<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2024/0506-academic-festival.php" dsn="blogs"><featured/><feature_title>Featured News</feature_title><title>Academic Festival: A showcase of learning among peers</title><author>Francie Wharton '25</author><author_email>info@skidmore.edu</author_email><pubDate>05/06/2024 03:02:43 PM</pubDate><display>display</display><description>Academic Festival offers an opportunity for students to showcase their work, gain feedback in a supportive environment, and reflect on the next steps in their journeys.</description><category>News</category><image_listing><img src="/admissions/student-stories/_images/_K8I7720-copy-square.jpg" alt="Wesley Almanzar ’27 and Davin Arzu ’27 perform a translation of a play as part of Academic Festival session for the Theater Department, one of many distinct ways that Skidmore students from many disciplines participate in academic festival each year.  "/></image_listing><image><img src="/admissions/student-stories/_images/_K8I7720-copy.jpg" alt="Wesley Almanzar ’27 and Davin Arzu ’27 perform a translation of a play as part of Academic Festival session for the Theater Department, one of many distinct ways that Skidmore students from many disciplines participate in academic festival each year.  "/></image><caption>Wesley Almanzar ’27 and Davin Arzu ’27 perform a translation of a play as part of Academic Festival session for the Theater Department, one of many distinct ways that Skidmore students from many disciplines participate in Academic Festival each year.</caption></item>