Announcements and News
Student Support Services
In addition to the in-person services provided by t丑别鈥�Counseling Center&苍产蝉辫;鈥� Skidmore provides teletherapy services offered through鈥�BetterMynd. Students have up to 12 sessions of teletherapy per academic year. In addition, students
will be able to access up to three group skill-building workshops per year. T丑别鈥�Student Assessment and Intervention Group (SAIG) remains a resource to share non-emergency concerns about your students (e.g., attendance).
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National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD)
Don鈥檛 forget that Skidmore is an institutional member of the NCFDD, through which you have free access to many excellent professional development tools.
This on the value of having a plan for each semester is helpful, and everyone can benefit
from knowing . Starting Sept. 18, you can tune into 鈥�,鈥� a series exploring how to resolve challenges facing department chairs and program
directors. There鈥檚 also a coming up in October, if you鈥檙e so inclined. You may utilize this and more with a
free individual membership account by visiting , selecting our institution, and creating and activating a new membership.
The Weller Room and Lending Library (LIB 212)
This space devoted to CLTL events is also available for (quiet) workspace each weekday
morning from 9 a.m. to noon. Folks participating in the Scholarly/Creative Endeavors
(SCE) work groups are especially encouraged to use this space before meeting for lunch.
The space is stocked with coffee, tea, condiments, cleaning supplies, and paper products.
All faculty have swipe access to the space; if you are participating in SCE work groups
and you do not have access, you may contact Erin Hogan to activate your ID. If you wish to reserve the space for events that advance the
CLTL mission, you may submit a request online. The Weller Room also has a Lending Library with texts on critical pedagogical studies;
navigating higher education; diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, access, and belonging
(DEIJAB) in the classroom; and UDL. If you wish to borrow a book, . Enjoy your read and return to Weller Room (LIB 212) when finished. All books must
be returned no later than the end of the academic year.
Funding for new Black Studies courses
We are pleased to announce that due to the generous support of the Mellon Foundation
鈥� for a three-year grant: Africana Studies and the Humanities at Skidmore: Transnational
Explorations in Social Justice 鈥� we are able to offer stipends of $1,000 to faculty
who successfully create courses cross-listed with the Black Studies Program (BST).鈥疦ote
that in order to be compensated, you need to submit a 鈥痶o the BST Advisory Board by Nov. 1, 2024, as well as a proposal to Curriculum Committee
(CC) by Dec. 15, 2024.鈥疭tipends cannot be distributed for courses already counting
toward the Black studies minor; however, they could include existing courses with鈥痵ignificant
revisions. For additional support in developing a course for BST, consider joining
one of t丑别鈥�Racial Justice Learning Communities鈥痮ffered each semester and piloting the course for the Racial Justice Teaching Challenge.
For additional information, please contact the co-PIs, Professor and Director of Black
Studies Winston Grady-Willis and Professor of American Studies and CLTL Director Beck Krefting.
LGBTQIA+ Resources
In spring 2023, the CLTL team worked with Phoenix Goldenberg 鈥�25, former president
of Skidmore Pride Alliance, to develop instructional materials for students, staff,
and faculty on how to be an ally to LGBTQIA+ folks. Goldenberg interviewed students
and faculty across departments and programs to design materials (e.g., questionnaires for the classroom, a list of appropriate terminology, best practices for making LGBTQIA+ folks feel a
sense of belonging on campus, web resources, and a fun video featuring our students).