When Rula Issa ‘17 came to the United States in 1998 seeking refuge from the conflicts in Bosnia and Herzegovina, she was warmly welcomed by Americans who sought to help her and her family assimilate to America and settle comfortably in their new home.
At their first meeting, Lyssa Jackson '16 recalls, Ceci Zak '87 "matched my 120-miles-per-hour kind of thinking." Zak was "dazzled" by Jackson's enthusiasm and leadership ability.
Collaboration and innovation are key in Skidmore's documentary studies initiative, and its new fall courses fostered both.
Skidmore celebrated the high points, reflected on the low, and came together over the ones in between in 2016.
The Irish economy should build indigenous enterprises around genuine Irishness, advises business professor Jim Kennelly (right). He sat down with Ireland's president (center) to talk it over.- Kiplinger's Personal Finance has once again included Skidmore College on its list of Best Value Colleges for 2017.
- Hadia Bakkar '20 passes undetected among her fellow students in Skidmore's Case Center. Dressed in sage jeans and a deep red sweater, her eyes light against her pale olive skin, her long journey from Syria to Saratoga Springs isn't evident at first glance.
This year's Skidmore Cares campaign provided truckloads of food and supplies, cash, and good will to Saratoga-area service agencies.
Writer, filmmaker, activist, and professor Kathleen Conwell Collins '63 died before seeing the impact of her work. Now that her daughter has taken it public, it's making headlines.
Skidmore's dance program offers its end-of-semester presentations, featuring students performing guest and faculty choreography, this Friday and Saturday, Dec. 9 and 10.