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Outside a World Languages and Literatures Department office. Image courtesy of Alex Read ‘25.
On March 26, 2025, Skidmore College's World Languages and Literatures Department announced during a Zoom meeting its decision to eliminate the Self-Instructed Language Program (SILP) from the course catalog. SILP allowed students to study a language independently while meeting with an instructor for two hours per week.
Read moreIf the WLL Department took into account the full panoply of deaf culture and its historical progression within this country, they would find ASL to be an appropriate addition to the curriculum. It has the ability to foster effective communication useful in many situations, provides insight into the deaf experience, connects back to fields such as disability studies and social work, and sheds light on the marginalization of deaf individuals within a particular society.
Read more“Now that the Registrar’s sent the e-mail to all the students, the change finally feels real,” said Maria Lander, Chair and Professor of the World Languages and Literatures department. Lander is referring to an email to all students from, Registrar, David DeConno that said, “The Department of “Foreign Languages and Literature” has changed its name to ‘World Languages and Literatures.’”
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