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Four people sitting around a wooden table in a recording studio, wearing headphones at microphones.

Students Chronicle the Lives of Immigrant Neighbors—One Story at a Time

Through Somos Vecinos, Vassar students interview local immigrants about their lives, creating an oral history archive that brings the complexities of migration into the classroom while forging unexpected connections across the Poughkeepsie community.

Collage: On left a Vassar student working with children in a classroom. At right a woman in a lab coat holding a microphone.

Peacebuilders Gather to Share Ideas

Vassar hosted educators from 32 institutions for conversations about peacebuilding, collaboration, and preparing students to become changemakers in an interconnected world.

A rugby player lying face first in the grass.

Nina Fishman ’25 Wins Portrait Photographer of the Year Award

A stunning photo by Nina Fishman ’25 earned her the title of Rugby Journal’s Portrait Photographer of the Year.

Three dancers in pink and green shirts, gray pants, and yellow ties perform with raised arms under spotlights on a dark stage.

Vassar to Offer a Dance Major Starting Fall 2026

The Dance Department received official approval in June from the New York State Education Department to offer a major, a development that will provide new opportunities for students, the College, and even the community.

In the Media

Curtis Dozier, Professor of Greek and Roman Studies, wrote a Pittsburgh Review of Books op-ed about the Christopher Nolan film, The Odyssey, noting its varying displays of masculinity and how some mirror the values of white nationalists.

Professor of Religion Jonathon Kahn co-wrote an Inside Higher Ed article about the importance of listening to the needs of students to ensure their post-graduation successes, both in their careers and in the world.

A Dance Magazine article covered Vassar’s new dance major and quoted Miriam Mahdaviani-Goldstone, lecturer and chair of dance.

Minerva Tantoco ’86 talked with EY about her career and how executives can utilize AI to make better decisions in a “human-centric” way.

Violet Witchel ’22 was profiled in The New York Times about the dense bean salad meals that are a staple of her popular TikTok channel and at a New York City grocery store.