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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 Bob Desieno

Bob DiSieno, was a faculty member and Chair of the Mathematics and Computer Science department from 1983-2006. In this interview, he discusses expanding the use of computing across campus, forming the Science Planning Group to strengthen the role of…

Tags: Academic Rigor, Academy of Lifelong Learning, Administrative Computing, Art Department, Collaborative Research, David Porter, DeSieno Prize, Faculty and Administrative Relations, Harder Hall, Information Resources Council, Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Liberal Studies, Mathematics and Computer Science Department, Palamountain, sciences, student body, Tenure, Town-Gown Relations

Interview with Joanna Zangrando

During her years at the College (1976-2007), Joanna Zangrando was a central figure in Skidmore’s American Studies Department and a leading voice for incorporating interdisciplinarity and the study of diverse perspectives into the College curriculum.…

Tags: Faculty Gender Equity, Feminism, Liberal Studies, Mary Lynn, Reconfiguration, student body, study abroad, Women's Studies

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Interview with Robert Foulke

Interview with Bob Desieno

Interview with Joanna Zangrando