Features - Office of Alumnae/i Affairs & Development (OAAD)

Memorial Conference Celebrates 50 Years of Africana Studies at Vassar

Alumnae/i, students, faculty, staff, and community members gathered for the Larry H. Mamiya Memorial Conference Celebrating 50 Years of Africana Studies at Vassar College in early November. Several alumnae who participated in the three-day occupation of Main Building in 1969, widely credited for helping to secure support for the college’s new Black Studies program, were in attendance.

Feature Article Posted 11/18/2019 Read article

In the Media - October 2019 Roundup

A roundup of Vassar and its alumnae/i, faculty members, students, administrators, and staff in the news for October 2019.

Feature Article Posted 11/11/2019

AAVC Bestows 2019 Spirit of Vassar and Outstanding Faculty Awards

The AAVC presented its annual Spirit of Vassar Award to dance educator Russell Baker ’91 and its Outstanding Faculty/Staff Award to Robert K. Brigham, Vassar’s Shirley Ecker Boskey Professor of History and International Relations, at an October 18 awards dinner.

Feature Article Posted 11/5/2019 Read article

On Campus - November 2019 Preview

A preview of events on the Vassar campus for November 2019.

Feature Article Posted 11/1/2019

AAVC Bestows 2019 Spirit of Vassar and Outstanding Faculty/Staff Awards

The AAVC presented its annual Spirit of Vassar Award to dance educator Russell Baker ’91 and its Outstanding Faculty/Staff Award to Robert K. Brigham, Vassar’s Shirley Ecker Boskey Professor of History and International Relations, at an October 18 awards dinner.

Feature Article Posted 10/28/2019 Read article

“Down by the Hudson,” a photography collection by Caleb Stein ’17, was featured in Vogue’s Italian edition.

In The Media Posted 10/17/2019 Read article

Alumna and Faculty Member Among Newest Inductees to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

In The Media Posted 10/17/2019 Read article

Author Daphne Kalotay ’92 talks about the personal nature of war and her family’s history as Holocaust survivors and refugees with WBUR Boston.

In The Media Posted 10/15/2019 Read article

On Campus - October 2019 Preview

A preview of events on the Vassar campus for October 2019.

Feature Article Posted 10/1/2019

Vassar Students Join Global Climate Strike, Calling for Urgent Action

Nearly 500 Vassar students, neighbors, local politicians, and religious leaders joined millions around the world for a Climate Strike protesting political inaction on climate change.

Feature Article Posted 9/30/2019 Read article