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The Vassar community’s annual support of College priorities is a crucial component of what makes our world-class liberal arts education possible and exceptional. Experience the joy and rewards of giving back.

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Your gift to The Vassar Fund can honor the aspect of the Vassar experience that matters most to you.

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Our shared Vassar DNA binds us together and motivates us to remain connected and committed to the College and each other.

Upcoming Events

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Leaving campus doesn’t have to mean leaving Vassar. From global reunions to local get-togethers, Vassar alums events keep the connection going.

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Alums Spotlight

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Stories and highlights featuring alums.

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Alum Donates World War II Keepsakes to Special Collections

Nearly eight decades after Elizabeth “Betty” Gatchell ’45 (left) christened the Vassar Victory, a ship named after the College, the broken champagne bottle she used and other memorabilia from that day have been preserved as part of Vassar’s history.

Photo: Courtesy of Katherine Bouton ’69

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Mug Denizens of the ’80s Fund Major Renovation

Vassar’s beloved campus hangout, The Mug, has been part of the College’s culture since it opened in 1975. Last year, two alums who frequented the place when it was an often raucous bar provided the funding for a long overdue renovation.

Photo: Karl Rabe

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Second-Year Students Explore ‘Where Joy and Fulfillment Lives’ at Sophomore Career Connections

Renowned soul coach Rha Goddess ’89 (pictured) gave the keynote address at the ninth annual event.

Photo: Karl Rabe

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Trustee and Spouse Fund New Environmental Fellowship

A gift from Patrick and Tamar Smith Pichette ’86 will support a two-year conservation fellowship for an alum who will work at a Canadian wilderness preserve and then at the Preserve at Vassar.

Photo: Courtesy of the Kenauk Institute

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Chihuly Gift Spans Health, Wellness, and Art

As Vassar launches its largest fundraising effort in history, Trustee Leslie Jackson Chihuly ’83 is giving the campaign an early boost with a series of gifts totaling more than $2 million.

Photo: John Abbott

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Innovative Tennis Complex Will Transform the Student-Athlete Experience

Vassar College will build a $2.5 million tennis center on a site known as Ballintine Field, President Elizabeth Bradley announced.

Photo: Stockton Photo, Inc

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In The Media

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Vassar Alums making news.

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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.

Photo: Karl Rabe

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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.

Photo: Courtesy of the subject

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Artist Mira Lehr ’56 was remembered by the New York Times.

Photo: Courtesy of the subject

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Paula Williams Madison ’74, Chairman and CEO of Madison Media Management, was named to the Television Academy Foundation Board of Directors.

Photo: Karl Rabe

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Sherrilyn Ifill ’84 spoke to the Daily Show about her tenure as President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.

Photo: Courtesy of the American Bar Association

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Lawyer Shanlon “Shan” Wu ’80 wrote a Daily Beast article about Attorney General Merrick Garland and the classified documents found in former Vice President Mike Pence’s home.

Photo: Courtesy of CNN

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