Campus Initiatives

The Stone of Hope at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial.

Vassar Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day

President Elizabeth Bradley welcomed new Poughkeepsie Mayor Yvonne Flowers, Town Supervisor (and Vassar history professor on leave) Rebecca Edwards, and others to reflect on the Legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at a campus gathering.

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Vassar’s Community Works Campaign: A Helping Hand for Area Nonprofits

Vassar’s Community Works campaign ensures that 10 local agencies receive funding from donors at the College every year.

A person sitting at a table with plates and glasses on it is speaking to someone standing next to them, at the right of the photo. The seated person has glasses, a white hat, and an orange shirt. The standing person has short dark hair and a dark suit with a nametag that says “Ron”. Two people are standing in the background talking.

Inclusive History Initiative Gathers Steam with Expert Input, Student Research

Vassar’s Inclusive History initiative took several steps forward at a retreat at the Alumnae House this fall.

Pictured: Vassar Library. An old light colored brick building with a castle style towner in the center. There are green trees and grass in the foreground.

‘We Weep for Everyone’

The Israel-Hamas war has presented challenges for colleges across the country. Here’s how Vassar is supporting the members of its campus community.

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Vassar Seeks to Help Other Colleges Launch ‘Exploring Transfer’ Programs

Vassar’s Exploring Transfer program inspires community college students to earn a four-year degree. Now the College is encouraging other institutions to create such programs of their own.

Two students practice yoga in the quad lying on the grass holding the other up in the air.

Dr. Paul Frank ’91 Gifts Endowment for Vassar’s Health and Wellness Program

Dr. Paul Frank ʼ91 is a successful dermatologist who feels he owes a lot of his success to what he learned at Vassar, which led him to generously gift an endowment for Health and Wellness.

Lynn Straus ʼ46: A Life of Giving

Lynn Straus ’46 was a philanthropist, adventurer, tireless champion of early childhood education, and an avid art collector. Upon her passing, she bequeathed nearly 50 pieces of artwork to the Loeb for the benefit of Vassar’s students.

Two people squatting down in front of a newly planted tree enclosed in a circle of wire fencing.

Volunteers to the Rescue: The Preserve at Vassar Gets New Trees

Dozens of students and others in the Vassar community took part in a three-day tree-planting project aimed at protecting a stream on the Preserve at Vassar.

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Braga 5K Honors Late Vassar Vet

The Vassar Veterans Association will host the Braga 5K, a race/walk honoring the memory of Army National Guard vet Fernando Braga, who died by suicide last year. Funds raised at the event will benefit Braga’s daughter, Zafira, and two organizations that combat veteran suicide.