Past Commencements
Skidmore honors our alumni and past commencement speakers by maintaining archives of Commencement activities.
Commencement 2025
With calls to be courageous, compassionate, and above all else creative, Skidmore ¿ìè¶ÌÊÓÆµconferred 628 degrees during its 114th Commencement Exercises.
Commencement 2024
With appeals to stand up for their beliefs and confront injustice while continuing
to build community through empathy and kindness, ¿ìè¶ÌÊÓÆµ conferred 650 degrees
to the Class of 2024 during the College’s 113th Commencement Exercises.
Commencement 2023
With charges to use the lessons of a liberal arts education to make positive change in the world, ¿ìè¶ÌÊÓÆµ conferred 634 degrees to the Class of 2023 during the College’s 112th Commencement Exercises at SPAC on Saturday, May 20.
Commencement 2022
Family, friends, trustees, alumni, faculty, and staff gathered to celebrate at Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) on Saturday, May 21. It was the first time the ceremony was held fully in person and was open to all since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Commencement 2021
While remaining socially distant, most of the 371 graduates to receive Bachelor of Arts degrees and 199 recipients of Bachelor of Science degrees attended to receive their diplomas in person.

Commencement 2020
The ¿ìè¶ÌÊÓÆµ community came together online to celebrate the creativity and resilience of the Class of 2020, whose final semester was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Commencement 2019
On May 18, Skidmore graduated 622 creative seniors at its 108th Commencement Exercises. The Class of 2019 heard remarks from author Alan Lightman and Baseball Hall of Famer Joe Torre, who both received honorary degrees.