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Barbara Warne Newell ’51

This year, the alumnae/i association, AAVC, turns 150. Throughout 2021, the College will be celebrating this anniversary by highlighting a few of Vassar’s most notable alums in architecture, arts, business, education, entertainment, healthcare, humanitarian efforts, law, social justice, and technology.

New Grad Earns Community Service Citation for Helping to Fight COVID-19

Cara Moore, a member of Vassar College Emergency Medical Services (VCEMS), was honored with a proclamation from Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro for spearheading an effort to help helping local public health officials conduct contact tracing to combat the spread of COVID-19.

Misc First in Its Class

The Society of Professional Journalists has named The Miscellany News the best student newspaper ion the country among colleges with enrollments under 10,000.

An Unconventional Year Culminates in 2021 Commencement Ceremony

During Vassar’s 2021 Commencement Ceremony, held on Sunday, June 6, green energy technologist Jessica O. Matthews offered some profoundly unorthodox advice: You don’t need a plan to be successful. President Elizabeth Bradley marveled at the resilience of the Class of 2021. The class president assured classmates that it’s never too late to learn something new. Finally, graduates got to toss their hats and be welcomed as alumnae/i.

Community Mapping Has Its Rewards

Hudson Valley YouthMappers, the Vassar chapter of an international organization, won several awards for its work in the local community.

13 Students, 6 of Them Formerly Incarcerated, Share Stories in Unique Education Course

Six participants in the Exodus Transition Community, an agency that provides support services for formerly incarcerated men and women, joined seven Vassar students in an Education Class taught by Associate Professor Erin McCloskey.

Crocheted “Reef” Project

During a long, cold Winter Break in the midst of the pandemic, more than 50 Vassar students, faculty, and administrators gathered on Zoom to take part in the first ever Grand Challenges Winter Creative Project. Participants learned to crochet and used those skills to build a massive crocheted “coral reef” to demonstrate the need to address climate change.

Intrepid, by Catherine Sillars ’21 and Something Scary, by Joe Abriatis ’20 selected at the 2021 Orlando International Film Festival.

In Alumna’s Film, a Mother’s Love Lights a Dark Place

Tricia Gonnella Russo ’03 wanted to have a child, and she wasn’t about to let Stage 4 cancer stand in her way. That’s the inspiring storyline of Love Always, Mom, a 90-minute documentary that Russo produced and co-directed that is currently streaming on Amazon Prime.