Welcoming the Class of 2030
Selected from more than 11,800 applications, 711 accomplished first-year students and 25 transfer students begin their Skidmore experience this fall.
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Achievements: Sept. 9, 2026
Read about the achievements of Barbara Black; Tory Chase; Meg Hegener; Stephen Ives with Kyle Heise ’26, Elissa Miller ’24, and Will Quinn ’25; Aaron Kendall; Beck Krefting; Ryan Richard Overbey; Pushkala Prasad; A.J. Schneller; and Jamin Totino.
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‘What we do has never been more valuable’
With gratitude and excitement, President Marc Conner welcomes all new and returning students, faculty, staff, parents, and families to the start of the 2026-27 academic year.
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Suzi Pond ’01 translated a self-determined major into a self-started media company
The founder of Redbird Media Group, which inspires positive social and environmental change through storytelling, created her own path at Skidmore on the cutting edge of coding.
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September 1, 2026
Achievements: Sept. 3, 2026
Read about the achievements of Paul Arciero, Taha Bhatti ’25, Yelena Biberman, Hédi A. Jaouad, Sandi Kirshe, Emily Marcason-Tolmie, Corinne Moss-Rascusin, Dan Nathan, Gordon Ross Thompson, and Chris Vecsey with Rosanna Moi ’28 and Claire Christie ’28.
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Skidmore Encore faculty lecture series returns to campus this fall
Registration opens Sept. 1 to area residents ages 55 and older.
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Recovering the remains of Mongolian empires
Anthropology major and Asian studies minor Eben Drake ’27 spent part of his summer on the Mongolian steppe, applying what he’s learned at Skidmore to an archaeological excavation.
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Palamountain Benefit supports scholarships for Skidmore students
Established by Anne T. Palamountain in 1979, the annual benefit has expanded access to the life-changing opportunities of a Skidmore education for generations of students.
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Suzi Pond ’01 translated a self-determined major into a self-started media company Ivy Asamoah ’19 on creativity, community, and building Nourrir Drinks Independent consultant Sarah Faude ’09: There are so many ways to ‘plug in’ Fred Braunstein ’08 has found purpose in law and justice, drawing on gender studies
Media Highlights
National Geographic: Archaeologists decipher the name of a Maya astronomer for the
first time
The New York Times: Art Opportunities Abound on Campuses Outside of New York City
The Washington Post: Three students. Lots of offers. Which college should they choose?
Times Union: Not just for a job: Colleges band together to persuade students to try
higher ed
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