This semester, Skidmore has signified its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), by launching a new hub on campus to house these conversations and related offices. Located at the heart of campus, on the second floor of Case Center, The Center opened its doors to the Skidmore public on Friday, September 24th.
Read moreA Q&A With Freirich Entrepreneurship Competition Winner
The Kenneth A. Freirich Entrepreneurship Competition was founded by Ken Freirich, ‘90, in 2010 to encourage interest in business and entrepreneurship at Skidmore. Dylan Telano, ‘23, received the first-place prize of $20,000 for his online writing platform, VoyceMe. I interviewed him over Zoom for a Q&A session about himself and his project. Following are edited excerpts from that conversation.
Read moreRediscovering Dance in a Time of COVID and Racial Injustice: A Look into Dance Community Conversations and Gadria Conlan ‘21
COVID-19 has brought forth a time of incredibly isolating experiences that have turned lives and livelihoods upside down. I wanted to know how others were dealing with the present situation. I reached out to Gadria Conlan ‘21, a member of the group Dance Community Conversations, to see how the broader dance community was dealing with these uncertain times.
Read moreA Strong Skidmore Presence at the Saratoga Springs City Council Meeting
Just five days after peaceful Black Lives Matter protesters were met by excessive force used by the Saratoga Springs Police Department and Sheriff’s Department, the Skidmore community showed up and did not back down from questioning local council members and city officials.
Read moreOPINION: How Should Skidmore Rebuild Itself?
There’s been a tension building in Skidmore recently. Time and again these past few semesters, the administration and the wider community have found themselves in conflict. With the school’s operation mostly halted by the COVID pandemic, and the transition to a new president looming, now is a good time to consider what has been going wrong, and how things might improve.
Read moreA Senior Looks Back
As I was looking through old files on my computer, I found an article I wrote in September of my freshman year, though never published. Some ideas still hold true.
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