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Vassar’s Rowing Crew Hosts Alum Regatta and Celebration

Vassar’s rowing crew recently hosted an Alum Rowing Regatta and Celebration with rowers, coaches, and descendants of Joe Rantz of The Boys in the Boat fame.

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URSI Symposium Highlights Impactful Student-Faculty Summer Research

Nearly 100 students and faculty members involved in this year’s Undergraduate Research Summer Institute (URSI) gathered in the Villard Room on September 17 to celebrate 10 weeks of scientific inquiry.

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2025 Ford Scholars: Examining Everything from NBA Contracts to 16th-Century Spanish Texts

This year, 15 students and faculty members took part in the Ford Scholars Program, which pairs students with a faculty mentor for a deep dive into scholarly projects. We take a look at two examples.

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Former National Security Official Steven Cash ’84 Sounds the Alarm About Authoritarianism

Former national security official Steven Cash ’84 assessed threats to constitutional democracy in a lecture and conversation with members of the Vassar community on September 16.

In the Media

The New York Times remembered Sheila R. Canby ’70, a leading authority on Islamic art and Metropolitan Museum of Art curator.
Associate Dean of the College Wendy Maragh Taylor co-wrote an article for HigherEdJobs on institutional factors that help aid in college retention and completion.
Professor of Economics Ben Ho was featured on NPR’s podcast, Planet Money, discussing the public’s loss of faith in economists.
The Poughkeepsie Journal reported on the Summer 2025 Youth Theater Arts Intensive, a new program at Vassar’s Powerhouse Theater that prioritizes at-risk teens in Dutchess County.
Forward reported on the first test images out of an observatory in Chile named after Vera Rubin ’48, as well as highlighting her life accomplishments as a trailblazer of astronomy.

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