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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, First Year Experience, Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Intergenerational Faculty Relations, J-Semester, Liberal Arts Education, Palamountain, student body, Tenure

Interview with Mary Ellen Fischer

Mary Ellen Fischer came to Skidmore in 1975 as a professor of Soviet politics in what was then the Government department, now Political Science. She would later head the department and chair numerous college committees, leaving behind a legacy of…

Tags: Campus Move, coeducation, Departmental Relations, Diversity, Eric Weller, Government Department, Intergenerational Faculty Relations, Labor Relations/Benefits, Town-Gown Relations

Interview with Susan Zappen

Susan Zappen came to Skidmore in 1995 as a head of Scribner Library technical services. She was named Associate College Librarian for Collections in 2001. Susan was active in the greater library community; she was president of ENY/ACRL, and named…

Tags: Collections, Diversity, Intergenerational Faculty Relations, retiree, Scribner Library, Skidmore History, Tang Museum, Technical Services

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Interview with Robert Foulke

Interview with Mary Ellen Fischer

Interview with Susan Zappen