Vassar’s 20th annual MODfest promises to be a kaleidoscope of visual arts, music, and dance that reflects on the intersection of artistic performance and social justice.
Katherine Yungmee Kim ’93 used her 2013 Time Out Grant from Vassar to conduct interviews along Korea's Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) for her limited-edition art book, Longitude.
In 2020, the College launched Generation Vassar—a friendly, month-long competition among Vassar alums to see which class could achieve the highest participation rates in giving to the Vassar Fund. Some 3,100 alum donors contributed more than $1.3 million. A vital factor in this success was an army of alums who encouraged their classmates to give. As his year’s Generation Vassar challenge approaches, we highlight a few of our unsung fundraising heroes.
For just the third time in its history, Vassar has a Rhodes Scholar. Tonia Williams ’21, currently a master’s degree student at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, has been selected to pursue a PhD in experimental psychology at Oxford University in the fall.
Throughout 2021, the College has celebrated the 150th anniversary of the Alumnae/i Association of Vassar College by highlighting a few of Vassar’s most notable alums. The series concludes with this profile of Rabbi Rebecca Sirbu.
In celebration of its 150th year, AAVC is highlighting some notable alums. Adam Kalkin is an artist and architect who doesn’t just think outside the box—he completely reimagines it.
Neuroscientist and neuro-oncologist Dr. Michelle Monje-Deisseroth ’98 studies brain tumors relatively common in children to determine better therapies to treat them. She is among the latest round of MacArthur Foundation “genius grant” recipients.
Robb Rolfing ’00 excelled on the soccer field in his four years at Vassar. Seven years later, U.S. Army Special Forces Staff Sergeant Robb Rolfing was killed by enemy fire during a raid on an insurgent compound in Baghdad. Vassar has honored his legacy ever since.
