At this year’s Commencement ceremony, more than 550 graduating seniors were celebrated for their resilience—the class matriculated at the dawn of COVID. British actor and filmmaker Emily Mortimer offered inspiring words to the graduates.

Members of the Vassar community gathered inside the Susan Stein Shiva Theater to celebrate 30 years of student-led productions.

The inventor of a uniquely designed freshwater fishing rod won Vassar’s first Entrepreneur Pitch Competition.

Vassar’s Inclusive History project, an initiative launched last year to tell the College’s story more fully and honestly, has been gaining some momentum lately.

As classes drew to a close this semester, members of the faculty gathered in the Class of 1951 Reading Room to celebrate each other’s scholarly work.

Students enrolled in Professor of Biology Kate Susman’s Human Physiology class learned real-life applications to their work by volunteering for four community-based organizations.

Vassar’s Dance Program has expanded its curriculum and is now a corrrelate. One example of the new directions the program is taking: a performance at the Spring Concert choreographed by visiting Bard College Professor of Dance Souleymane (Solo) Badolo, a native of the West African country of Burkina Faso. 

The African American Alumnae/i of Vassar College (AAAVC) Triennial XIV, held on campus April 12–14, marked the 40th anniversary of the group, created in 1984 to engage Black graduates and students. The theme of the weekend was “Storytelling: Creating Our Future, Celebrating Our Past.”