Skidmore will host American journalist and author Elizabeth Kolbert on Tuesday, November 3rd, in Gannett Auditorium, at 7pm. Her lecture, titled We Are the Astroid, will address the ways in which humanity is the catalyst of the next great extinction.
Read moreDowd Lecture, Stark Interpretation of Capitalism, American Values
Tim Kasser, professor of psychology at Knox University, came to Skidmore last week for the annual Charles N. Dowd Lecture. His talk, titled Capitalism, Values, and Quality of Life: An Empirical, Psychological Approach ambitiously set out to break down what it means to live in a capitalist society.
Read moreA Conversation About a Million Moments
Over the summer, first years read Einstein’s Dreams (1993) by Alan Lightman, and contemplated multiple alternate universes where time followed rules drastically different from ours. On Monday evening, Professor Lightman came to Zankel to talk about himself and his book.
Read moreDocumentary Contemplates Hip-Hop, Home, and Family
The screen fills with three shots of three different oceans, one in Ghana, one in Puerto Rico, and one in Thailand. Each shot begins an artist’s tale of music, home, and tradition. “The stories that make up We Rock Long Distance cross distances, ask questions, and create new ones...
Read moreA Few Words from a Man Who Speaks with Pictures
On the evening of September 17, students and faculty filled every seat in Gannett to listen to a man talk about comic books. Scott McCloud, the guest speaker for the 27th Fox-Adler Lecture...
Read moreHannibal Buress
The Skidmore Entertainment Committee (SEC) announced this week that comedian Hannibal Buress will perform at this year’s Big Show. The performance will take place on October 2nd.
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