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Fall Skidmore Research Colloquium: 'Global Election Fever: What we have learned from recent elections around the world'
Monday, Oct. 21
5:30 p.m.
Wyckoff Center

Join Lucas Parello, assistant professor at Florida Atlantic University; Christopher Whann, political scientist at Empire State College; Mahesh Shankar, director of International Affairs; and Murat Yildiz, assistant professor of history in a discussion moderated by Pushkala Prasad, professor and Zankel Chair in Management and Business. Speakers will focus on recent elections in the Middle East, South Asia and Latin America and discuss connections to upcoming US elections. All are welcome to attend. Contact Pushkala Prasad with questions.

Fall Classics Lecture: 'Ceramic Production and Community at Archaic and Classical Eleon in Central Greece'
Tuesday, Oct. 22
6 p.m.
Emerson Auditorium

Janelle Sadarananda, visiting assistant professor of classics, leads a talk that explores pottery and terracotta figurines dedicated at the sanctuary at the site of Eleon in Central Greece to learn about how people lived, worked, and worshipped in the Archaic and into the Classical periods (ca. 600-450 BCE). The lecture will demonstrate how a microscopic look at the ceramics and a consideration of the life cycle of the finds from production to discard reveals more about social relationships among Eleonians. Skidmore community members are welcome to attend. Contact Dan Curley with questions.

'All the Way With the ERA? The Struggle for an Equal Rights Amendment at Skidmore and Beyond'
Wednesday, Oct. 23
6 p.m.
Payne Room, Tang Teaching Museum

Do we even need an Equal Rights Amendment? as they discuss the ERA's history at Skidmore, its many opponents, and the current campaign to get it passed. All are welcome. Contact Tom Yoshikami with questions or visit the for more information.

'Election Brown Bag Discussion with the Parole Preparation Project'
Monday, Oct. 28
Noon
Payne Room, Tang Teaching Museum 

Tyler Morse and Willie Kearse of the Parole Preparation Projection, an organization that supports currently and formerly incarcerated New Yorkers through advocacy, litigation, and community care, will have a conversation on elections and felon voting rights. The conversation will be introduced by College Librarian Marta Brunner, who is teaching a Bridge Experience course this semester titled LI 201 Overdue Notice: Libraries and Social Justice. All are welcome. Visit the for more information.

'Lyd in Exile' documentary screening and Q-and-A with directors
Wednesday, Oct. 30
6 p.m.
Davis Auditorium

Members of the Skidmore community are invited to screen "Lyd," a feature-length, sci-fi documentary that shares multiple pasts, presents, and futures of the city of Lyd in Palestine/Israel. During the film, the viewer is guided through the lifespan of a five-thousand-year-old city and its residents from the perspective of the city herself. There will be a Q-and-A with Directors Rami Younis, a Palestinian filmmaker, writer, journalist, and activist from Lyd, and Sarah Ema Friedland, New York City-based media artist and educator, moderated by Associate Professor of Environmental Studeies and Sciences Nurcan Atalan-Helicke following the screening. Contact Nurcan Atalan-Helicke with questions.

Post-Election Debrief: A Community Discussion
Tuesday, Nov. 12
6:30 p.m.
Payne Room, Tang Teaching Museum

All are invited to a who will address the questions and controversies that remain following Election Day. Contact Tom Yoshikami with questions or visit the for more information.