Join us for a fireside chat or online via Zoom with Eric Marcus ’80, the 2026 AAVC Spirit of Vassar Award recipient, in conversation with Miriam Cohen, Evalyn Clark Professor Emerita of History.

This event is free and open to the public.

A lecture by Nicholas Occhiuto on the story of Black ‘revolving door’ lobbyists (or staffers-turned-lobbyists) decision to leave Capitol Hill.

Falguni Sheth examines how racialization shapes South Asian American identity through narratives of “good” and “bad” immigrants.

Campus community only, please.

National Book Award finalist, Michael L. Printz Award recipient, Coretta Scott King–John Steptoe New Talent Award winner, and New York Times best-selling author Nicola Yoon talks with the audience at Vassar College.

This event is free and open to the public.

Director Cinqué Lee joins Professor Mia Mask for a discussion following a screening of his film A Rare Grand Alignment.

This event is free and open to the public.

Join us at the Olmsted Greenhouse for a calm doodling session with Vassar’s Counseling Center! No artistic skills necessary—we are just doodling for fun and to calm the mind. All ages welcome.

This event is free and open to the public.

Celebrate Halloween with unusual plants, taxidermy, a hands-on activity, seasonal treats, and a costume contest.

This event is free and open to the public.

Skylark presents Sleepy Hollow, a haunting musical retelling of Washington Irving’s Hudson Valley ghost story featuring narration and cello improvisation.

This event is free and open to the public.

The Play of Opposites: Works of Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin, and Dutilleux that explore notions of musical opposition. Thomas Sauer, piano.

This event is free and open to the public.