Diversity in the News
- 'At a time of year that should be devoted to joy and celebration, let us acknowledge, honor, and share the pain that too many people in our country are experiencing as the result of racial and other factors that continue to divide our nation,' he writes.
- Efforts are underway to develop a more inclusive Skidmore. Tobi Ewing (left) and Kiara Boone, both Class of 2015, are leaders of I, Too, Am Skidmore.
- Using a current show at the Tang Museum, students are gaining new insights into the Civil Rights Movement. The students will present their findings at a Dec. 10 event.
- At the nation's largest multiracial, intergenerational gathering for organizers, educators, creatives and other leaders, Tashawn Reagon '16 will join her mother and grandmother for a conversation about race.
- Skidmore students have organized a month-long series of events to raise awareness and inspire action.
- Todd Miller, author of "Border Patrol Nation: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Homeland Security," will give a talk on Nov. 7
- When EntrePrep challenges high school students to launch a new commercial enterprise for a day, there's no predicting what they'll come up with.
- Noted civil rights attorney Michelle Alexander to give public talk Oct. 22.
- Local restaurants will showcase international cuisine at Oct. 11 event; special offer for Skidmore students.
- This year's selection centers on Native American themes; related books for young readers also announced.
- Works by cutting-edge contemporary artists draw on race, feminism, Brazilian modernism
- Nekisha N. Quinney of Austin, Texas, named assistant director of athletics.
- Thirty-seven high school students - mostly rising seniors from New York City and upstate New York - spent three days on the campus as CFES (College for Every Student) Scholars. Led by mentors from Skidmore, CFES, Union College, Cornell University and other institutions, they focused on leadership and exploring pathways to college.
- A story of enslavement and eventual freedom inspires an afternoon of reflection and celebration.
- Rabbi Linda Motzkin, Skidmore's Jewish chaplain, has earned acclaim for her ground-breaking work as a soferet (Torah scribe). This Spring Street Gallery exhibition demonstrates the beauty of the parchment-making process.
- Skidmore has offered admission to a select group of students from a record 8,700 applicants seeking membership to the Class of 2018.
- Founder of the #Girlslikeus project, Mock is known for using media to explore issues of identity.
- Founder of La Isla Foundation, Jason Glaser, will screen his documentary Bananaland: Blood, Bullets, and Poison
- The story of Solomon Northup (above) is not just a history lesson. Area scholars will discuss implications of the Northup story for contemporary America in a March 19 program.
- The story of Solomon Northup, depicted in the film 12 Years a Slave, has special meaning for Saratoga Springs. The annual event in Northup's honor, shown above in 2013, will now be organized by Skidmore.