Irene López ’91, a clinical psychologist and award-winning college professor, will use her Time Out Grant from Vassar to run workshops at domestic violence shelters in Puerto Rico and, she hopes, spur lasting social change.
Dream “one size too big” and make every moment count. That was the advice—dispensed with passion and plenty of humor—from award-winning actor-writer-producer John Leguizamo P’23, S’90 to the 635 members of the class of 2022 at Vassar College’s 158th Commencement on Sunday, May 22.
Four Vassar alums and five graduating seniors have been awarded Fulbright Fellowships to teach or conduct research projects overseas during the 2022–23 academic year
Since the invasion of Ukraine began, Marina Bayeva ’06 has been collecting money for shelters in her native country and coordinating rescue efforts for animals being evacuated and for those that have remained behind.
Jonathan Littman ’85, Chief Executive Producer of Jerry Bruckheimer Television, talked to a gathering of Vassar students about his life in the entertainment industry and offered some career advice.
Led by the Black Students’ Union, members of the Vassar community gathered on a chilly April afternoon to dedicate the Garden to Celebrate Black Lives on the Vassar campus.
Five members of Vassar’s Engaged Pluralism community co-taught a course on storytelling called “Communities Are Critical.” The multimedia exhibit that was created by the class is on display in the Campus Center.