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Dozens of students and others in the Vassar community took part in a three-day tree-planting project aimed at protecting a stream on the Preserve at Vassar. Read more    
Photo: Grace Adams Ward ’24

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The Department of Athletics and Physical Education will host its annual Athletics Day of Giving on October 5 and 6. Funds raised in the 27-hour event will benefit the College’s 29 teams and the department at large. Read more      
Photo: Peter Wells

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On Oct. 1, Vassar will host the Braga 5K, a race/walk honoring the memory of Army National Guard vet Fernando Braga, who died by suicide. Funds will benefit Braga’s daughter and two organizations that combat veteran suicide. Read more     
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Renowned soul coach Rha Goddess ’89 gave the keynote address at the ninth annual Sophomore Career Connections event. Read more

Photo: Karl Rabe

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Jon Read ’09, a Co-Producer of the Oscar-winning film Everything Everywhere All at Once, was featured in a Daily Voice story. Read more

Photo: Courtesy of A24

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Dr. June Jackson Christmas ’45-4 was lauded as “a gift to Black mental health” in a Black Wall Street Times profile. Read more

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Alfonso Lopez ’92, 49th District House of Delegates member in the Virginia General Assembly, talked on MSNBC’s Morning Joe about bipartisan gun safety legislation he sponsored. Read more

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Vassar’s fall teams are vying for post-season competition. Read about our outstanding student-athletes at vassarathletics.com

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The Arts

There are over 1,000 campus-wide events annually. You will find arts-related events sponsored by the departments of Art, Music, Dance, Drama, and Film; exhibitions and events at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, the Palmer Gallery, and the Archives and Special Collections Library.

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