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Three Vassar athletes: a basketball player dribbling, a tennis player preparing to serve, and a runner competing in a race.

29 Hours of Giving, a Year of Possibilities for Vassar Athletes

Since 2017, Vassar’s Athletics Day of Giving has raised more than $3 million, funding everything from training and nutrition to team travel—including trips to Greece and California—and experiences that strengthen bonds on and off the field.

A smiling man stands beside a video camera and microphone, with a colorful mural behind him.

Time Out Grant Recipient to Explore Trauma and Journalism

Drawing on interviews, archival footage, and his own experiences, Time Out Grant 2026 recipient Gilad Thaler ’13 will examine how journalists navigate the emotional demands of covering traumatic stories and how news organizations can better understand and address the effects of secondary traumatic stress.

Side-by-side photos, one historic and one modern, of two people looking through telescopes.

Shedding Light on Dark Matter

Visiting scientist Sandrine Thomas updated the Vassar community on operations at the amazing new observatory named for renowned astronomer Vera C. Rubin ’48.

Two people wearing work gloves clear vegetation and smile outdoors in a wooded area.

At The Preserve, a Day of Service Carries a Vassar Legacy Forward

Vassar students joined the Student Conservation Association (SCA) to restore trails and habitat at The Preserve, honoring the victims of 9/11 while carrying forward the vision of SCA founder Elizabeth Cushman Titus Putnam ’55.

In the Media

Professor Pasquale S. Toscano wrote a guest essay for The New York Times describing how students have been fascinated by the creation of the King James Bible as an example of cooperative intellectual struggle in a digital world.

Noah Daube-Valois ’28 talked to Boston 25 News about his advocacy to ensure nursing home residents are provided a monthly allowance.

The Group, by Mary McCarthy (class of 1933), was the subject of an article in The Rumpus titled “Books that Made Me Gay: The Group by Mary McCarthy.”

Professor of Film Mia Mask was a guest on the BBC podcast, Focus on Africa, discussing the representation of African and African-American actors and the pay disparity that people of color face in the film industry.

“Ever Present,” an exhibition commemorating 9/11 by artist Talo Kawasaki ’78, was featured in a CBS News article and mentioned by several media outlets.