Class Visits
In order to prioritize the health and safety of the Vassar community and prospective students, class visits will not be offered during the Fall 2020 semester. You can learn more about academics and student life at Vassar by attending one of our virtual visit programs.
Want to experience the virtual Vassar classroom? Check out these pre-recorded classes on a range of topics, including music, astronomy, political science, and many more.

The Vassar Classroom Visited
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Late Communism in the Eastern Bloc: Can It Tell Us Anything Today?
Paulina Bren
Adjunct Associate Professor of International Studies -
What Happens When You Don’t Recover from a Viral Infection
David Esteban
Associate Professor of Biology and The Pauline Newman Director of Science, Technology, and Society -
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Lives of Women in Ethiopia’s Garment Industry
Gisella A. Kagy
Assistant Professor of Economics -
Why Punish? A Conversation on Retributive Justice
Barry Lam
Associate Professor of Philosophy -
The White Disavowal of Racism: What It Means When the Central Park Dog-Walker, Amy Cooper, Says She’s Not a Racist
Jonathon Kahn
Professor of Religion -
Beethoven, the Eroica Symphony, and Prince Lobkowitz’s Musical Workshop
Kathryn Libin
Associate Professor of Music -
Decolonial Practice as Anti-Racist Labor: Reflections on Indigenous Minneapolis Through Poetry
Molly McGlennan
Associate Professor of English and Director of American Studies -
Molecular Insights into Microbial Pathogens: Understanding the Inner Molecular Workings of Bacteria and Viruses
Krystle McLaughlin
Assistant Professor of Chemistry -
Black Judges, Police Encounters, and the Administration of Justice
Taneisha Means
The Class of 1951 Assistant Professor of Political Science -
The Port of Santo Domingo: Climate Change and the Perils of Poverty Where the Caribbean Meets the Ozama
Lisa Paravisini-Gebert
Randolph Distinguished Professor of Hispanic Studies and Director of Environmental Studies -
The Most Beautiful of All Printed Books: William Morris’ Kelmscott Chaucer
Ron Patkus
Associate Director of The Libraries for Special Collections, Frederick Weyerhaeuser Adjunct Associate Professor of History -
John Stuart Mill and the “Dismal Science”
Paul Ruud
Professor and Chair of Economics -
Studying the Formation of Planets with the James Webb Space Telescope: A Look at the Beginning of Time
Colette Salyk
Assistant Professor of Astronomy -
Coral Reefs in a Warming World: A Look at One of the Most Spectacular Ecosystems on Earth
Jodi Schwarz
Associate Professor of Biology -
What Can We Learn from a Tiny Worm? Three Short Tales of the Impact of Pesticides and Microplastics on Health
Kate Susman
Professor of Biology on The Jacob P. Giroud, Jr Chair of Natural History and Associate Dean of The Faculty -
Architecture Embodying Opposites: Freedom and Slavery in Southwest Nigeria (1880s-1910s)
Adedoyin Teriba
Assistant Professor of Art and Urban Studies -
The Climate Challenge: International Cooperation, China and Learning from the Field
Yu Zhou
Professor of Geography