Vassar Advances to Finals! Viewing Party 3 p.m. Sunday at Gordon Commons

Vassar heads to Charlotte, NC this weekend for the USA Rugby Fall Nationals Final 4. First up: A semifinal matchup Saturday at 4 p.m. against the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. A victory propels the Brewers into the championship game Sunday at 3 p.m.

Some of Vassar’s Top Donors Honored at Journalists’ Panel Discussion

Pulitzer Prize winner Carl Bernstein P’00, CBS News Correspondent Chip Reid ’77, Atlantic magazine writer Natasha Bertrand ’14, and former Washington Post editor Peter Osnos discussed the future of democracy and the Fourth Estate at an event in New York City Monday night, Nov. 26, honoring some of Vassar’s most faithful and generous donors.

Thanksgiving Feasts of Yesteryear

According to the Vassar Online Encyclopedia, “As the students only had a day off for Thanksgiving, very few chose to leave campus. Emma Logan McCoy described the event to her parents in 1872. Apparently, they ate an elaborate turkey feast at dinner, which was followed by a dance. President Raymond then read “The Merchant of Venice” until eight, when the students went to a reception with the teachers in the president’s parlor where the vocal teachers sang and the instrumental teachers played. The students were served ice cream in the dining hall at the rather late hour of ten-thirty before they were told to go to sleep.”

President Bradley Writes About The Global Toll of Mental Illness in The Young in Her Article, “Young Adults and the Burden of Mental Illness”

Six Alums Named to Forbes Magazine’s 30 Under 30 Lists

Six young alums were named to Forbes’s 30 Under 30 lists for 2019. Harrison Remler ’14 was selected in the Music category; Xiaoyuan “Charlene” Ren ’13 was chosen in the Social Entrepreneurs category, and Alejandro Dinsmore ’15, Matthew Griffiths ’16, Casey Hancock ’16 and Harris Gordon ’15 were recognized in the Media category.

Vassar Team Wins 25th Annual Chemistry Bowl: Intercollegiate Event Is Always a Lighthearted Affair

Teams from local colleges and nearby high schools competed in the 25th Annual Chemistry Bowl, a not-so-serious event organized by Professor of Chemistry Christopher Smart.

Jennifer Rubbo Receives Community Service Award from Hispanic Heritage Committee

The Hispanic Heritage Committee of Poughkeepsie recognized Jennifer Rubbo, Manager of the Environmental Cooperative for Strategic Planning and Academic Resources, for the college’s collaboration with the group over the past three years. Rubbo received one of seven Community Service Awards presented by the group Nov. 10 at the Alumnae/i House.

Women’s Rugby Team Routs Delaware, Field Hockey Team Loses in a Shootout, and the Women’s Soccer Team Falls to MIT.

The women’s rugby team rolled over the University of Delaware, 96-0, Saturday, but the field hockey and women’s soccer teams both lost opening round games in their NCAA Division III tournaments.

Vassar Recalls Its Role in the Great War As The College Salutes Its Veterans

Following the end of WWI, Armistice Day was created to celebrate peace and to salute those who had served in the Great War. Vassar alumnae contributed to war and relief efforts in various ways—and some even died on the ground in Europe. Find out what roles they played and a look ahead at Vassar’s plan to celebrate all veterans.

Take Time to Pay Tribute to our Veterans: Please Pause to Thank our Posse Vets, Faculty and Staff

Veterans Day has taken on a special significance on the Vassar campus since 2013, when the first cohort of 11 Posse Veterans enrolled. The Vassar community offers its thanks to the 34 Posse vets currently on campus and the dozens of faculty and staff who have served in our Armed Forces.

A Long-forgotten “Sister School” Rekindles Vassar Ties: President of Tokyo Women’s Christian University Visits Campus

Nearly a century after Vassar students and alumnae raised money for a new auditorium in a lecture hall at Tokyo Women’s Christian University, the two schools rekindled their bonds at a meeting recently on the Vassar campus.

A Vassar Trifecta

Saturday is a big day for Vassar athletics. The field hockey, women’s soccer and women’s rugby teams are competing in post-season tournaments, starting with games Saturday afternoon in three separate locations.

Vassar field hockey advances to the Liberty League Championship Game for the first time, with the winner earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Annual Community Works Campaign to Provide Grants to 10 Local Nonprofits in 2019

Vassar’s 18th annual Community Works campaign kicks off today with a goal of $75,000 for 10 local agencies that serve families throughout the Mid-Hudson Valley.

Vassar athletes ask us to “Think Pink” in observance of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Vassar’s athletes and athletic venues will be festooned in pink later this month in observance of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Think Pink, an annual nationwide event, was established in 1992 to raise awareness about the disease.

Climate change, journalism, refugees, x-rays: lots of learning goes on at “A Day at Vassar.”

More than 450 visitors from Poughkeepsie and beyond took part in “A Day at Vassar” on Oct. 13, attending hour-long classes taught by faculty members, taking campus tours, and viewing a concert presented by members of the Music Department. The Office of Alumnae/i Affairs and Development hosted the daylong event.

Vassar Helps Celebrate the 200th Birthday of Vassar’s First Professor, World-renowned Astronomer, Maria Mitchell

Two members of Vassar’s science faculty and about a dozen science majors joined hundreds of others in the field recently to celebrate the 200th birthday of Vassar’s first professor, world-renowned astronomer, Maria Mitchell.

Professor Mia Mask Interviewed in Washington Post Article, “In the Black Lives Matter era, Hollywood stories tackle the ‘identity crisis’ of black police officers”

Five Distinguished Faculty Members, Including a Longtime Scholar at the Library, Were Honored this Fall with Endowed Chairs

Prof. of Psychological Science Abigail Baird, Assistant Prof. of Political Science Taneisha Means, Prof. of Art Molly Nesbitt, Prof. of Philosophy Bryan Van Norden and Associate Director of the Vassar Library for Special Collections Ronald Patkus were named recipients of endowed chairs this fall.

Linda Fairstein ’69, former sex-crimes prosecutor, wrote a NY Daily News article about the problems of “corroboration” in sexual assault cases.

Mitch McConnell and a cohort of fellow Republican senators announced their plans to vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh for a seat on the Supreme Court despite the compelling statement of Christine Blasey Ford, calling her testimony an “uncorroborated” accusation. Former sex crimes prosecutor Linda Fairstein ’69 explains why the use of that term is inappropriate and offensive.

Philosophy Prof. Gains International Recognition: Christopher Raymond Cited for Paper on Aristotle

A paper by Assistant Prof. of Philosophy Christopher Raymond that analyzed Aristotle’s views on shame has been named by Philosopher’s Annual as one of the 10 best articles on philosophy published ion 2017.

The Barn Is Now Powered by the Sun: Ribbon Cutting Celebrates Vassar’s Latest Solar Initiative

Families Weekend festivities included a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Farm and Ecological Preserve to celebrate the installation of 120 solar panels on the roof of The Barn. The solar array provides power for the offices of the Vassar College Environmental Engagement Cooperative.

Professor of Astronomy Debra Elmegreen to Lead Worldwide Astronomy Group

Debra M. Elmegreen Professor of Astronomy on the Maria Mitchell Chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, has been elected by her peers to lead the largest international organization of astronomers in the world.

Vassar receives $2.5 million Mellon Foundation Grant for consortium on forced migration—Bard, Bennington, Sarah Lawrence to share funds

Starting this fall, Vassar will lead a four-college consortium focusing on the global refugee crisis, thanks to a $2.5-million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The grant will support the Consortium on Forced Migration, Displacement and Education, created by Vassar, Bard, Sarah Lawrence and Bennington colleges. The funds, which will be distributed over the next four years, will be used to develop curricula and other programs on the issue of forced migration.