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One of the nation’s most prominent civil rights leaders, returned to her alma mater on October 3 and had this message for the Vassar community: In these troubled times, keep fighting, but do all you can to bring others along to help you.

Vassar’s five new trustees bring a wealth of talent and a wide variety of expertise to the board as they assume four-year terms this fall. They are Maybelle Taylor Bennett ’70, Jon Friedland ’90, P’24; Wendy Holcombe P’28; W. Kimathi Marangu ’88, P’26; and Alex Wei ’97.

Before the award ceremony, Bennett gave a talk on her pioneering work mobilizing faith communities to confront global crises and transform conflicts into opportunities for healing and change.

Vassar’s 29 intercollegiate athletics teams are revving up for the eighth annual Day of Giving, a 29-hour event that kicks off on October 14.