Diversity in the News
- Income inequality was an agenda item at the recent World Economic Forum annual meeting and has been frequently addressed by Pope Francis. These conversations make the current "Classless Society" exhibition at the Tang more relevant than ever.
- Guest artist known for exploring the power of voice in identity, politics, cultural exchange, and testimony.
- New exhibition features graphic novels by four artists who depict Jewish life. Feb. 5 panel (this year's Perlow Lecture) to complement show.
- Initiative expands the College's effort to give low-income and historically underserved students full access to its academic offerings.
- Saratoga Springs holds annual day of service, remembrance to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. #MLKDay #Skidmore
- Skidmore's international students connect with Saratoga Springs elementary pupils in cultural exchange program
- Scholars to consider many forms of identity in two-day event.
- Student-organized program designed to increase awareness and stimulate action
- Danny Tejada '09 returns to his roots with an inspiring message for high school graduates.
- Saratoga Reads, launched a decade ago as a Skidmore College-Saratoga collaboration, will return to its roots this year with the announcement of its book of choice for 2013-14, 'And the Mountains Echoed,' by Khaled Hosseini.
- Skidmore has made many notable advances -- from the First-Year Experience to the Arthur Zankel Music Center - during the first 10 years of the Glotzbach presidency.
- Ethnomusicologist Deborah Wong to take a critical look at American pop music in inaugural Judy Tsou '75 lecture.
- Traditional and contemporary Chinese music to be featured at free Sept. 24 concert.
- Drawing on his New York Times bestseller, Wes Moore urges first-year students to make a positive difference.
- A former Skidmore faculty member, Woodfork also will coordinate strategic initiatives.
- The Alma Latina dancers, a Mexican group based in Rochester, will be among a number of dance troupes from throughout the state on campus this week for the first-ever Latino Dance Summit.
- Summer fun can take many forms. Right now, 74 ambitioius high school students are enrolled in Skidmore's Pre-College Program, earning college credits in studio and liberal arts.
- Representatives of Fox Searchlight, distributor of a soon-to-be-released film that brings to life Solomon Northup's chronicle of his 12 years as a slave, joined dozens of Northup's descendants at an annual remembrance of the Saratogian's life and work.
- Skidmore will host the 15th annual tribute to Solomon Northup, a free-born African-American who was abducted into slavery in 1841 and held for 12 years. His memoir, "Twelve Years a Slave," will soon be released as a film by Fox Searchlight.