Skidmore I suffered FOMO--fear of missing out--when my friends talked about their study abroad," says Eli Johnston '14. Now it's FOMO no more: Johnston is working in East Asia's booming tech economy.
- Offering "a crash course in Islam 101," storyteller and comedian Aman Ali will speak and field questions Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. in Gannett Auditorium.
- Debo Band, acclaimed for its Ethiopian traditions mixed with American soul and Euro brass stylings, performs and teaches at Skidmore this Saturday, Nov. 5.
- From offices to beaches, women in "Muslim" garb are making news. A student and faculty panel will discuss the issue Thursday, Oct. 27, at 6 p.m. in the Tang Museum.
- Growing up with a tailor and lots of well-told stories, Sonya Clark became a fiber artist praised for "her sensitive, boldly imaginative eye." She'll speak on campus Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 6 p.m. at the Tang Museum.
- Timely and relevant new professorships--strengthening Skidmore's offerings in history, Asian studies, and other fields--have been donated and filled.
- Skidmore business professor Minita Sanghvi has some insights into Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. A scholar of the marketing of female politicians, Sanghvi says Clinton has a Freudian asset that could be boosting her appeal among voters: she's following her husband.