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Vassar Student Playwrights Earn Top Honors for Debut Full-Length Works

Award-winning new plays by Vassar students Avery Epstein and Leila Stark tackle surveillance, addiction, dementia, and human connection, earning praise from acclaimed playwrights and underscoring the College’s growing reputation for nurturing emerging theatrical voices.

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Vassar Institute Announces 2026–27 Signature Programs Focused on AI, Climate Action, Creativity, and More

The Vassar Institute for the Liberal Arts has just unveiled an intriguing array of public symposiums designed to engage students, faculty, distinguished guests, and the public in thought-provoking dialogue about today’s most difficult questions.

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At This Year’s Commencement, Filmmaker Noah Baumbach ’91 Reflected on Rejection, Uncertainty, and Resilience

Sharing a brutal rejection letter and hard-earned wisdom, Noah Baumbach joined student and campus leaders in celebrating a Vassar class shaped by pandemic disruption, creativity, and community care.

Twenty Years Later, The Devil Wears Prada Finds Its Audience Again

Meryl Streep ’71 and former Vassar student Anne Hathaway '04 reunite in The Devil Wears Prada 2, a global hit with unexpected Vassar ties to French winemaking.

In the Media

Violet Witchel ’22 was profiled in a The New York Times about the dense bean salad meals that are a staple of her popular TikTok channel and at a New York City grocery store.

Sherrilyn Ifill ’84 was a guest on a recent episode of The Daily Show and discussed the Supreme Court’s weakening of the Voting Rights Act.

The Powerhouse Theater at Vassar, which announced the details of its upcoming 40th season, was the subject of Chronogram and Theatermania articles.

President Elizabeth Bradley wrote an op-ed for USA Today about the crisis of confidence faced by students in American higher education.

The Archives and Special Collections Library at Vassar acquired a major collection of materials of Uncle Tom’s Cabin author Harriet Beecher Stowe, courtesy of Mary C. Schlosser ’52, as announced in Fine Books & Collections.