Faculty-Staff Achievements
Robert Boyers, professor of English and editor of Salmagundi magazine, discussed his new book “The
Tyranny of Virtue: Identity, the Academy, and the Hunt For Political Heresies,” on
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Jason Breves, assistant professor of biology, co-authored an article with Christine Popovski '16,
James Doud '17 and collaborators at the University of Arkansas titled “” in the Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 
Bradley Onishi, associate professor of religion at Skidmore, was quoted in an Associated Press article,
“,” that appeared in nearly 200 publications nationwide.
co-authored by Marketa Wolfe, associate professor of economics, with Alexander Kurov and Alessio Sancetta, was
featured in the and .
The Skidmore Jazz Institute recently received a $20,000 Art Works Grant from the and a $10,000 award from the through their Music Program. The Art Works funding category supports projects that
focus on public engagement with, and access to, various forms of excellent art across
the nation; the creation of art that meets the highest standards of excellence; learning
in the arts at all stages of life; and the integration of the arts into the fabric
of community life. The Music Program fosters the creation, production and performance
of musical events with artistic merit.
recently received a $40,000 award, spread over two years, from the through their Visual Arts Program. The Visual Arts Program offers support to a wide
range of contemporary art activity for the benefit of the public and the advancement
of the field.
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