Community
Photography show features works by local Latino immigrants
[9/10/12] Photo collection in Case Center Gallery documents life behind the scenes for year-round and seasonal workers and their families Read More.
Schick Art Gallery
Schick Art Gallery season opener
[9/10/12] Each year the spotlight shines on a small number of faculty members in Skidmore's Studio Art Department. For the opening show of the year, featured faculty are Trish Lyell, drawings; Deborah Morris, paintings; Vicky Palermo, sculpture, and Matthew Wilt, ceramics. (left, 'Decaying Orbit' by Wilt) Read More.
Tang
Tang Museum offers a chance to engage with the Constitution
[9/6/12] A new show at the Tang, We the People, offers visitors an opportunity to step back and re-engage with the U.S. Constitution. The show features a special gallery for contemplation and will present a series of events during the academic year. Read More.
Campus
Welcome Class of 2016!
[9/6/12] They have volunteered locally and nationally, competed on high school sports teams and in the Boston and New York marathons, won numerous merit and scholarship awards and speak more than 40 different languages. They are the Class of 2016. Read More.
Tang
Crossing boundaries
[9/4/12] Fifty-one artists contribute to this show at the Tang, which explores the multilayered relationship between contemporary dance and drawing through the past 50 years. (Image: detail of C.L.U.E., courtesy of the artists and Taxter and Spengemann, New York) Read More.
Community
Skidmore coach leads effort in cancer research and awareness
[9/4/12] Annual Golf tournament, held this year on August 27, brings golfers and friends together in the fight against cancer. Read More.
Campus
Where it all began
[9/4/12] With the start of the new academic year, this is a fitting time to reflect on the college's origins in downtown Saratoga Springs, writes the executive director of the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation. Read More.
Arts
Great dancers. Great stages.
[8/30/12] An exhibit on the American Ballet Theatre curated by Denise Limoli, associate professor of ballet, showcases 68 costumes and hundreds of photos, programs, and playbills. It's at the National Museum of Dance through November 18. Read More.
Campus
New housing on the hill
[8/24/12] When housing is tight and campus real estate is scarce, what's the best way to create new residential space? Skidmore found the answer by building into a ledge. Read More.
Tang
Tang Museum to be featured at the Saratoga Race Course
[8/21/12] Day at the track on August 27 to include community outreach and a special race in recognition of the Tang. Read More.
Sustainability
More than just veggies
[8/14/12] Celebrating its fourth year, Skidmore’s student garden is at the heart of efforts to increase local and ecologically sound food sources on campus and beyond. Read More.
Students
Images of India
[8/13/12] During the seven weeks that David Schlenker ’13 taught English in the slums of South Delhi this summer, his fourth- and fifth-graders produced a remarkable collection of photographs. Read More.
Panel Discussion
Authors to discuss the 2012 presidential election
[7/20/12] Presidential politics will be the topic when the NYS Summer Writers Institute ends another year at Skidmore on July 27. Four authors, including Skidmore history Professor Jennifer Delton (left) will discuss and debate the 2012 presidential election. Admission is free. Read More.
Research
Saving lives through science
[7/20/12] Denise Smith and Pat Fehling, faculty members in Health and Exercise Sciences, are tackling long-standing issues about firefighter safety. Read More.
Community
Skidmore to hold Palamountain Scholarship Benefit July 31
[7/19/12] Annual benefit, now in its 33rd year, to offer gourmet food, silent and live auctions, a polo match, and more—all to raise funds for the Palamountain Scholarship Fund. Read More.
Community Service
Community service key in Skidmore Pre-College Program
[7/18/12] Fifteen high school students enrolled in Skidmore's Pre-College Program got up early Saturday morning to get their hands a bit messy to help the Saratoga County Economic Opportunity Council prepare dough for a fried dough fundraiser. Read More.
Community
Skidmore to honor Marylou Whitney and John Hendrickson
[7/6/12] College will present Scribner Medal for community service at the Palamountain Scholarship Benefit, July 31 Read More.
Community
Skidmore wins Preservation Foundation award
[7/5/12] College's latest preservation award recognizes rebuilding of stone wall along campus property Read More.
Tang
Tang Museum opens two new shows, offers lively summer agenda
[7/5/12] Sculpture and performance art, drawing and dance, music on the roof (and in the elevator)—It's summer at the Tang. Read More.
Summer Programs
5 questions for Todd Coolman
[7/3/12] The director of Skidmore's Jazz Institute talks about his passion for music and what makes teaching jazz so special in this brief interview with The Saratogian. Free concerts are scheduled July 3, 5, and 6 in the Arthur Zankel Music Center. Read More.