Upcoming Events
A dance workshop featuring Dance student participants. Open for observation, first come/first served. Refreshments will be available.
Campus community only, please.
The Drama Department is delighted to welcome Leigh Silverman, a two-time Tony nominated director, who will speak with Professor Amanda Culp about her varied and impressive career and reflect on the ever-evolving landscape of American theater. Open to the public, reservations required.
Philip N. Jefferson ’83 is the Vice Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. This event is open to the public.
Dr. Alexis Pauline Gumbs, the first researcher to explore the full depths of Audre Lorde’s manuscript archives, will give a talk on her new book, Survival Is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde. Open to the public.
A lecture by renowned activist Dr. Ira Helfand, a member of the International Steering Group of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), which received the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize.
This event is open to the public.
A talk by Natalia Milanesio, Professor of Modern Latin American History at the University of Houston. This event is open to the public.
Nicole Holliday, Acting Associate Professor of Linguistics at UC Berkeley, will present her latest research on how tone-detection systems and digital voice assistants like Siri and Alexa reinforce linguistic and racial bias.
This event is open to the public.
Professor Paulina Bren will engage in an on-stage conversation with Sarah Koenig—journalist, producer, and award-winning host and co-creator of the podcast Serial—asking questions about her journalism career, Serial, and insights about making a true crime podcast. Open to the public.
A play by Robert O’Hara. Guest Director, Taylor Reynolds. Barbecue is about a dysfunctional family staging an intervention. Campus guests only, please. Reservations required.
Ongoing Events
William’s sculptures, works on paper, and prints draw inspiration from music, literature, nature, and the art of the African diaspora.
MODfest 2025
The Marilyn Swartz Seven ’69 Award was established by friends and classmates of the late Ms. Seven to support an annual playwriting competition open to all Vassar juniors and seniors from any discipline.