Diversity in the News
- Several Skidmore people will be among those engaged in the multi-day community celebration of the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- Students in "Multicultural Flare-ups" analyzed hot issues like the killing of black suspects by white police, sexual assault in the military, and a county clerk's refusal, on religious grounds, to issue same-sex marriage licenses.
- Here's a two-fer: a feature story about Nigerian soccer players Adebare Oyeniyi '17 and Austin Okoye '18, and an advance on the Liberty League men's soccer championship.
- Noted legal expert Charles Ogletree to discuss race and justice in America during Thursday's lecture.
- Janelle Hobson will examine the limited representations of black women in film and TV in her Oct. 22 talk.
- Franklin and Marshall College scholar Alison Kibler will share her research on how action against racial ridicule at the dawn of the 20th century resonates in contemporary debates over hate speech.
- Kevin Wang '17 had an unexpectedly inspiring high school English class. His teacher asked questions that touched him, that made him feel alive. Now he's sharing that gift overseas.
- Cheryl J. LaRoche of the University of Maryland, College Park, is the keynote speaker at this year's event, the 17th annual celebration of Northup and his story.
- United World Colleges want to make education a force to united people, nations and cultures for a peaceful, sustainable future. Skidmore's UWC schoalrs are living that mission.
- For some Skidmore students, the notion of freedom carries special significance.
- An upcoming conference on Intergroup Relations is expected to draw nearly 150 participants to hear national scholars on the subjects of racial and ethnic relations, and the campus climate.
- Volleyball players Clare Kenny and Aria Goodman, both Class of 2015, asked fellow athletes to declare themselves LGBTQ allies. They got a strong, unequivocal response.
- Skidmore students bring stories to life for kids and families
- Four films will explore Latin American culture and society. Pictured above is Junior from "Pelo Malo" ("Bad Hair").
- It's not quite summer--yet. But that's not stopping a quintet of faculty members from the Skidmore Jazz Institute to teach and perform on campus Feb. 28-March 1.
- Series of four films and discussions will explore contemporary Latin American culture and society.
- Assistant Professor of History Eric Morser to offer commentary on Native American film "Smoke Signals"
- Skidmore students from around the globe explore career and internship opportunities in their adopted home town
- Show features paintings that span artistic and cultural traditions from the 15th to the 19th centuries.
- Paintings, prints, and photographs from the Tang collection inspire reflection