RJI News
- Skidmore organized a Nov. 29 faculty panel that offered multiple scholarly perspectives and the webinar “Peacemakers at a Time of War,” presented by the Jewish and Palestinian peace group Roots on Nov. 27.
- Activists, artists, scholars, and the community will have opportunities to engage together through in-person and virtual lectures, workshops, exhibitions, and more, highlighting a variety of perspectives from and about the borderlands, Sept. 18 through Oct. 16.
- Skidmore’s Speech and Expression on College Campuses Symposium explored some of the most challenging topics of the day and offered a positive model of dialogue and democracy in action.
- Skidmore has been awarded a $505,000 grant through HHMI's Inclusive Excellence 3 (IE3) initiative to support the College’s continued efforts toward creating an inclusive environment for all students.
- The Tufts-Skidmore Spain program won a 2022 Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion in International Education Award from Diversity Abroad, which promotes diversity in study abroad programs.
- Skidmore’s dedicated space for prioritizing diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice has been named in recognition of the leadership and support of parents Alicia and Bob Wyckoff.
- Nearly $1.2 million in funding will assist the development of innovative, intersectional courses and research that further the College’s commitment to racial justice.
- The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education designation recognizes Skidmore’s commitment to sustainability across all areas of the College.
- Skidmore College is partnering with MLK Saratoga and sponsoring Dr. King Celebration Weekend events to honor Martin Luther King Jr. and his continuing legacy.
- Shadi Abu Awwad and Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger discussed their involvement in Roots/Shorahim/Judur, a unique collaboration of Palestinians and Israelis, during the Nov. 17 event in Gannett Auditorium.
- Skidmore’s leadership, faculty, students, and staff are marking the opening of The Center, a new space in the heart of campus that reaffirms the College’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Ibram X. Kendi’s “How to be an Antiracist” is the First-Year Experience's summer reading. A memoir, the book details Kendi’s real-life encounters with racism and his advice on eliminating it.
- Johnson read from some of his works and joined President Marc Conner and Visiting Distinguished Writer-in-Residence Calvin Baker in a Q&A discussion on Thursday, April 29.
- "Going to the Griot: Conversations with Dr. Cornel West" was sponsored by the Black Studies Program and supported by Skidmore College’s Racial Justice Initiative in collaboration with the New York Six Liberal Arts Consortium.
- The poet, author, poetry editor at The New Yorker and next director the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture speaks as part of Skidmore’s Racial Justice Initiative.
- Skidmore faculty member Calvin Baker read from his newest book and characterized the current moment of activism for racial justice as a unique historical moment in the struggle for equality in the United States.
- As promised in President Marc Conner's first day message on July 1, the College has launched a yearlong series of projects that seek to address the realities of racial injustice locally, nationally and globally.