President Conner has announced that Skidmore College will bestow honorary degrees upon renowned academic, author, and art historian Mary Schmidt Campbell and accomplished scholar, teacher, and civil rights attorney Frederick M. Lawrence during the 2023 Commencement Exercises on Saturday, May 20, at Saratoga Performing Arts Center. Joowon Park, assistant professor of anthropology and an affiliate faculty member in Skidmore's Asian Studies and International Affairs programs, has been selected as the 2023 Skidmore faculty Commencement speaker. President Conner, Skidmore Board of Trustees Chair Nancy W. Hamilton ’77, Alumni Association President Robert F. Resnick ’88, Class of 2023 President Issy Mejia, and the student leaders of the Senior Gift project, Alex Lewis and Iti Singh, will also offer their congratulations to the graduating class. Learn more about our speakers via the link in our bio.