During October Break, Vassar will host the 2026 New York Conference on Asian Studies (NYCAS) on Friday, October 23, and Saturday, October 24. This year’s conference, with the theme “Asia and Environment across Time and Space,” will bring scholars together to explore a wide range of topics related to Asia, including environmental issues, technological innovation, sociopolitical movements, geopolitics, cultural and social change, economics and politics, education, and migration and diaspora.

Panels and Sessions are open to the Vassar Community as well as to local academic communities. For more information, please visit: https://pages.vassar.edu/nycas2026/

Sponsored by the Asian Studies Program with the generous support of the President’s Office, the Dean of the Faculty Office, the Dean of the College Office, the New York Conference on Asian Studies, the Association for Asian Studies, and the Council of Councils (CoC) of the Association for Asian Studies.