Activism
Meeting set to plan Skidmore's response to crisis in Haiti[1/25/10] How can Skidmore respond effectively as a community to the crisis in Haiti? Join the discussion at a meeting Tuesday, Jan. 26, at 2:15 in the Intercultural Center to learn what people already are doing and explore how the Skidmore community can focus its energies. Read More. |
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Campus News
President Glotzbach issues statement on Haitian earthquake[1/21/10] Like the rest of the world, Skidmore has been touched by the scenes of devastation following the earthquake in Haiti. President Philip A. Glotzbach shares his thoughts on the situation and his concern for the five Skidmore alumni living in Haiti. Read More. |
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Antarctic adventure [1/11/10] Isabelle Bohman '51 reflects on alumni adventure Read More. |
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Scholarship
Skidmore Q&A: Diana Barnes, border activist[12/4/09] Diana Barnes teaches Spanish literature and also visits the Mexico/U.S. border, documenting the courageous efforts of community activists in border towns rocked by poverty and crime. In a related effort, she works for the well-being of Latino workers at the Saratoga Race Course. (Mark McCarty photo) Read More. |
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Lecture
Visiting scholar to discuss changes in Chinese marriage laws[11/19/09] Bettine Birge of the University of Southern California will present her recent research on marriage disputes in 13th-century China, during the Mongol occupation, and effects that lasted into the 20th century. Read More. |
Lecture
Guest lecturer's topic: Iraq conflict[11/13/09] Woodrow Wilson Scholar and former journalist Steve Negus will draw on research acquired while covering the Middle East to explore themian causes of the Iraqi civil war. Read More. |
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Lecture
Project Runway alum Korto Momolu to visit Nov. 7[10/30/09] African traditions strongly influence Momolu's designs, and her Liberian heritage is central to her work and understanding of the world. She will discuss the challenges she has faced, and how she works to incorporate the vision of Africa in her life and work. Read More. |
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Lecture
Being good in a complicated world[10/22/09] Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, who has written widely on the Jewish experience, will lecture on campus at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28. Admission is free and open to the public. Read More. |
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Latin American Studies
Racial politics of revolutionary Cuba to be Oct. 22 topic[10/16/09] Devyn Spence Benson of Williams College will discuss the ways people of color contributed to and challenged Fidel Castro's claims over racial politics in this Oct. 22 talk. Admission is free and open to the public. Read More. |
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Global Skidmore
Eric Silverman '10 traverses 3,000 miles to combat prejudice[10/9/09] Eric Silverman '10 spent the spring 2009 seemster abroad in Cape Town, South Africa, and the summer of 2009 cycling the 3,000 miles from Cape Town to Nairobi, Kenya. Read More. |
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Davis Projects for Peace
Exhibit to show Guatemalan children's perception of peace
[10/2/09] Two Skidmore students went to Guatemala City this summer, supported by a Davis Projects for Peace grant, to lead an arts program for children. This exhibition of children's photography is the result of their work. Read More. |
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Special Programs
Benny Morris to lecture, teach during Greenberg residency [9/25/09] Scholar and writer Benny Morris is on campus as the Greenberg Middle East Scholar-in-Residence this fall, with public events planned Sept. 29 and Oct. 8. Read More. |
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Faculty scholarship
Graney to lead Research Colloquium discussion[9/25/09] Kate Graney is the featured speaker at the first event of the academic year of the Skidmore Research Colloquium. On Wednesday, Sept. 30, she will discuss her new book. Read More. |
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Latin American Studies
Visiting scholar to discuss Cuban Revolutions [9/18/09] Gustavo Esteva's talk relates to this year's Latin American Studies Program theme of "Cuban Revolutions" in this, the 50th year of Cuba's best-known revolution. Read More. |
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Students
From Cape Town to Nairobi: A ride across Africa[9/4/09] History major Eric Silverman '10 and a friend spent the summer on a 70-day, 2700-mile trek across Africa for understanding and charity. Read More. |
Global Skidmore
Karen Brackett on quilts for South African children[8/26/09] Continuing an exchange program that began in 1996, 19 Skidmore students and a professional team of six toured South Africa for 27 days in May and June of 2009. Read More. |
Global Skidmore
Karrin Varucene '08 reflects on a year of teaching in China[8/26/09] As the next group of recent Skidmore graduates prepares to begin their teaching assignments in China, a veteran who taught at Qufu Teachers University last year shares what she learned. Read More. |
Communications
Skidmore 'town-hall meetings' upcoming[8/17/09] Meetings planned around the country to examine the value of a Skidmore education Read More. |
Alumni
Grads win Fulbrights for research abroad[7/13/09] Tessa Fixter-Coniglio '08 to teach English in Germany; Caryn Saslow '09 to study sustainable-development education in Switzerland Read More. |
