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Interview with Robert Foulke

Robert Foulke was a member of Skidmore’s English department from 1970-1992 and served as department chair for ten of those years. In this interview, he discusses department leadership, changes in the English curriculum, developing a winter term class…

Tags: Academic Rigor, Board of Trustees, coeducation, Curriculum, David Porter, Faculty Workload, Freshman Seminars, Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Intergenerational Faculty Relations, J-Semester, Liberal Arts Education, Palamountain, student body, Tenure

Interview with Tom Denny

Tom Denny grew up in Pittsburgh and received his graduate degree at the Eastman School of Music. He arrived at Skidmore in 1982 and spent his entire career in the Music Department, serving as department chair for a number of years. He experienced…

Tags: Artists in Residence, Carnegie Hall Musicians, Curriculum, David Porter, Drumming, Filene Musician Residencies, Filene to Zankel Hall (Transition), Gordon Thompson, Jazz, Lab Science Requirement, Music Technology, Non-Western Requirement, Sterne Chamber Residency, Task Force on Faculty Status, Visiting Artists Concerts, Young Concert Artists

Interview with Robert (Bob) Mahoney

Robert P. Mahoney was a professor of biology at Skidmore from 1964 to 1994, with interests centering on microbiology, electron microscopy, and bioethics. He also was instrumental starting Skidmore’s tradition of support for the Red Cross, launching…

Tags: Bioethics, Campus Move, Curriculum, J-Semester, Josephine Case, Liberal Studies, Palamountain, Student Research, Women Faculty

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Interview with Robert Foulke

Interview with Tom Denny

Interview with Robert (Bob) Mahoney