At Skidmore, we are dedicated to equipping our students with the knowledge and skills necessary for active democratic participation and global citizenship. Our commitment to freedom of expression, diversity of perspectives, and openness to various viewpoints is integral to our liberal arts education.
In anticipation of the 2024 Election, Skidmore College is excited to offer a wealth of educational opportunities and resources designed to help our community engage deeply with the election and its processes.
We strongly encourage civic engagement within our community and foster an environment where respectful dialogue and civil disagreement are conducted with integrity and respect in the pursuit of knowledge and understanding.
OPPORTUNITIES TO PROCESS the election
The Counseling Center, Health Promotion/Peer Health Educators, Office of Student Diversity and Inclusion, and the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life are collaborating to provide opportunities, resources, and events for students to pause, take a break, and process.
Tang Museum Events
As part of the exhibition "Establish, Insure, Provide, Promote," the Tang Teaching
Museum presents a collection of talks, panels, concerts, debates, town meetings, class
sessions, club events, voter registration events, and more.
Campus Programs
From AI and technology to history, gender studies, economics, international affairs,
and more – the election crosses all disciplines. Join us for one, or several, of these
important learning opportunities.
See the schedule
Election News
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 ’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.
Billy Winter ’18 aka Zella Cullatore is working with Drag Out the Vote to mobilize voters ahead of this fall’s election.
Political theorist Susan McWilliams Barndt opened Skidmore’s fall election programming with a lecture considering liberalism, race, and U.S. political thought — 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.
Election 101
Join Political Science Professor Seyb — with his signature wit and wisdom — as he takes a Creative Thought Matters approach to analyzing all the parts and pieces that come together to make an election.
sKIDMORE IN THE NEWS
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How the US election process differs from others around the world‌‌"The burden of voter registration lies on the voter in the United States, not on the government," Associate Professor of Political Science Christopher Mann explains. |
Political scientist looks at margin of error in polls‌‌Professor of Political Science Ron Seyb reflects on pollsters’ predictions in the aftermath of the 2024 presidential election. |
A Republic, if we can keep itJoseph C. Palamountain Jr. Chair of Political Science Beau Breslin composes a series of articles to assist American citizens on the bumpy road ahead this election year. By highlighting components, principles and stories of the Constitution, Breslin hopes to remind us that the American political experiment remains, in the words of Alexander Hamilton, the “most interesting in the world.” |
Election Newsletter
A newsletter detailing updates on events and news, as well as must-know information and helpful resources concerning the 2024 Election will be released weekly, through Nov. 11, 2024.
Election Programming
View Skidmore's schedule of events and programming leading up to the 2024 Election:
Constitution Day Lecture: “A Tale of Two Liberalisms”&˛Ô˛ú˛ő±č;
Monday, Sept. 9
“The State of American Politics” with Eddie Glaude
Thursday, Sept. 12
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Wednesday, Sept. 18
“” Salmagundi Conference
Friday, Sept. 27-Saturday, Sept. 29
Tuesday, Oct. 8
“” Cape-Making Workshop
Tuesday, Oct. 8
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Wednesday, Oct. 9
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Thursday, Oct. 10
Annual Arthur Zankel Lecture: “Entrepreneurship versus Democracy”
Thursday, Oct. 10
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Tuesday, Oct. 15
“Two Dads Defending Democracy”
Wednesday, Oct. 16
Fall Skidmore Research Colloquium: “Global Election Fever”
Monday, Oct. 21
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Wednesday, Oct. 23
Monday, Oct. 28
“” Post-Election Debrief
Tuesday, Nov. 12