Stories

Oct. 9, 2019

Mid-Hudson Aquatics provides swim lessons and team competition for dozens of families who otherwise could not afford it. The organization is one of several in the region to receive financial assistance through Vassar’s Community Works campaign.

Oct. 3, 2019

More than two dozen Vassar administrators recently took a couple of hours away from their daily tasks to reflect on “Sustainable Leadership: Navigating Personal and Professional Boundaries.” That was the topic of a workshop presented by Wendy Maragh Taylor, Associate Dean of the College for Student Growth and Engagement—the first in a series of professional development sessions planned throughout the year by the Office of Human Resources.

Oct. 1, 2019

Nearly 500 Vassar students, neighbors, local politicians, and religious leaders joined millions around the world for a Climate Strike protesting political inaction on climate change.

Sep. 25, 2019

An exhibition featuring the work of Joseph Christian Leyendecker, a noted 20th century illustrator who produced ads for the company that made Arrow shirts, has triggered a confluence of Vassar connections at Reynolda House Museum of American Art in North Carolina.  Allison Slaby ’93 is the exhibition curator. Senior Writer Lance Ringel will present his play about the famed “Arrow Collar Man.” And Suzanne Shapiro ’04, fashion historian for the company that produced the Arrow brand, will deliver a lecture.

Sep. 25, 2019

When the 692 members of the class of 2023 moved onto campus this fall, they came with an impressive array of skills and accomplishments and widely varying backgrounds.

Sep. 16, 2019

Vassar debuted an inaugural program in China this summer, partnering with a secondary school for gifted students in Beijing who took courses taught by Vassar faculty grounded in the college’s liberal arts model.

Sep. 13, 2019

This fall, the Art Center will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Vassar College Advisory Council for Photography with an exhibition dedicated entirely to the medium. Shape of Light: Defining Photographs from the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center will open on September 20. A reception will be held on October 12 with a lecture by Carol Squiers, who served as curator at the International Center for Photography in New York City.

Sep. 13, 2019

Vassar College has forged a partnership with Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health that will enable Vassar students to earn a master’s degree in public health a year after they graduate from Vassar.

Sep. 12, 2019

During Vassar’s Fall Convocation ceremony, Lisa Collins, Professor of Art on the Sarah Gibson Blanding Chair and Professor of American and Africana Studies, gave the Convocation Address, and the Alumnae/i Association of Vassar College bestowed awards upon six distinguished alumnae/i.

Sep. 11, 2019

During Convocation, the Alumnae/i Association of Vassar College presented the award for Distinguished Achievement to renowned architect and historic preservation champion Phyllis Bronfman Lambert ’48 and the Young Alumnae/i Achievement Award to five members of the technology startup eevo—Jacob Adelgren ’15, Alejandro Dinsmore ’15, Matthew Griffiths ’17, Casey Hancock ’16, and Harris Gordon ’15.

Aug. 27, 2019

Learning that setbacks are an integral part of research, about 60 Vassar students took part in projects this summer on the auspices of the Undergraduate Research Summer Institute (URSI) and Ford Scholars programs.

Aug. 7, 2019

A graduation ceremony and the completion of a mural capped Vassar’s inaugural New Americans program, a two-week session designed to provide high-achieving, recent immigrants currently in high school an opportunity to learn about ways to thrive in college.

Aug. 6, 2019

Students in the Community Fellows program spent the summer gaining hands-on experience, while strengthening Vassar’s ties with the community. The fellows worked on issues such as food security, housing, victim services, and more.

Aug. 1, 2019

Shuri Oshiro ’22 earned some top prizes in the People’s Choice category in Vassar’s 2019 International Photo Contest for scenes shot on Mount Fuji and in her hometown, Okinawa.

Aug. 1, 2019

More than 20 local high school students enrolled in a two-week, on-campus summer learning program under the auspices of Exploring College, a component of the Vassar College Urban Education Initiative (VCUEI) this summer. The summer session was part of a four-year enrichment program that prepares high-achieving students from low-income backgrounds for college.

Jul. 30, 2019

In conjunction with a New York-based social impact investment firm, the family and friends of educator Dan Mindich ’87, who died in 2014, will donate $2.25 million to Vassar, contingent on $1.25 million in matching funds, to help the college continue to provide training and mentoring for Vassar students planning to become teachers.

Jul. 17, 2019

The fusion of art and nature was the theme of a daylong event on June 29 at Kew Gardens in London, hosted by Vassar’s Office of Regional and International Programs and attended by more than 90 alumnae/i. The gathering was organized in conjunction with the exhibition, Chihuly at Kew: Reflections on Nature, and featured a talk by Leslie Jackson Chihuly ’83.

Jul. 9, 2019

Composer and sound designer Fitz Patton ’88 has earned many awards, but called the night he won the 2019 Tony award for best sound design for the critically acclaimed production of Choir Boy “possibly the greatest night” of his life.

Jul. 9, 2019

Vassar College has named Micah Kenfield, formerly Sustainability Programs Manager at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, as its Director of Sustainability. Kenfield will start his new job July 22.

Jul. 5, 2019

Vassar was well represented at New York City’s World Pride Parade on June 30, while two longtime gay rights activists, Eric Marcus ’80 and Ann Northrop ’70, took part in an alternative march on the same day that was organized to protest what they called the over-commercialization of the main event.