Stories

Mar. 28, 2019

Students in a Medieval and Renaissance Studies Class spent a morning hurling balls of clay at a kiddie pool, learning the workings of a medieval weapon, a trebuchet.

Mar. 25, 2019

Professor of Psychological Science Debra Zeifman talks about her appointment as Dean of Studies.

Mar. 8, 2019

Vassar College to launch a summer program for gifted high school students in Beijing, China, in partnership with a Beijing-based education organization. Three faculty members will teach courses there this summer.

Mar. 4, 2019

A year after being named Interim Dean of the College, Carlos Alamo-Pastrana talks about his goals as he assumes the post permanently.

Feb. 21, 2019

As attention is drawn to Vassar’s “scandal” in 1897, two Vassar faculty members have decided it’s time to take a scholarly look at “passing.”

Feb. 7, 2019

The migration of millions of African American families from the Deep South to northern cities in the first half of the 20^th century is one of the most significant, and largely untold, stories of American history. On Saturday, February 16, harpist and Adjunct Artist in Music Ashley Jackson will relate this story, through music and the spoken word, in the performance Miss Black America.

Jan. 31, 2019

Shona Tucker, Associate Professor and Chair of the Drama Department, tells us what it’s like to be in the hottest show on Broadway—To Kill a Mockingbird. But Tucker is not the sole member of the cast who is part of the Vassar community.

Jan. 21, 2019

The National Institute of Mental Health has awarded a $331,000 grant to Assistant Professor Psychological Science Bojana Zupan to continue her research into the possible causes of autism and similar disorders.

Dec. 14, 2018

Vassar Assistant Professor Colette Salyk and 25 other astronomers have published a paper announcing they have gathered new evidence about how planets are forming in other parts of the galaxy. The discovery sheds light on how our own solar system was formed.

Nov. 9, 2018

Veterans Day has taken on a special significance on the Vassar campus since 2013, when the first cohort of 11 Posse Veterans enrolled. The Vassar community offers its thanks to the 34 Posse vets currently on campus and the dozens of faculty and staff who have served in our Armed Forces.

Nov. 7, 2018

Nearly a century after Vassar students and alumnae raised money for a new auditorium in a lecture hall at Tokyo Women’s Christian University, the two schools rekindled their bonds at a meeting recently on the Vassar campus.

Oct. 31, 2018

Teams from local colleges and nearby high schools competed in the 25^th Annual Chemistry Bowl, a not-so-serious event organized by Professor of Chemistry Christopher Smart.

Oct. 18, 2018

More than 450 visitors spent a day on the Vassar campus, attending classes, taking tours and enjoying a concert by members of the Music Department. “A Day at Vassar” was a huge success.

Oct. 18, 2018

Two members of the science faculty and 11 science majors joined hundreds of others in the field to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Vassar’s first astronomy professor at the Maria Mitchell Association’s 2018 Women in Science Symposium Oct. 5 and 6 in Wellesley MA.

Oct. 9, 2018

Prof. of Psychological Science Abigail Baird, Assistant Prof. of Political Science Taneisha Means, Prof. of Art Molly Nesbit, Prof. of Philosophy Bryan Van Norden and Associate Director of the Vassar Library for Special Collections Ronald Patkus were named recipients of endowed chairs this fall.

Oct. 3, 2018

A paper by Assistant Prof. of Philosophy Christopher Raymond that analyzed Aristotle’s views on shame has been named by Philosopher’s Annual as one of the 10 best articles on philosophy published ion 2017.

Sep. 24, 2018

Debra M. Elmegreen Professor of Astronomy on the Maria Mitchell Chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, has been elected by her peers to lead the largest international organization of astronomers in the world.

Sep. 13, 2018

Stress is part of everyone’s life, but there are ways to bounce back from adversity. Prof. of Psychological Science Michele Tugade ’95 has devoted her research to helping students—and even some astronauts—learn how to be resilient.

Sep. 6, 2018

More than a dozen Vassar students, all humanities and sciences majors, took part in an intensive six-week introduction to coding class over the summer. They’re now using the new knowledge to enhance their research capabilities.

Sep. 6, 2018

Last year, Vassar launched its Engaged Pluralism Initiative (EPI). A founder of the project, Associate Prof. of Anthropology Candice Lowe Swift, provides an update on what’s been accomplished so far and what’s ahead for EPI in the coming year.