Four Vassar students took a deep dive into Mexico’s history and culture in a six-week, intensive course last fall taught by Colleen Ballerino Cohen, Professor of Anthropology and Women, Feminist, and Queer Studies and Chair of Anthropology. During Winter Break, students augmented what they had learned by taking a nine-day excursion to Mexican cities, towns, and villages, sampling the country’s rich culinary tradition and visiting museums, artists, and craftsmen.

Members of the Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre (VRDT), the College’s faculty-led dance company, are getting conservatory-level instruction from accomplished professionals—without having to give up their academic pursuits.

Alum Laura Graceffa ’87 and retired professor Mark Schlessman bring Vassar’s Arboretum to life through popular campus tours, connecting generations of students and families to its rich history and traditions. Their decades of stewardship, culminating in a new endowment, aim to preserve the Arboretum and its class tree tradition for future students.

Vassar celebrated the dedication of The Dede Thompson Bartlett Center for Admission and Career Education on March 28, hailing the state-of-the-art building as a symbol of Vassar’s commitment to its students from admission to graduation and beyond.

Founded in 1926, the Vassar Club United Kingdom has endured for a century as a global community rooted in shared history and intellectual connection.

Throughout the year–and especially during Women’s History Month–Vassar honors the achievements of women alums and faculty members who have made a difference in the world.

A recent Signature Program at The Vassar Institute for the Liberal Arts delved into a local treasure trove of information on major events and everyday life.

Vassar hosted a three-day conference at the Vassar Institute for the Liberal Arts celebrating the work of women independent filmmakers, some of whom championed social justice causes for more than 50 years.