Dec. 18, 2020
Faculty and students in Vassar’s Engaged Pluralism Initiative (EPI) and Grand Challenges are collaborating on a project that matches faculty members with student partners who monitor their classes and share their observations.
Nov. 30, 2020
Professor of Chemistry Miriam Rossi, her husband, and two colleagues have published the results of research on a plant-based compound that could help in the treatment of COVID-19.
Nov. 12, 2020
As the region faces multiple challenges during the twin pandemics of COVID-19 and social injustice, supporting Vassar’s Community Works campaign is more important than ever.
Nov. 11, 2020
Vassar’s new five-year Climate Action Plan makes the College closer to its goal of carbon neutrality by 2030.
Nov. 6, 2020
Members of Vassar in Tech-Asia recently addressed the importance of a liberal arts education in technological fields and the impact the current pandemic has had on their work.
Nov. 5, 2020
The Consortium on Forced Migration, Displacement and Education and the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center have brought an evocative quilt project to the campus and the surrounding community.
Nov. 3, 2020
Vassar celebrated Halloween with greetings and giveaways from the staff and some trick-or-treating at the President’s House.
Oct. 21, 2020
President Bradley and a panel of guests discussed the lessons colleges and universities have learned during the COVID-19 pandemic and the pandemic’s implications for the future of higher education globally.
Oct. 19, 2020
After a weekend of brainstorming, three Vassar students designed a COVID-safe playspace—and they won an award for their invention.
Oct. 16, 2020
Herbaria, catalogued collections of pressed and dried plant specimens, enable scientists to learn about ecosystems. Thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation, the clues contained in these collections at Vassar and other nearby institutions will soon be available to researchers worldwide.
Oct. 15, 2020
Seven months after the COVID-19 pandemic changed the lives of everyone in the Vassar community, the College took a day to exhale. Classes were suspended to celebrate Community Care Day October 7 as Vassar paused to reflect on the hard work and sacrifices many had made to keep the campus safe.
Oct. 12, 2020
Vassar’s new Green Reinvestment Fund, an internal revolving loan fund for the College’s energy efficiency projects, aligns saving the earth with smart economics.
Oct. 9, 2020
More than 75 student volunteers planted 500 trees on a piece of land in Vassar’s Ecological Preserve that had once been used as a dump site.
The College’s first-ever virtual Families Weekend featured campus tours, panel discussions, and even fire juggling!
Oct. 7, 2020
A thought-provoking collection of short talks by Vassar faculty on a variety of intriguing topics is now available on demand through the Vassar Classroom Revisited.
Oct. 5, 2020
A close working relationship with county officials and a culture of caring on campus have enabled Vassar to navigate the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. That was the message President Elizabeth Bradley delivered October 1 at an online training session for county officials throughout New York State.
Oct. 1, 2020
Using Vassar’s contributions to the women’s suffrage movement as a backdrop, two members of the faculty joined civil rights champion Sherrilyn Ifill ’84 in a conversation about the challenges that still face many voters a century after the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
As the nation marks the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the 19th Amendment, Vassar College is presenting an online exhibit on the women’s suffrage movement, highlighting the contributions of faculty, students, and alumnae.
Vassar has mobilized this fall, in a campaign called Vassar Votes, to ensure that every student who wants to cast a ballot has all the tools to be able to do so.
Sep. 25, 2020
The Vassar Haiti Project’s annual art sale continues through October 7 and will run in conjunction with several other events during Families Weekend.
