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Studying Africa from the inside out

Posted 8/9/2018

Vassar students who enroll in courses taught by History Prof. Ismail Rashid can be confident his observations about youth, conflict, peacebuilding and other issues in Africa are fresh and insightful. Every spring break and summer, he returns to meet with researchers, political leaders

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Vassar releases new homepage

Posted 8/8/2018

Vassar is greeting its digital visitors in a whole new way.

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Vassar welcomes new CIS chief

Posted 8/8/2018

Carlos Garcia, Vassar’s new Vice President of Computing and Information Services, brings a wealth of experience and a love for the college’s culture, to the job.

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Choral music, old factories, taxes and other things

Posted 8/6/2018

More than two dozen students collaborated with humanities faculty this summer in research projects under the auspices of Vassar’s Ford Scholar program.

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Dutchess County to Host Special Olympics New York Summer Games 2019-2020

Posted 8/5/2018

The Special Olympics New York Summer Games will be hosted in Dutchess County from June 14-16, 2019 and on June 19-21, 2020. More than 1,700 athletes and coaches will travel from around New York State to Vassar College and Dutchess Community College, as well as other locations throughout the county, to compete in a variety of sports.

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Dear Watson, Where Are You Now?

Posted 8/2/2018

The Thomas J. Watson Foundation fellowship, which offers "college graduates of unusual promise the freedom to engage in a year of independent study and travel abroad following their graduation," turns 50 this year. We check in with a few recipients to ask how the Watson experience affected their lives.

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Exoplanets, Neandertals and other cool stuff

Posted 8/1/2018

For nine weeks this summer, Vassar students and faculty engaged in independent research projects under the auspices of the Undergraduate Research Summer Institute.

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Vassar Palmer Gallery to exhibit work by creative duo BoogieREZ

Posted 7/26/2018

BoogieREZ! The Illest Dynamic duo consisting of Boogie the multi-disciplined powerhouse. She's a maker, graphic designer, illustrator, painter, digital artist, woodworker, muralist, street artist, and Rezones the graffiti artist turned graphic designer/photographer/digital artist and general mindbender. Their mission is to share their love of creativity and ill visuals with the WORLD.

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Nine Alumnae/i Receive Fulbright Fellowships

Posted 7/24/2018

Nine recent graduates and other young alumnae/i were awarded prestigious Fulbright Fellowships this year, once again making Vassar College a “top producer” of Fulbright recipients.

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Vassar Trustees Honor Retiring Chair with $1 Million Gift for Posse Scholars.

Posted 6/21/2018

More than 50 current and former trustees contribute to the Plapinger Family Posse Veterans Scholarship

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Past Time: Geology in European and American Art opens at The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center September 21 to December 9

Posted 6/21/2018

Past Time: Geology in European and American Art will be on view September 21 to December 9, 2018, at The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College.

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Vassar trustees honor retiring chair with $1 million gift for Posse scholars.

Posted 6/21/2018

Current and former trustees of Vassar College have thanked retiring Chair William Plapinger ’74 for his more than two decades of service to the college by sustaining one of his most cherished initiatives: a program enabling military veterans to enroll at Vassar through The Posse Foundation. Newly elected Chair Anthony Friscia ’78 announced that more than 50 current and former trustees have created a $1-million scholarship fund for Posse vets in Plapinger’s name.

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Vassar Receives $1 Million to Make Science Curriculum More Inclusive

Posted 6/20/2018

Vassar is one of 57 colleges and universities to receive an Inclusive Excellence grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute

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Buildings and Belonging: Mapping the African American Experience at Vassar College Since 1861, special exhibition and self-guided campus tour available through October 2018

Posted 4/17/2018

The “Buildings and Belonging” project debuted in April during AAAVC’s “Triennial XII—Celebrating the Contributions of African American Alumnae/i, Students, Faculty, Administrators, and Staff of Vassar College,” available through October 2018.

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New Focus Gallery exhibition at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Reflections: Portrayals of and by African Americans, on view April 10–August 19, 2018

Posted 4/11/2018

This special exhibition is part of “Buildings and Belonging: Mapping the African American Experience at Vassar College since 1861,” a campus-wide project initiated by the African American Alumnae/i of Vassar College (AAAVC) to illuminate the enduring contributions and presence of African Americans on campus. The exhibition will display select works by African American artists from Vassar’s permanent collection.

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Master Class: Northern European Art 1500–1700 from the Permanent Collection, on view at The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, April 27–September 2, 2018

Posted 3/27/2018

“Master Class: Northern European Art 1500–1700 from the Permanent Collection,” will be on view April 27–September 2, 2018 at The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College.

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Arlington Farmers Market operates Thursdays year-round, outdoors June-October and indoors November-May

Posted 5/1/2017

The Arlington Farmers Market operates weekly (Thursdays) on a year-round schedule, outdoors from June through October on the Vassar College Alumnae House Lawn and inside the College Center section of Vassar’s Main Building from November through May

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Vassar & New York Stage and Film have announced additional casting for the highly anticipated 34th Powerhouse Season in Poughkeepsie, NY

Posted 7/19/2018

Vassar & New York Stage and Film have announced additional casting for the highly anticipated 34th Powerhouse Season in Poughkeepsie, NY, which is currently running through Sunday, July 29. For tickets and more information on the season, visit powerhouse.vassar.edu/season/

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Arm of the Sea Theater presents “Dirt: the Secret Life of Soil”

Posted 7/9/2018

Fusing cutting-edge science and age-old puppetry, DIRT takes audiences on an extravagant journey of discovery into the Great Underneath—opening the curtain on the epic alchemy of plants, the fungi’s dance of mutual delight, and the microbes’ herculean labors. Featuring live music and a myriad of puppets ranging from 12" to 12' tall, the show reminds earthly residents of all ages quintessential truths from the ground beneath their feet.

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College Admissions Policies Guidance

Posted 7/6/2018

I am writing to reflect on the recent federal Departments of Education and Justice joint letter providing guidance on college admissions policies as they relate to race. I want to assure our community that Vassar remains steadfast in our commitment to continuing to proactively attract and support a diverse and inclusive campus community.

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