Alums

Peace activist Jonathan Granoff ’70, who has devoted his professional life to warning of the dangers of nuclear proliferation, came to the Vassar campus to accept the 2023 Alumnae/i Association of Vassar College (AAVC) Distinguished Service Award.

As we observe Women’s History Month, we pay tribute to a few Vassar alums who have made significant achievements in the business and tech fields.

The U.S. Department of State has cited Vassar College for its performance in producing Fulbright Scholars for the 2022–23 academic year.

Three alums and three faculty members talked about their own journeys as people of color in STEM fields and offered some advice to current Vassar students.

Vassar’s beloved campus hangout, The Mug, has been part of the College’s culture since it opened in 1975. Last year, two alums who frequented the place when it was an often raucous bar provided the funding for a long overdue renovation.

Students, administrators, alums, and others in the Vassar community are collaborating on a series of events to observe Black History Month on campus.

Seventy-eight years after Elizabeth “Betty” Gatchell ’45 christened a ship named after the College, the champagne bottle used for the christening and the commemorative pin she received from the Navy that day are now preserved as part of Vassar’s history.

A gift from Patrick and Tamar Smith Pichette ’86 will support a new conservation fellowship for a Vassar alum who will work at a Canadian wilderness preserve and then return to The Preserve at Vassar to assist with research, environmental monitoring and land management.