News from Skidmore http://cms.skidmore.edu/news/index.cfm News, interviews, and features from Skidmore's Office of Communications. en-us Copyright 2008 Skidmore College Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST News from Skidmore http://cms.skidmore.edu/news/images/rssHeader.gif http://cms.skidmore.edu/news/index.cfm Faculty-Staff Achievements, Nov. 6, 2009

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