Scholars who study sound in a range of disciplines gathered to exchange their findings during a Signature Program of The Vassar Institute for the Liberal Arts in May.
Four Vassar students and two students from Dutchess Community College competed as a team at the National Model United Nations (MNUN) conference in New York City in April.
Over the past two summers, five Vassar students completed initiatives that have promoted literacy, brought clean water to communities in Africa, and combated homelessness in California.
Celebrating the official kickoff of the 100th Anniversary of Vassar’s cherished Arboretum on Arbor Day, students, faculty, staff, and alums came together to enjoy a day of activities that included a gratitude walk, a ceremony honoring the campus grounds crew, the Class of 2027 tree planting and more.
A conference convened by History Professor Robert Brigham at The Vassar Institute for the Liberal Arts offered insights on the Vietnam War 50 years after the fall of Saigon.
City of Poughkeepsie Mayor Yvonne Flowers and Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado spoke at the New York State Political Science Association’s annual meeting held on campus recently.
Scholars Khaled Beydoun, Associate Professor of Law, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, and Ken Stern, Director of the Bard Center for the Study of Hate, recently met for a dialogue on Islamophobia, antisemitism, and free speech, followed by discussion sessions with the campus community.
Students, faculty, staff, and administrators from nearly a dozen institutions recently gathered to explore questions about the future of belonging and mattering in higher education. They tackled topics ranging from ancestral intelligence to AI.