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October 2017

Pablo Aslan Quintet to perform at Vassar, November 11, 2017 Announcement Posted 10/20/2017

“The Spirit of All That Is Art,” honoring President Elizabeth H. Bradley, November 5, 2017 Announcement Posted 10/20/2017

Senior recital featuring baritone Michael Oosterhout, November 4, 2017 Announcement Posted 10/20/2017

Faculty recital for viola and piano featuring Danielle Farina and Thomas Sauer, October 27, 2017 Announcement Posted 10/20/2017

A screening of the acclaimed film, Get Out, followed by a discussion with the film's producer, Blumhouse Productions CEO and founder Jason Blum '91, October 19, 2017 Announcement Posted 10/11/2017

Clayton Childress to give a talk, "Under the Cover: The Creation, Production, and Reception of a Novel," December 4, 2017 Announcement Posted 10/11/2017

Internal Architecture: Paintings by Stephen Niccolls, will be on view at Vassar's Palmer Gallery, November 7-27, 2017 Announcement Posted 10/11/2017

"Them: Portraits from Iraq and Afghanistan" - Photographer Sean Hemmerle lecture and book signing, October 26, 2017 Announcement Posted 10/11/2017

Family Day event (10/22) and Preschool Storytime programs (10/27 & 11/17) to be held at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center Announcement Posted 10/10/2017

A Reading by Irena Klepfisz, Poet, Essayist, and Activist, October 18, 2017 Announcement Posted 10/9/2017

History and Memory after Charlottesville, "Contesting Memory: An International Perspective," October 17, 2017 Announcement Posted 10/9/2017

Vassar College Students Spend Summer in South Korea, India with U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship Program Announcement Posted 10/9/2017

Vassar College and Hudson Valley Community Celebrate the 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, October 28 – 29 and November 2, 2017 Announcement Posted 10/6/2017

Student Art Show, “Unmasking Stigma: Ableism & Ability Through Student Art,” November 8 - 27, 2017 Announcement Posted 10/5/2017

Writer Amitav Ghosh to give a talk, “Chasing the Dragon: Traveling the Opium Route to Qing China,” October 25, 2017 Announcement Posted 10/5/2017

Professors to lead public walking tours of Vassar history on October 14, October 28, November 4 Announcement Posted 10/5/2017

Annual Elizabeth Bishop Lecture to present a reading by Kevin Young on October 4, 2017 Announcement Posted 10/4/2017

McCurry Lecture Series Presents: “Works” by Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu, October 18, 2017 Announcement Posted 10/4/2017

Where Hope Finds Home: Recognizing the Refugees of Lancaster Pennsylvania, an exhibition by photographer Kristin V. Rehder, to be shown at the Palmer Gallery October 16 - November 2, 2017 Announcement Posted 10/4/2017

Sami Schalk to speak about disability and the American Girl brand on October 17, 2017 Announcement Posted 10/4/2017

One-woman show explores the power of creativity in transcending sexual violence, October 25, 2017 Announcement Posted 10/4/2017

September 2017

Annual Halloween Festival on October 28, 2017 Announcement Posted 9/29/2017

Artist Dawn Clements to give a talk, “Framing the Immediate Present and Other Impossibilities,” October 23, 2017 Announcement Posted 9/29/2017

Japanese Minyo Folksong Performance and Lecture on November 2, 2017 Announcement Posted 9/29/2017

Poet Jericho Brown to give a poetry reading themed “The Blues We Can Use" on Wednesday, November 15, 2017 Announcement Posted 9/29/2017

Steven Cook of the Council on Foreign Relations to give a talk, “False Dawn: Protest, Democracy and Violence in the New Middle East” on Monday, October 30, 2017 Announcement Posted 9/28/2017

Yale University’s Wai Chee Dimock to give a talk, “Endangered Humanities and Endangered Planet,” October 26, 2017 Announcement Posted 9/27/2017

MacArthur “Genius Grant” Recipient Ellen Silbergeld '67 to Deliver a Talk, “How We Got the Agriculture We Deserve” (9/25) Announcement Posted 9/14/2017

Annual Wood Lecture in Religion to be delivered by Columbia University Professor Lila Abu-Lughod (10/03) Announcement Posted 9/14/2017

Jeffrey T. Schnapp '75 and Adam Michaels will give a lecture on the new, expanded version of the groundbreaking book, Blueprint for Counter Education (9/28) Announcement Posted 9/14/2017

Award-winning author N.K. Jemisin to discuss her acclaimed novel The Fifth Season in this year’s William Starr Distinguished Lecture, October 2, 2017 Announcement Posted 9/14/2017

Harvard Islamic expert to give a talk, “Islamic Education in Africa: The Past and the Present” (9/18) Announcement Posted 9/11/2017

Human rights expert to discuss, “Americans and the Making of the 1970s Global Human Rights Imagination” (9/12) Announcement Posted 9/8/2017

“Remix: Interdisciplinary Exploration by the 2017 Summer Multi Arts Collectives” is a new exhibition at Vassar College’s Palmer Gallery (9/12-9/17) Announcement Posted 9/7/2017

5K Fun Run and Environmental Fair at Vassar Farm and Ecological Preserve (9/17) Announcement Posted 9/7/2017

Workday updates and advice: budget training, approvals, more "office hours" Announcement Posted 9/7/2017

Vassar College Music Department’s Fall Concert Series features visiting artists, college ensemble groups, and faculty performances (through 12/9) Announcement Posted 9/6/2017

A message from President Bradley to the Vassar Community - DACA Announcement Posted 9/6/2017 Read article

Exhibition of prints by acclaimed abstract artist Helen Frankenthaler makes its only northeast stop at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center (10/6 – 12/10) Announcement Posted 9/5/2017

August 2017

Vassar Haiti Project to hold 17th annual benefit art sale (9/15-9/17) Announcement Posted 8/30/2017

The 626 freshmen in Vassar’s class of 2021 include students from 46 states and 28 foreign countries Announcement Posted 8/30/2017

Elizabeth H. Aeschlimann to serve as Vassar College’s new Director for Jewish Student Life Announcement Posted 8/24/2017

President Bradley addresses the Vassar community regarding the events in Charlottesville, Virginia Announcement Posted 8/15/2017 Read article

June 2017

Workday Steering Committee Update on Finance Functions Launching July 1 Announcement Posted 6/30/2017

Second Wave of Casting is Announced for Powerhouse Theater season Announcement Posted 6/22/2017

Workday Availability Only Midnight-7:00pm Through June 30 Announcement Posted 6/19/2017

New exhibition explores the world of poet Edna St. Vincent Millay through photographs Announcement Posted 6/16/2017

First Wave of Casting and Additional Programming Announced for Vassar & New York Stage and Film’s 2017 Powerhouse Season Announcement Posted 6/7/2017

May 2017

Max Kutner '11 writes about the Posse veterans program in Newsweek In The Media Posted 5/30/2017 Read article

Vassar confers Bachelor of Arts degree to 616 students in 153rd commencement ceremony Announcement Posted 5/28/2017

Commencement Day Parking Regulations (5/28) Alert Posted 5/27/2017

Vassar College Libraries acquires a collection of papers and manuscripts of acclaimed poet James Merrill Announcement Posted 5/23/2017

Other People’s Pictures photography exhibition offers a look at the disappearing art and charm of the snapshot (7/14-9/17) Announcement Posted 5/17/2017

Consortium of liberal arts colleges—including Vassar, Bard, Bennington and Sarah Lawrence—receives Mellon Foundation grant to work on issues of forced displacement and migration Announcement Posted 5/16/2017

2016-17 Fiscal Year End Accounting Procedures and Deadlines Announcement Posted 5/5/2017

(Sol)art, Vassar’s first fully solar-powered event, to feature live music and art (5/9) Announcement Posted 5/3/2017

Sopranos actor Federico Castelluccio will give a talk, “Striving for Perfection: A Life in the Arts” (5/11) Announcement Posted 5/3/2017

Arlington Farmers Market continues its year-round schedule Announcement Posted 5/1/2017

April 2017

Vassar & New York Stage and Film announce lineup for the 33rd Powerhouse Theater season (6/23-7/30) Announcement Posted 4/25/2017

SPECERE LAB (Artists Ann Burke Daly and Álvaro Marcos) to bring multichannel sound and video installation to Vassar (5/3) Announcement Posted 4/25/2017

In The Media Posted 4/25/2017 Read article

Third annual International Dance Festival (4/28) Announcement Posted 4/20/2017

Posse Foundation President Deborah Bial to deliver 2017 Commencement address Announcement Posted 4/19/2017

Free public walking tours of Vassar College history to be offered April 22-June 17 Announcement Posted 4/16/2017

Zen Master Bernie Glassman to deliver lecture (4/25) Announcement Posted 4/7/2017

Vassar College students organize a campus-wide interactive art installation, the Red Sand Project, to raise awareness about human trafficking Announcement Posted 4/7/2017

Vassar Haiti Project’s annual Art and Soul gala funds medical center in rural Haiti (5/4) Announcement Posted 4/6/2017

March 2017

Conservation biologist Thomas Lovejoy will address “Conservation in the 21st Century” (4/19) Announcement Posted 3/31/2017

Harvard science historian Naomi Oreskes to deliver the talk, “Climate Change: What Next?” (4/27) Announcement Posted 3/28/2017

Vassar announces $1.6 million initiative to advance the college’s mission as an inclusive and affirming learning community Announcement Posted 3/27/2017

“Building Food,” Vassar’s upcoming food symposium, examines the relationship between food and architecture, futuristic foods, and features celebrity sushi chef Bun Lai (4/7-4/8) Announcement Posted 3/22/2017

Preschool storytime series (3/31, 4/28, 5/19) and Family Day event (4/30) to be held at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center Announcement Posted 3/22/2017

Jerusha T. Lamptey to discuss “Islamophobia: Headlines, Hate, and Hope” (4/3) Announcement Posted 3/21/2017

Carlos Decena to deliver the lecture, “Loving Stones (Divine Indifference)” (4/3) Announcement Posted 3/21/2017

Vassar Launches Workday Information Management System for Human Resources Announcement Posted 3/20/2017

Workday and Banner Online Tips as of March 20, 2017 Announcement Posted 3/19/2017

Spring Fever Family Day features workshops on gardening, bees, worms and more (4/8) Announcement Posted 3/17/2017

All administrative offices are closed on 3/15 due to inclement weather. Alert Posted 3/15/2017

Real Problems, Smart Solutions Announcement Posted 3/13/2017 Read article

Economist Betsey Stevenson to discuss, “Our Changing Lives, Work, Family and Policy in a Time of Gender Equality” (4/20) Announcement Posted 3/8/2017

The Hudson Valley’s youngest artists will have their work showcased in the annual Iyoya Children’s Art Show at Vassar’s Palmer Gallery (3/26-3/31) Announcement Posted 3/8/2017

“Stars of American Ballet” performance will feature New York City Ballet principal dancer Daniel Ulbricht (4/2) Announcement Posted 3/7/2017

Religious studies expert Robert Orsi will discuss “Religious Dimensions of the Catholic Clergy Sexual Abuse Crisis" (3/29) Announcement Posted 3/1/2017

February 2017

Vassar College Libraries to host colloquium, “Encountering the Digital Humanities in the Liberal Arts” (3/7) Announcement Posted 2/28/2017

First-ever exhibition dedicated to works by the last great painter of the Baroque period at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center: In the Light of Naples: The Art of Francesco de Mura (4/21-7/2) Announcement Posted 2/23/2017

Cuban early music group Ars Longa to perform at Vassar as part of U.S. tour (3/5) Announcement Posted 2/22/2017

Frances Lehman Loeb Center acquires rare medieval Limoges Eucharistic Dove Announcement Posted 2/16/2017

Live recording of podcast game show You’re the Expert (3/9) Announcement Posted 2/15/2017

Newsweek quotes President-elect Bradley about Yale re-naming Calhoun College after Grace Hopper ’28 In The Media Posted 2/14/2017 Read article

Training sessions and materials now available for Workday system to launch on March 20 Announcement Posted 2/13/2017

On view at the Art Center, India in Miniature: Works from the Permanent Collection Announcement Posted 2/13/2017

The Frances Lehman Lob Art Center is closed today Announcement Posted 2/9/2017

Leading immigration law scholar Peter Markowitz to discuss “Protecting Immigrant Communities in the Age of Trump” (2/13) Announcement Posted 2/7/2017

The work of Hudson Valley artist Elayne Seaman will be on view in Vassar’s Palmer Gallery (2/23-3/16) Announcement Posted 2/6/2017

Award-winning screenwriter, TV writer and playwright Marcus Gardley to give talk (3/3) Announcement Posted 2/3/2017

Vassar's role in the Mid-Hudson Refugee Solidarity Alliance is noted in the New York Times article, "Refugees Welcome. Volunteers Embrace Congolese Family in the Hudson Valley.” In The Media Posted 2/2/2017 Read article

Political science scholar to discuss, “Are We Reading Russia Correctly?” (2/16) Announcement Posted 2/2/2017

Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre to perform its annual gala shows at the Bardavon (3/4 and 3/5) Announcement Posted 2/1/2017

January 2017

Newsweek senior writer Max Kutner '11 writes about academics signing petition against Trump's immigration order; Interim President Jonathan Chenette is quoted. In The Media Posted 1/31/2017 Read article

Screening and discussion with documentary filmmaker Edward Burger, director of One Mind (2/8) Announcement Posted 1/30/2017

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