"A true Skidmore fall semester" Sarah Condon-Meyers and James Helicke Skidmore students are starting a new academic year by embracing the “truly heroic action” needed to tackle COVID-19 while also looking forward to the promise of learning and memorable experiences. Mon, 24 Aug 2020 15:16:54 -0800 Campus Life,Campus News,Current Students, A student uses her laptop in the shade. Students in a first-year Scrinber Seminar Students in Science Fiction and Religion, a first-year Scribner Seminar taught by Professor and Chair of Religious Studies Eliza Kent, held their first meeting in a tent near Scribner Library on Sunday, Aug. 23. Monday, Aug. 24 was the first official day of classes.