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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND SCIENCES
Angela Valden
ENTREPRENEURIAL ARTS
Known for his creations in video games like “Skyrim” and “Fallout” and for illustrating the 2022 book “Marvel Anatomy,” artist Jonah Lobe talks about his latest passion project.
Hannah Traore has been making a meaningful impact in the art world, advocating for and celebrating artists who have been historically marginalized from the mainstream narrative.
Dylan Telano, a Skidmore business administration and management major, turned his passions for storytelling and community into a successful and rapidly growing online creator platform.
BUILDING COMMUNITY
Social work students have worked closely with a Saratoga organization that has been helping individuals and families impacted by homelessness, mental illness, substance abuse, and other life challenges since 1978.
The three-year Miranda Family Fellowship program offers guidance and opportunities to emerging artists and arts administrators, fostering broad participation in the arts.
Suleika Jaouad, New York Times best-selling author of “Between Two Kingdoms,” shared poignant lessons of in-betweenness, resilience, and connection with Skidmore’s Class of 2028.
AI AND TECHNOLOGY
Associate Professor of Art Sarah Sweeney raises philosophical, ethical, and technological questions through her project “Conversations with My Deepfake Dad,” in which she uses AI to talk with her late father.
In Assistant Professor of Psychology Luc LaFreniere’s My Therapist is a Robot course, students try out wellness apps, read and discuss science fiction, and evaluate cutting-edge research studies.
At Skidmore College, many faculty, staff, and students are staying on top of the often divisive AI conversation, acknowledging that it is a rapidly evolving presence in higher education that needs to be addressed.
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