News - Info - Vassar College

skip to navigation (press enter key)

Emergency Numbers

On Campus - 24/7
(845) 437-7333*
Campus Response Center (CRC)
* On-campus can omit 437-
Off Campus
911
Dutchess County 911 Center
(Police/Fire/EMS)

Safety and Security

Non-Emergency (845) 437-5221

Emergency (845) 437-7333
Building Maintenance Emergencies

Weekdays 7:30-5pm (845) 437-5555

Evenings, weekends, holidays (CRC) (845) 437-5221
Weather Hotline

For college delays or closures due to inclement weather

(845) 437-7755 or (845) 437-7756
College Main Number

Vassar College switchboard

(845) 437-7000

Emergency Response Information

Alert information for members of the Vassar community. Read More

Emergency Info

News

April 2017

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

Harvard sociologist Matthew Desmond to discuss his groundbreaking work on eviction and poverty in the U.S. (2/7) Announcement Posted 1/26/2017

The Poughkeepsie Journal covers the full range of Modfest 2017 events In The Media Posted 1/25/2017 Read article

Tournées French Film Festival (2/1-2/23) Announcement Posted 1/23/2017

Writer-in-Residence Ben Lerner to read from recent works (2/1) Announcement Posted 1/20/2017

Vassar makes New York Times list of elite colleges with highest percentage of low- and middle-income students In The Media Posted 1/19/2017 Read article

Acclaimed author Zadie Smith will read from recent works as part of the annual Krieger Lecture (4/5 Announcement Posted 1/16/2017

New exhibition at Vassar College explores the life of poet and acclaimed alumna Edna St. Vincent Millay (1/25-6/11 Announcement Posted 1/16/2017

Artists consider the future in the exhibition The World After January 20, 2017: Works by Contemporary Artists and Poets (2/2-2/16) Announcement Posted 1/13/2017

The New York Times writes about incoming Vassar president Elizabeth Bradley In The Media Posted 1/12/2017 Read article

Vassar College Names Elizabeth Howe Bradley Eleventh President Announcement Posted 1/10/2017 Read article

The New York Times writes about scientist Vera Rubin '48, who discovered dark matter and opened doors for women in astronomy In The Media Posted 1/4/2017 Read article

December 2016

Upcoming cull to continue deer management program at the Vassar Farm and Ecological Preserve Announcement Posted 12/26/2016

Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center will be closed during the holidays Announcement Posted 12/20/2016

Teen Visions ’17 showcases the work of youth artists from more than 30 regional high schools (1/9-1/24) Announcement Posted 12/16/2016

Vassar College is founding member of new alliance to expand access and opportunity for 50,000 talented students from lower-income families Announcement Posted 12/13/2016

Small group of employees offers $7,500 one-week matching challenge to Vassar colleagues for giving to Community Works campaign Announcement Posted 12/9/2016

Six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald to headline the 15th annual Modfest at Vassar College (1/26 - 2/5) Announcement Posted 12/8/2016

Vassar College to receive WaveMaker Award for work to protect Hudson River water resources Announcement Posted 12/1/2016

November 2016

Vassar College presents the annual “Service of Lessons and Carols” (12/4) Announcement Posted 11/29/2016

Concerts to celebrate the work of retiring music professor and composer Richard Wilson (12/10, 12/11) Announcement Posted 11/29/2016

The exhibition The Art of Devastation features rarely seen art medals and posters from World War I (1/27-4/9) Announcement Posted 11/28/2016

Interim President Jonathan Chenette has joined other college and university presidents in signing letters to President-Elect Trump and Stephen Bannon, as well as signing onto a statement supporting the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program Announcement Posted 11/21/2016

Reading by award-winning poet Jane Hirshfield (12/1) Announcement Posted 11/17/2016

Athlete and educator Chris Mosier to discuss “Breaking Barriers: Trans Inclusion in Sports” (11/14) Announcement Posted 11/10/2016

Arts bazaar to help support nonprofit Artists for Soup in its work in Nicaragua, November 20, 2016 Announcement Posted 11/8/2016

In The Media Posted 11/2/2016 Read article

“Centering the Lives of Black Women and Girls” lecture series runs through 12/1 Announcement Posted 11/2/2016

Hunter Lovins, sustainable business leader, to discuss “Building an Economy in Service of Life” (11/14) Announcement Posted 11/1/2016

First Hudson Valley Refugee Resettlement Center to be announced 11/6 Announcement Posted 11/1/2016

October 2016

A message from Interim President Chenette regarding the passing of biology professor Marshall Pregnall Announcement Posted 10/31/2016

Director of Safety and Security Arlene Sabo is named President of New York Women in Law Enforcement Announcement Posted 10/27/2016

Acclaimed Escher String Quartet will perform works by Mendelssohn, Bartok, and Dvorak (11/6) Announcement Posted 10/24/2016

Kairos Italy Theater company to perform Machiavelli’s comedy The Mandrake (11/3) Announcement Posted 10/24/2016

Author Jennine Capó Crucet will read from her acclaimed novel, Make Your Home Among Strangers (11/3) Announcement Posted 10/21/2016

Novelist Chang-rae Lee will deliver the annual William Gifford Lecture (11/8) Announcement Posted 10/19/2016

New York Times bestselling author Andrea Pinkney to speak as part of the “Centering the Lives of Black Women” lecture series (10/27) Announcement Posted 10/14/2016

Musician Zisl Slepovitch will give a lecture on Jewish music and perform with his celebrated klezmer band, Litvakus (11/1) Announcement Posted 10/14/2016

An exhibition of photographs by Amy Kaslow ‘81 explores life after war (10/24-11/18) Announcement Posted 10/11/2016

Screening of new documentary that examines the immigrant experience in higher education in the U.S. through first-person stories (10/27) Announcement Posted 10/4/2016

Halloween 5K Fun Run and Halloween festival at Vassar College (10/29) Announcement Posted 10/3/2016

Free public walking tours of Vassar College history to be offered on three Saturdays in October Announcement Posted 10/3/2016

September 2016

Expert forager Russ Cohen ’78 to give talk about native edible plants (10/13) Announcement Posted 9/30/2016

Two art-related preschool storytimes to be held at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center (10/21, 11/18) Announcement Posted 9/30/2016

Historian Lisa Trivedi to deliver a talk on women in 20th century India (10/6) Announcement Posted 9/30/2016

Two-time Grammy Award nominated fiddler Bruce Molsky to perform as part of the Art Center’s Celebrating Heroes exhibition (10/13) Announcement Posted 9/30/2016

Valerie Hemingway to deliver a talk, "The Importance of Knowing Ernest: Lessons on Life and Literature I Learned from Papa” (10/11) Announcement Posted 9/28/2016

National Book Award-winning poet Robin Coste Lewis to give the 2016 Elizabeth Bishop reading (10/12) Announcement Posted 9/27/2016

The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center announces a new gallery dedicated to photography Announcement Posted 9/27/2016

Lecture to explore the influences of religion on recent Black music across a range of genres, including hip hop, gospel and worship music (10/5) Announcement Posted 9/23/2016

German theater company COSTA COMPAGNIE explores themes of war in the multimedia theatrical event, Conversion/After Afghanistan (9/30, 10/1) Announcement Posted 9/20/2016

Scholar who studies the role of technology in health-care systems, to give keynote address at symposium for Undergraduate Research Summer Institute (9/28) Announcement Posted 9/19/2016

Best-selling Iranian author and illustrator Marjane Satrapi to give a free public lecture (10/10) Announcement Posted 9/16/2016

Interdisciplinary education expert Leigh Patel to address, “Intersectionality in Education: Are We Ready?” (9/26) Announcement Posted 9/16/2016

Acclaimed jazz guitarist Julian Lage to perform at Vassar’s Skinner Hall (9/24) Announcement Posted 9/16/2016

Renowned twin towers high wire artist Philippe Petit to give a talk, “Cheating the Impossible” (10/6) Announcement Posted 9/15/2016

Vassar Haiti Project presents its sixteenth annual benefit art sale (9/23-9/25) Announcement Posted 9/14/2016

The 17th annual Arlington Street Fair will include many performers, vendors, and children’s activities (9/24) Announcement Posted 9/14/2016

Vassar music department fall concert series offers 20 faculty, visiting artist, and student recital and ensemble performances (through 12/4) Announcement Posted 9/13/2016

President of the American University of Nigeria to discuss her institution’s extensive relief efforts for refugees from the Boko Haram uprising in Nigeria (9/19) Announcement Posted 9/9/2016

New library exhibition explores Shakespeare at Vassar to honor the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death (through 12/7) Announcement Posted 9/9/2016

Asian Studies expert to give a talk, “Zhuangzi on Perfect Happiness” (9/22) Announcement Posted 9/8/2016

Older Items Newer Items