Events

English Department Events

Explore English's events including readings, lectures, and screenings, featuring visiting writers, faculty scholarship, and student work.

Fall 2026 schedule:

• September 17: Annual Fox-Adler Lecture with Tia Blassingame, “Printing History & Imagining Futures: Race, Memory and Meaning at Primrose Press” 5:30 pm, Gannett Auditoriun
• September 18: Department Meeting, 2:30 pm, PMH 304 followed by Faculty Meeting at 3:30
• September 24: Reading with Nikkitha Bakshani ’12 and Matthew Gellman ’15, Surrey Williamsom Inn, 6:00 pm
• October 9: Department Meeting, 2:30 pm, Zoom followed by Faculty Meeting at 3:30
• October 17: Frankenstein marathon reading with Prof. Diaby, 12:00 pm-10:00 pm, various locations
• October 22: CODA Options meeting with Prof. Black, 5:30 pm, PMH 304
• October 22:  Annual Steloff Lecture with Garth Greenwell, 8:00 pm, TANG Museum, Payne Room
• October 23: Garth Greenwell workshop with Creative Writing faculty, 10:30-12:00, Wyckoff Center
• October 27: Lecture with Nathan Hensley, Author and Professor at Georgetown University  “The Liberal Arts in a Time of  Monsters”, 5:30 pm, Wyckoff Center
• November 5: Salmagundi event: “MOVIE LOVE: Skidmore Professors GET PERSONAL at the Movies,” 7:30 pm, Davis Auditorium
• November 6: Department Meeting, 2:30 pm, Zoom followed by Faculty Meeting at 3:30
• November 11: Grad School/Career Information with Profs. Hall and Wientzen, 5:30 pm, PMH 303
• December 10: Faculty, retiree, majors, and minors holiday tea party, 2:00-3:30 pm, Surrey Williamson Inn
• December 11: Department Meeting, 2:30 pm, Zoom followed by Faculty Meeting at 3:30