Mita Choudhury, Professor of History on the Evalyn Clark Chair, drew on family history to challenge students to look beyond traditional archives during Vassar’s 162nd Convocation.
This summer, a record 95 students worked with faculty members on 44 projects in 9 disciplines as part of the Undergraduate Research Summer Institute (URSI).
Vassar’s Community Fellows program enables students to earn a stipend provided by the college while they work for local nonprofit agencies in the Poughkeepsie area.
Through Somos Vecinos, Vassar students interview local immigrants about their lives, creating an oral history archive that brings the complexities of migration into the classroom while forging unexpected connections across the Poughkeepsie community.
Vassar hosted educators from 32 institutions for conversations about peacebuilding, collaboration, and preparing students to become changemakers in an interconnected world.
The Dance Department received official approval in June from the New York State Education Department to offer a major, a development that will provide new opportunities for students, the College, and even the community.
Seven members of the Vassar faculty in seven academic disciplines have been granted tenure, Dean of the Faculty Demetrius Eudell announced. The Board of Trustees ratified the promotions by unanimous votes in May.
