Professor of Physics and Astronomy Jenny Magnes kicked off her leadership of Vassar’s West Point Initiative with a visit by six members of the West Point faculty to explore how the two institutions can share their scientific equipment, including Vassar’s new quantum computer.

2025 Alex Krieger ’95 Memorial Lecturer Sarah Koenig, host of the popular podcast Serial, was interviewed by Professor Paulina Bren on campus recently.

Local college officials met for three days of workshops with representatives of local school districts, local, government and not-for-profit-agencies to develop strategies to improve opportunities for Poughkeepsie public school students.

Vassar women–students, faculty, and alums–have been pioneers in the fields of science and social justice since the College’s founding. As we observe Women’s History Month, here are some stories about some of them that we have highlighted on the College website.

Faculty from Vassar, Bryn Mawr, and Grinnell colleges hosted a three-day conference on the Vassar campus that set the stage for a larger event that will examine ways of reforming higher education.