- Malika Sawadogo ’24’s Burkina Faso-inspired clothing line won the 2024 Freirich Entrepreneurship Competition and exemplified the creative, entrepreneurial spirit behind Skidmore College’s “Shark Tank”-like competition.
- The College is joining 60 other college presidents of diverse institutions from across the country to advance higher education’s pivotal role in preparing students to be engaged citizens and to uphold free expression on campus.
- Ángel Pérez ’98, CEO of the National Association for College Admissions Counseling; Jessica Ricker, Skidmore's VP for enrollment and dean of admissions and financial aid; and Janessa Dunn, its director of admissions, spoke to Scope magazine about a changing admissions landscape and how institutions of higher education are grappling.
- An abundance of lectures, performances, and athletic events has campus buzzing about a spring semester that is truly difficult to eclipse.
- 'Vigorous civility': Leading scholar engages Skidmore in challenges of free speech, academic freedomFrederick M. Lawrence, secretary and CEO of the Phi Beta Kappa Society and a leading scholar of free speech, participated in a three-day residency at Skidmore focused on advancing free speech in challenging times.
- The New York state grant will continue the Opportunity Program's efforts to provide a high-quality liberal arts education to talented and motivated students who otherwise would be unable to attend the College.
- Skidmore is joining the College Presidents for Civic Preparedness, a new initiative convened by The Institute for Citizens & Scholars to facilitate shared learning and greater impact through partnership toward the goal of developing college students for democratic engagement as empowered citizens.
- The partnership between the College and the national nonprofit will bolster efforts to attract talented students from diverse backgrounds.
- The Skidmore community celebrated a rich array of music from 50 years ago and the talent of student musicians while supporting local community organizations at Skidmania ’73.
- Skidmore College continues to receive recognition as a top liberal arts college in the nation and for offering exceptional financial aid, value, social mobility, quality of life, and innovative experiences to students.