Members of the Student Conservation Association had a surprise for Liz Putnam ’55, during Vassar’s annual Day or Service at the Vassar Farm and Ecological Preserve. They planted a tree in her honor, and the revered conservation pioneer “got a little leaky.”

Lynn Povich ’65 has been covering major news events for more than five decades. But less than five years into her career, she filed a sex discrimination suit that changed the face of American journalism forever.

Stress is part of everyone’s life, but there are ways to bounce back from adversity. Prof. of Psychological Science Michele Tugade has devoted her research to helping students—and even some astronauts—learn how to be resilient.