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In a New Book, Professor Taneisha Means Explores the Lives, Work, and Impact of Black Judges

Associate Professor of Political Science Taneisha Means’s student-supported research on the lives, work, and impact of Black judges in the U.S. was recently published in the book Robed Representation.

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Michael Fanuele ’94: A Marketing Marvel Looks Back

Fanuele, who majored in Victorian studies at Vassar, is known for some of America’s most meme-worthy ad campaigns, including “The Most Interesting Man in the World” for Dos Equis and Arby’s “We Have The Meats.”

President Elizabeth H. Bradley in a purple suit stands at a podium speaking into a microphone to an audience seated at round tables at the the College’s inaugural Community Breakfast.

Vassar Hosts Inaugural Community Breakfast

More than 50 business and political leaders and others in the local community attended Vassar’s inaugural Community Breakfast at the Institute for the Liberal Arts.

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New Library Study Commons Brings Expanded Hours and Space—Plus an Upgraded Accessible Entrance

Vassar faculty and administrators gathered in Thompson Library on February 9 to celebrate the opening of a freshly renovated space designed to enhance students’ academic experience

In the Media

Professor of Psychological Science Michele M. Tugade wrote a piece for Psychology Today about “The Year of the Fire Horse,” and its representation of growth, resilience, and transformation.
Dr. Alexa Mousley ’20 was quoted in a NBC News article about a groundbreaking study on brain development that she is currently leading.
Chronogram published an article on a Vassar Institute Signature Program about the Poughkeepsie Journal Photo Morgue and a related Palmer Gallery exhibition.
The Atlantic quoted Carina Cole ’26 and mentioned Vassar College in an article about the benefits of attending small liberal arts colleges.* (*article behind paywall)
Backstage announced that Cassandra Kulukundis ’93 was nominated for an Oscar for her casting work in One Battle After Another.

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