About Scope l Editor’s Mailbox l Back Issues l Skidmore College l Scope Monthly l Scope Weekly SCOPE SCOPE WINTER 2011


FEATURES: BOUNDARY BENDING CONTENTS


FEATURES: BOUNDARY BENDING CONTENTS


12 THE TANG AT TEN How Skidmore's museum became an art-world


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Ax at Zankel Ax at Zankel


12 THE TANG AT TEN How Skidmore's museum became an art-world


18 FACULTY ROUNDTABLE Three chair-holders reflect on interdisciplinary


phenom and an academic trail blazer phenom and an academic trail blazer


18 FACULTY ROUNDTABLE Three chair-holders reflect on interdisciplinary


20 INTEGRATIVE THOUGHT ON THE JOB Alumni put self-determined majors to work in careers


teaching and learning teaching and learning


20 INTEGRATIVE THOUGHT ON THE JOB Alumni put self-determined majors to work in careers


of every stripe of every stripe


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alumni perspectives alumni perspectives


DEPARTMENTS CAMPUS SCENE 5 ALUMNI NEWS 24 WHO, WHAT, WHEN 36 CLASS NOTES 37 SARATOGA SIDEBAR 68


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big weekend big weekend


ON THE COVER: After just 10 years, the Tang is a model of interdisciplinary museum-based learning for colleges across the country. (Photo by Arthur Evans)


ON THE COVER: After just 10 years, the Tang is a model of interdisciplinary museum-based learning for colleges across the country. (Photo by Arthur Evans)


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ESSAYS, LETTERS 2


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