Sarah Josepha Hale—a woman most have never heard of—had a significant impact on shaping the school as an early advisor to founder Matthew Vassar. Some also credit her for helping to make Thanksgiving a national holiday.
Vassar’s Dean of Faculty announced that 11 members of the Vassar faculty in 10 academic disciplines have been granted tenure this year. Get acquainted with these scholars.
Associate Professor of Political Science Taneisha Means’s student-supported research on the lives, work, and impact of Black judges in the U.S. was recently published in the book Robed Representation.
Fanuele, who majored in Victorian studies at Vassar, is known for some of America’s most meme-worthy ad campaigns, including “The Most Interesting Man in the World” for Dos Equis and Arby’s “We Have The Meats.”
