Academics

In a profoundly challenging time for higher-education funding characterized by federal retrenchment and disappearing grants, Mae Buck ’26 has been awarded a Beinecke Scholarship worth $35,000.

The Vassar Institute for the Liberal Arts—a convening space where scholars, students, and professionals from all over the world engage in meaningful work on contemporary challenges—has just announced its schedule of symposiums for the 2025–26 academic year.

Vera C. Rubin Observatory, situated high in the Andes Mountains, is enabling scientists across the globe to learn a lot more about the nature of the universe.

Sixteen students who participated in community-engaged learning during the past academic year won awards for their service to the local community.

Professor Sa’ed Atshan, the 2024-2025 Randolph Fellow in Peace, Conflict, and the Middle East, provided students and College leadership with a wealth of opportunities to examine issues related to peace, conflict, and restorative justice during his time at Vassar.

Vassar’s Board of Trustees has voted to award full professorships to eight members of the faculty, Dean of Faculty Brian Daly announced.

Scholars who study sound in a range of disciplines gathered to exchange their findings during a Signature Program of The Vassar Institute for the Liberal Arts in May.

Four Vassar students and two students from Dutchess Community College competed as a team at the National Model United Nations (MNUN) conference in New York City in April.

Over the past two summers, five Vassar students completed initiatives that have promoted literacy, brought clean water to communities in Africa, and combated homelessness in California.