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AAVC Spotlight: Barbara Warne Newell ’51

This year, the alumnae/i association, AAVC, turns 150. Throughout 2021, the College will be celebrating this anniversary by highlighting a few of Vassar’s most notable alumnae/i in architecture, arts, business, education, entertainment, healthcare, humanitarian efforts, law, social justice, and technology.

New Grad Earns Community Service Citation for Helping to Fight COVID-19

Cara Moore, a member of Vassar College Emergency Medical Services (VCEMS), was honored with a proclamation from Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro for spearheading an effort to help helping local public health officials conduct contact tracing to combat the spread of COVID-19.

Misc First in Its Class

The Society of Professional Journalists has named The Miscellany News the best student newspaper ion the country among colleges with enrollments under 10,000.

In the Media-May 2021 Roundup

An Unconventional Year Culminates in 2021 Commencement Ceremony

During Vassar’s 2021 Commencement Ceremony, held on Sunday, June 6, green energy technologist Jessica O. Matthews offered some profoundly unorthodox advice: You don’t need a plan to be successful. President Elizabeth Bradley marveled at the resilience of the Class of 2021. The class president assured classmates that it’s never too late to learn something new. Finally, graduates got to toss their hats and be welcomed as alumnae/i.

Community Mapping Has Its Rewards

Hudson Valley YouthMappers, the Vassar chapter of an international organization, won several awards for its work in the local community.

Six participants in the Exodus Transition Community, an agency that provides support services for formerly incarcerated men and women, joined seven Vassar students in an Education Class taught by Associate Professor Erin McCloskey.

Crocheted “Reef” Project: Building Community While Teaching about Endangered Marine Ecosystems

More than 50 Vassar students, faculty, and administrators gathered on Zoom to take part in the first ever Grand Challenges Winter Creative Project. Participants built a massive crocheted “coral reef” to demonstrate the need to address climate change.

Applications still open for the Exploring College Summer Program

This year’s Exploring College Summer Intensive (ECSI) will be a virtual program focused around the theme of Exploring Climate.

In Alumna’s Film, a Mother’s Love Lights a Dark Place

Tricia Gonnella Russo ’03 wanted to have a child, and she wasn’t about to let Stage 4 cancer stand in her way. That’s the inspiring storyline of Love Always, Mom, a 90-minute documentary that Russo produced and co-directed that is currently streaming on Amazon Prime.