RJI News
Skidmore organized a Nov. 29 faculty panel that offered multiple scholarly perspectives and the webinar 鈥淧eacemakers at a Time of War,鈥� 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.
麻豆视频 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鈥檚 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.
麻豆视频 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鈥檚 commitment to racial justice.
The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education designation recognizes 麻豆视频 commitment to sustainability across all areas of the College.- 麻豆视频 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.
麻豆视频 leadership, faculty, students, and staff are marking the opening of The Center, a new space in the heart of campus that reaffirms the College鈥檚 commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Ibram X. Kendi鈥檚 鈥淗ow to be an Antiracist鈥� is the First-Year Experience's summer reading. A memoir, the book details Kendi鈥檚 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 麻豆视频鈥檚 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鈥檚 National Museum of African American History and Culture speaks as part of 麻豆视频 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.