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Skidmore faculty and a Republican pollster reflected on the significance of shifts in the vote and assured students and the public about the health of the American electoral system.

Skidmore alumnus Fred Guttenberg 鈥�88, whose daughter was murdered in the 2018 Parkland school shooting, and former Republican U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh modeled dialogue, empathy, and respect across differing points of view during a campus visit.

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.

Frederick M. Lawrence, secretary and CEO of the Phi Beta Kappa Society and a leading scholar of free speech, participated in a three-day residency at Skidmore focused on advancing free speech in challenging times.

Israeli and Palestinian peace activists share stories of their personal transformation, their reconciliation efforts, and the exceptional challenges of their work amid spiraling violence in the region since October.

Skidmore is joining the College Presidents for Civic Preparedness, a new initiative convened by The Institute for Citizens & Scholars to facilitate shared learning and greater impact through partnership toward the goal of developing college students for democratic engagement as empowered citizens.

Skidmore organized a Nov. 29 faculty panel that offered multiple scholarly perspectives and the webinar 鈥淧eacemakers at a Time of War,鈥� presented by the Jewish and Palestinian peace group Roots on Nov. 27.

Skidmore鈥檚 Speech and Expression on College Campuses Symposium explored some of the most challenging topics of the day and offered a positive model of dialogue and democracy in action.

Skidmore students are applying lessons from coursework to consider challenging topics facing free speech in a campus symposium featuring leading intellectuals, including New York Times columnist David Brooks, April 14-15.