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Computer Coding and the Humanities: A Match Made at Vassar

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.

Feature Article Posted 9/10/2018 Read article

College Co-hosted Rosh Hashanah Event

Members of the congregation of Vassar Temple of Poughkeepsie joined with members of the college’s Jewish community on Monday to cast bread crumbs on the waters of Sunset Lake. A component of Rosh Hashanah dating back to the Middle Ages, the service symbolized the release of mistakes and shortcomings from the past year.

Feature Article Posted 9/7/2018 Read article

Vassar’s campus is in a movie

Thirty-five years after graduating from Vassar, film producer Jeffrey Soros returns to campus to shoot some scenes for his new movies.

Feature Article Posted 8/31/2018 Read article

Convocation: honoring the craft of writing, and 2 alumnae

Novelist and English Prof. Amitava Kumar will talk about the art and craft of writing at Fall Convocation Sept. 12, and two prominent alumnae will be honored.

Feature Article Posted 8/30/2018 Read article

Welcome, Class of 2022!

Move-In Day is hectic, but for first-year students, their parents – and even veteran Vassar folks -- it’s a time of excitement and hope.

Feature Article Posted 8/29/2018 Read article

How to be smarter with your smartphone

Two dozen Poughkeepsie Middle School students are spending a couple of weeks on the Vassar campus, learning how to be more creative with their smartphones. The Digital Literacy camp is sponsored by Vassar’s Urban Education Initiative, in collaboration with Art Effect, a Poughkeepsie arts and media organization.

Feature Article Posted 8/25/2018 Read article

Making a difference all summer—and beyond

For 10 weeks this summer, seven Vassar students worked at six local non-profit organizations that combat poverty or address other vital issues in the community.

Feature Article Posted 8/22/2018 Read article

“Mini-scope” reveals workings of the brain

Assistant Prof. of Psychological Science Hadley Bergstrom and a team of faculty and students spent part of the summer using tiny microscopes to study brain activity.

Feature Article Posted 8/17/2018 Read article

Is there some danger in protecting our kids?

It’s natural for parents to want to protect their children from harm, but is there some danger in protecting them too much? Prof. of Psychological Science Abigail Baird ’91 says her research on the workings of the adolescent brain suggests that the answer is yes.

Feature Article Posted 8/14/2018 Read article

Studying Africa from the inside out

Vassar students who enroll in courses taught by History Prof. Ismail Rashid can be confident his observations about youth, conflict, peacebuilding and other issues in Africa are fresh and insightful. Every spring break and summer, he returns to meet with researchers, political leaders

Feature Article Posted 8/9/2018 Read article

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