The Undergraduate Research Summer Institute’s 2023 Symposium showcased the 55 science projects undertaken this summer by 89 students and 33 faculty mentors.

Acclaimed filmmaker and cinematographer Ellen Kuras talked about her craft in a conversation with Professor of Film Mia Mask on September 30 in the Martel Theater.

Vassar has received a grant from the National Science Foundation to purchase a one-million-dollar, state-of-the-art microscope that will significantly enhance faculty and student research opportunities at Vassar and other nearby colleges.

Associate professor of Earth Science Laura Haynes has been awarded a $500,000 federal grant to join a nationwide research project focusing on mitigating global warming.

More than 30 Vassar students conducted humanities research projects under the auspices of the College’s Ford Scholars program.

More than 80 students engaged in research projects on the Vassar campus this summer with 33 faculty members under the auspices of the Undergraduate Research Summer Institute (URSI).

The Vassar community lost two influential leaders in the Africana Studies Program this month: Professor Emeritus Milfred Fierce, largely considered the “godfather” of Africana Studies (previously Black Studies) at Vassar and Professor Emeritus Norman Hodges, the first tenured Black professor in History and Africana Studies.

Vassar College President Elizabeth H. Bradley and Town of Poughkeepsie Supervisor Jay Baisley officially opened the College’s 40-unit faculty and staff housing building in a ribbon-cutting ceremony July 12.

Forty alums with a combined 689 years of experience in the field of education gathered on campus recently for the first Education Alumni Reunion.