Skidmore Scope Magazine Annual Edition for 2017

24 S C O P E S K I D M O R E 2 0 1 7 Contents Features 16 Art lab or science studio? How a small minicourse created an Idea Lab prototype for the whole campus 18 No working stiffs Alumni flexibility leads to innovative careers, from farm to lab to office 24 Orders of magnitude Pattern provides a venue for multidisciplinary exploration and science literacy 26 Outspoken Skidmore thinkers examine the health of free speech in America African symbols and patterns, a topic for dozens of class discussions in the Tang Museum Arthur Evans