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    "Inequality and Race" is the topic for a public conversation between fellows of the Manhattan Institute and the Brookings Institution, to be held Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 5:30 p.m.
    Feb 17 2017
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    Student clubs and campus offices mark Black History Month with a range of public events, but how does it resonate with individual students?
    Feb 16 2017
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    Assistant Professor of American Studies and award-winning architectural and urban historian Amber Wiley knows what makes a particular place stand out.
    Feb 14 2017
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    Three Skidmore young alumni are bucking the millennial stereotype with their success in the entertainment industry.
    Feb 10 2017
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    On Jan. 29, President Philip A. Glotzbach issued a statement to the Skidmore community about the Trump administration's executive order to restrict travel from seven Muslim-majority countries and ban refugees.
    Feb 2 2017
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    From the stage at Beatlemore Skidmania to the recording studio with the Roots, David Slitzky '14 has found his rhythm.
    Jan 27 2017
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    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.
    Jan 19 2017
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    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.
    Jan 18 2017
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    Skidmore celebrated the high points, reflected on the low, and came together over the ones in between in 2016.
    Dec 22 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.
    Dec 16 2016
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    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.
    Dec 13 2016
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    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.
    Dec 8 2016
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    Students in "Spanish for Heritage Speakers" worked on a real-world project with the Saratoga Springs Housing Authority.
    Dec 8 2016
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    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.
    Nov 29 2016
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    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.
    Nov 23 2016
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    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.
    Nov 23 2016
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    An award-winning documentary film by Prof. Cecilia Aldarondo will be presented Tuesday, Nov. 29, at 6 p.m. in Davis Auditorium.
    Nov 22 2016
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    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.
    Nov 22 2016
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    "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.
    Nov 15 2016
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    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.
    Nov 10 2016
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