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Vassar Receives $1 Million to Make Science Curriculum More Inclusive

Vassar is one of 57 colleges and universities to receive an Inclusive Excellence grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Feature Article Posted 6/20/2018 Read article

Former Prosecutor Linda Fairstein ’69 and Producer Robert Friedman ’78 Present True-Crime Show

Before becoming a best-selling author, Linda Fairstein ’69 was in charge of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Special Victims Unit. Now she’s delving into some of the most famous cases her unit investigated and prosecuted for her true-crime show, The Real SVU, airing Monday, May 21 on Lifetime.

Feature Article Posted 5/18/2018 Read article

Celebrating Founder’s Day

This year’s Founder’s Day included great music, carnival rides, and food—and beautiful weather. A must-attend event for students and many alumnae/i, this year’s celebration was preceded by a successful Founder’s Giving Day, which saw 3,229 donors give $693,803.

Feature Article Posted 5/17/2018 Read article

Engaged in the Community

Vassar students, faculty and administrators gathered with representatives of dozens of local not-for-profit organizations recently to celebrate their collaborative efforts to improve the quality of life for families and individuals in the Poughkeepsie area.

Feature Article Posted 5/2/2018 Read article

VSA Celebrates 150 Years

The Vassar Student Association (VSA) is commemorating its 150-year anniversary with events and a publication about the experiences of VSA presidents.

Feature Article Posted 4/27/2018 Read article

The Art of Teaching Art

Professor of Art Susan Kuretsky ’63 has introduced the world of art to thousands of Vassar students, some of whom have gone on to become noted professionals and scholars in the art world. In a recent conversation, Kuretsky talked about the joys of teaching.

Feature Article Posted 4/26/2018 Read article

Vassar Participates in National Volunteer Week

In connection with National Volunteer Week and Earth Day, Vassar students, alumnae/i, administrators, faculty, staff, and others joined several cleanup projects in the City of Poughkeepsie.

Feature Article Posted 4/25/2018 Read article

Jewish Ethical Writing and Practices Help Students Define Their Values

Elizabeth Aeschlimann, Vassar’s Rachlin Director for Jewish Student Life, led 11 students through a half-semester course on the use of Jewish ethical writing and practice to help them “align our actions with our values.”

Feature Article Posted 4/23/2018 Read article

Tiny Bite Marks on a Golden Locket

For Emma Glickman ’18, the first clues to the story of her family’s ordeal in Nazi-occupied Poland were the tiny bite marks she found on a gold locket her grandmother, Elizabeth Hoffman Glickman, had given her a few years before she died. Since then, the Vassar senior has begun to unravel the mystery further.

Feature Article Posted 4/23/2018 Read article

WVKR: Eclectic Programming Offers Slice of Campus Culture

Vassar’s radio station, WVKR, provides a platform for music and political discussion that you just can’t hear anywhere else, say the DJs who bring programming to the campus and beyond day and night.

Feature Article Posted 4/4/2018 Read article

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