At Skidmore, we are dedicated to equipping our students with the knowledge and skills necessary for active democratic participation and global citizenship. Our commitment to freedom of expression, diversity of perspectives, and openness to various viewpoints is integral to our liberal arts education.
In anticipation of the 2024 Election, Skidmore College is excited to offer a wealth of educational opportunities and resources designed to help our community engage deeply with the election and its processes.
We strongly encourage civic engagement within our community and foster an environment where respectful dialogue and civil disagreement are conducted with integrity and respect in the pursuit of knowledge and understanding.
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Tang Museum Events
As part of the exhibition "Establish, Insure, Provide, Promote," the Tang Teaching
Museum presents a collection of talks, panels, concerts, debates, town meetings, class
sessions, club events, voter registration events, and more.
Campus Programs
From AI and technology to history, gender studies, economics, international affairs,
and more 鈥� the election crosses all disciplines. Join us for one, or several, of these
important learning opportunities.
See the schedule
Election News
Billy Winter 鈥�18 aka Zella Cullatore is working with Drag Out the Vote to mobilize voters ahead of this fall鈥檚 election.
Political theorist Susan McWilliams Barndt opened Skidmore鈥檚 fall election programming with a lecture considering liberalism, race, and U.S. political thought 鈥� one of many election-related events on campus this fall.
Skidmore College is working to educate students and the broader community about the important issues at stake in the Nov. 5, 2024 U.S. elections and to prepare them to participate in the democratic process.
Election 101
Join Political Science Professor Seyb 鈥� with his signature wit and wisdom 鈥� as he takes a Creative Thought Matters approach to analyzing all the parts and pieces that come together to make an election.
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Political opposites, friends advocate for conversations, voting at SkidmoreSkidmore hosted Joe Walsh, a former U.S. representative from Illinois, and Fred Guttenberg 鈥�88, a businessman-turned-activist following his daughter鈥檚 murder at a school shooting, to discuss how they found common political ground. |
Decision 2024: Molinaro-Riley debate got heated鈥孭rofessor of Political Science Ron Seyb comments on the debate between Republican Rep. Marc Molinaro and Democratic challenger Josh Riley. |
A Republic, if we can keep itJoseph C. Palamountain Jr. Chair of Political Science Beau Breslin composes a series of articles to assist American citizens on the bumpy road ahead this election year. By highlighting components, principles and stories of the Constitution, Breslin hopes to remind us that the American political experiment remains, in the words of Alexander Hamilton, the 鈥渕ost interesting in the world.鈥� |
Election Newsletter
A newsletter detailing updates on events and news, as well as must-know information and helpful resources concerning the 2024 Election will be released weekly, through Nov. 11, 2024.