Previous Events
The Engaged Pluralism Open House is a campus-wide celebration where students, staff, faculty, administrators, and organizations share passions, talents, and creative practices to spark curiosity, conversation, and community.
Campus community only, please.
Join scholar Khaled Beydoun for a small group discussion. Breakfast will be served.
Campus community only, please.
Join scholar Ken Stern for a small group discussion on antisemitism and hate. Lunch will be served. RSVP is required.
Campus community only, please.
Associate Professor of Law, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University Khaled Beydoun and Director of the Bard Center for the Study of Hate, legal scholar Ken Stern will engage in a moderated dialogue with Associate Professor of Religion Kirsten Wesselhoeft about Islamophobia, antisemitism, free speech/expression and hate. This event is open to the public. Vassar attendees will need to show their ID. Non-Vassar attendees will need to register.
Discover the power of storytelling with the TMI Project! Join us for dynamic workshops where you’ll learn to transform personal experiences into impactful stories that replace shame with freedom, and spark empathy and action. Open to the entire Vassar community.
Discover the power of storytelling with the TMI Project!
Join the Race & Racism in Historical Collections Working Group as they dive into powerful stories and materials from the college archives about the impactful 1969 Black Studies Sit-In.
Campus community only, please.
Media lawyer and author Ian Rosenberg will be on campus for a special Q&A to address questions about freedom of speech on campuses.
Weaving together lyrical language and powerful imagery to create rich and emotional stories, Woodson’s work explores the complex intersections of race, class, gender, family, and American history.
Projects
The Mural
In the Spring of 2022, Vassar students were asked by the Engaged Pluralism Initiative: What does community mean to them?
Restorative Circle Practice Group
Every Monday from 4–5 at Pratt House
Facilitated by Amanda Munroe, Engaged Pluralism Director of Restorative Practices.
Sound Business, Inc.
April 26, 2024
On April 26, a group of high school juniors from New York City came to campus as part of Sound Business Inc.’s Liberal Arts College Exploratory Workshops aimed at providing students with a better understanding of a liberal arts college education. Read more.
New Story Leadership Livable Futures Workshops
April 5, 2024
A unique workshop on Palestine/Israel where presenters Tarek Maassarani, Rawan Oded and Eran Nissan will be using AI technology to help build consensus around actions we can take together here at local level on campus and in the Hudson Valley. The outcome is dependent on getting a bunch of participants in the room who have a range of outlooks and stories to share. Read more.
The Reverend Howard Thurman, Blackness, and Vassar College: Student Panel and Presentations
February 15, 2024
Four students presented their original research on the legacy at Vassar College of the Black theologian the Reverend Howard Thurman, and offered their perspectives on the role that Thurman played in shaping the Vassar of the past, present, and future. Read more.
Brave Spaces: Brian Arao
September 8th, 2023
You may have heard the term “brave space” before. But how clear are you about what a brave space is and when and how to create it? This engaging and interactive workshop, led by Brian Arao, President and Co-Founder of Brave Space Leadership, developed a deeper understanding of and ability to facilitate brave spaces.