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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Skidmore College’s 113th graduation brought students, faculty and graduates’ loved ones together to celebrate the achievements of the class of 2024.The ceremony at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center honored the 650 Graduates.“People often ask me what Skidmore students are like,” Skidmore President Marc Conner shared in his welcoming remarks at the […]

Some of the work in the vigil contained six words that have ignited intense passion as pro-Palestinian demonstrations have formed on college campuses across the country: “From the river to the sea.”

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Skidmore College recently announced that its president, Marc Conner, is joining College Presidents for Civic Preparedness (CPFCP). The group is a new initiative convened by The Institute for Citizens & Scholars to facilitate learning and greater impact through partnership toward the goal of developing college students for democratic engagement as empowered citizens. It advocates equipping students with the tools necessary to become active civic participants. The pr...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Skidmore College is collaborating with MLK Saratoga to host Combatants for Peace (CfP) from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 13. The public event, which will be held in Skidmore’s Gannett Auditorium in Palamountain Hall, will provide a platform for Combatants for Peace activists to share their powerful stories of […]

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Skidmore College is collaborating with MLK Saratoga to host Combatants for Peace (CfP) from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 13. The public event, which will be held in Skidmore’s Gannett Auditorium in Palamountain Hall, will provide a platform for Combatants for Peace activists to share their powerful stories of […]

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Skidmore Community College faculty, staff, and students donated about 3,400 food items and more than 1,700 school supplies and personal care items for Saratoga County community organizations for the 18th year through the Skidmore Cares program, the college announced in a press release recently. In addition, ticket and T-shirt sales from […]

CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. — With the recent news that The College of Saint Rose in Albany will close after the May 2024 semester after serving the community for over 100 years, many other local colleges shared their reactions with some saying they stand ready to help St. Rose students. St. Rose College President Marcia White […]

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Skidmore College’s 2023 McCormack Endowed Visiting Artist-Scholar Residency will be held by Pulitzer Prize winner and former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove and Grammy Award-winning composer Richard Danielpour. The residency will feature the world premiere of a new song cycle. The residency will take place Sept. 25-29. Danielpour’s “The Unhealed Wound,” […]

The results are back. Compared to those eating an omnivorous diet, plant-based eaters had an average 7% reduction in total cholesterol levels, a 10% reduction in “bad” LDL cholesterol levels,

With conservative speakers frequently shouted down on campuses, Skidmore College is among the schools pushing back against a growing intolerance.