Lecture
Crisis of Zionism
[11/2/12] Controversial author Peter Beinart will be on campus Nov. 8 as this fall’s featured Jacob Perlow lecturer. Read More.
Lecture
NYU scholar to discuss stereotype threat
[10/30/12] NYU scholar Joshua Aronson studies the psychology of stigma—the way people respond to negative stereotypes. He will discuss his research in a talk scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5, in Gannett Auditorium, Palamountain Hall. A reception will follow. Read More.
Campus News
Workshop focus: The State of the EU
[10/26/12] The European Union just won the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize. Yet the current state of the EU is "down, but not out," says government Professor Roy Ginsberg (left), who has invited a group of international scholars to campus for an upcoming workshop on the European Union. Read More.
Special Programs
Hip hop to HaMapah
[10/7/12] DNAWORKS presents two performances about identity, culture, class, and heritage. (Photost: Laphotographeuse) Read More.
Study abroad
Teach in China program tops century mark
[9/20/12] Since 1989, 127 Skidmore grads have taught English at Chinese universities, and 12 more are there now. Read More.
Zankel Music Center
Concert to benefit African children orphaned by AIDS
[9/19/12] The Oct. 11 show, part of the MoHu Arts Festival, will feature Skidmore's Drastic Measures and The Chosen, a group of young performers from Uganda. Read More.
Students
How I spent my summer internship
[9/13/12] Interns from Skidmore - 63 strong - worked at home and abroad this past summer, gaining experience that some called "life-changing." 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.
FYE
Setting sail
[8/22/12] This fall, 38 students from Skidmore's Class of 2016 head to London where they will spend their first semester of college enjoying the historical and cultural riches of England's capital. Read More.
FYE
FYE summer reading
[8/21/12] Critics have called Katherine Boo's Behind the Beautiful Forevers 'searing,' 'astonishing,' and 'outstanding.' Learn why the award-winning journalist's first book was chosen for the Class of 2016. Read More.
Students
Images of India
[8/10/12] 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.
Admissions
Class of 2016 is most diverse in Skidmore history
[6/1/12] The Class of 2016, Skidmore's most diverse ever, totals 635 students representing 33 countries. (Left: Admssions tour on the steps of Scribner Library during fall 2011 open house.) Read More.
Faculty scholarship
Archaeologist has role in recent Maya discoveries
[5/11/12] Skidmore's own Heather Hurst, a 1997 grad who is now a faculty member, has played an important role in the recent discovery of Maya artifacts in Guatemala. Times Union reporter Dennis Yusko interviewed Hurst about the latest find. Read More.
Balmuth Lecture
Holocaust scholar to deliver 2012 Balmuth talk
[4/14/12] Historian Stephen Berk of Union College will discuss Jewish involvement in the Civil Rights movement when he presents this year's Balmuth Lecture on Tuesday, April 17. (Union College photo) Read More.
Zankel Music Center
Korean percussion quintet to perform April 9
[4/6/12] Korean percussion quintet the Sonagi Project will perform in Zankel on Monday, April 9. Admission is free. Read More.
Community Service
Alternative Spring Break - Global efforts
[4/5/12] Students from around the world worked collaboratively on spring break volunteer projects to help make a difference in local and international communities. (At left, Romeo Makore carries stakes while working on a community supported organic farm.) Read More.
Community
Puerto Rican experimental theater company to visit April 4-5
[3/30/12] Taller de Otra Cosa (Workshop of Another Thing) to present commentary on war and urban violence, and a retrospective on experimental dance. Read More.
Current Events
Alumnus Jens Ohlin to discuss targeted killings March 21
[3/18/12] Internationally recognized for his scholarship on matters of warfare and force, Ohlin will address the legal and philosophical questions arising from 21st-century warfare when he visits campus this week. Read More.
Zankel Music Center
Taiko Project to showcase fresh interpretation of drumming
[3/18/12] Founded in 2000 in Los Angeles by a group of young, emerging taiko drummers, Taiko Project wanted to create an American style of taiko, blending traditional forms in which they were raised with an innovative and fresh aesthetic approach to the Japanese drum. Read More.
Harder Lecture
Human rights activist to deliver Harder lecture March 22
[3/16/12] Julianne Cartwright Traylor '68 will talk about the role of corporations in the global community, with emphasis on corporate accountability and the importance of human rights. She is internationally known for her work to promote and protect human rights in the US and abroad. Read More.