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  • tang-n-toadvine+chairs
    Timely and relevant new professorships--strengthening Skidmore's offerings in history, Asian studies, and other fields--have been donated and filled.
    Oct 19 2016
  • election16-hillary-thumb
    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.
    Oct 13 2016
  • National+Coming+Out+Day
    October 11 marks the 28th anniversary of National Coming Out Day, promoting a safe world for LGBTQ individuals to live truthfully and openly. Skidmore's commitment to inclusivity is reflected throughout the College.
    Oct 11 2016
  • hammered+phone
    "Phone Clones: Hate Nationalism in Transnational Customer Service Work" is this year's Zankel Lecture. The discussion of Asian call-center workers and their Western customers takes place Monday, Oct. 10, at 5:30 p.m. in Gannett Auditorium of Palamountain Hall.
    Oct 5 2016
  • dnaworks+dance
    "HaMapah/The Map"--a multimedia, genealogical dance performance by DNAWORKS--takes place this Thursday, Sept. 29. Related discussions about identity and belonging will be held this Friday, Sept. 30.
    Sep 28 2016
  • Jose+Antonio+Vargas
    Pulitzer winner Jose Antonio Vargas--director of White People and Documented--will discuss immigration and identity at Skidmore on Sept. 28.
    Sep 27 2016
  • A new tenure-track faculty position in Buddhist studies will strengthen Skidmore's offerings in both religious studies and Asian studies, thanks to a Ho Foundation grant.
    Sep 23 2016
  • 9%2F11
    Hear today's students, faculty, and staff discuss 9/11's impact.
    Sep 9 2016
  • skidmore+2020
    Skidmore welcomes the Class of 2020.
    Sep 5 2016
  • Camp+Abilities
    Camp Abilities, for children and teens who are visually impaired, was hosted for its third summer at the Skidmore campus and nearby venues.
    Aug 22 2016
  • Melvis
    Melvis Langyintuo '12 successfully raised $50,000 to build two schools in his hometown of Tamale, Ghana.
    Jul 14 2016
  • Pride+Flag
    Members of the Skidmore community reflect on the assault on Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida.
    Jun 29 2016
  • Cecilia+Aldarondo
    English professor Cecilia Aldarondo has had her documentary film Memories of a Penitent Heart accepted in the renowned TriBeCa Film Festival.
    Apr 20 2016
  • Mentoring, money, and more are available to help high school students attend Skidmore's summer Pre-College Program, thanks to a new foundation grant.
    Apr 18 2016
  • An Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant will seed a $1.2 million initiative to explore diversity and collections at the Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College
    Apr 12 2016
  • Show+Your+Sport+poster
    An April 11 discussion on LGBTQ inclusivity will feature two prominent speakers: Kate Fagan and Kristin Russo. Admission is open to all.
    Apr 11 2016
  • A student from Pakistan will return with life-saving vaccines for a poor region. A Maldives native will promote civic waste management on her island.
    Apr 8 2016
  • Prasad book throws down the gauntlet in critical management scholarship
    Apr 6 2016
  • Rosa+Clemente
    Hip-hop activist, journalist, and 2008 Green Party vice presidential candidate Rosa Clemente wants to change the world. She will speak at Skidmore March 30.
    Mar 28 2016
  • Blood--in the lives of migrants and laborers, prostitutes and hoodlums, Mexicans and Bosnians--is the motif of one poem by U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera. He gives a public reading at Skidmore on March 23.
    Mar 24 2016
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