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AAVC Spotlight: Barbara Warne Newell ’51

Posted 6/16/2021

This year, the alumnae/i association, AAVC, turns 150. Throughout 2021, the College will be celebrating this anniversary by highlighting a few of Vassar’s most notable alumnae/i in architecture, arts, business, education, entertainment, healthcare, humanitarian efforts, law, social justice, and technology.

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New Grad Earns Community Service Citation for Helping to Fight COVID-19

Posted 6/15/2021

Cara Moore, a member of Vassar College Emergency Medical Services (VCEMS), was honored with a proclamation from Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro for spearheading an effort to help helping local public health officials conduct contact tracing to combat the spread of COVID-19.

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Misc First in Its Class

Posted 6/10/2021

The Society of Professional Journalists has named The Miscellany News the best student newspaper ion the country among colleges with enrollments under 10,000.

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An Unconventional Year Culminates in 2021 Commencement Ceremony

Posted 6/8/2021

During Vassar’s 2021 Commencement Ceremony, held on Sunday, June 6, green energy technologist Jessica O. Matthews offered some profoundly unorthodox advice: You don’t need a plan to be successful. President Elizabeth Bradley marveled at the resilience of the Class of 2021. The class president assured classmates that it’s never too late to learn something new. Finally, graduates got to toss their hats and be welcomed as alumnae/i.

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Community Mapping Has Its Rewards

Posted 6/3/2021

Hudson Valley YouthMappers, the Vassar chapter of an international organization, won several awards for its work in the local community.

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13 Students, 6 of Them Formerly Incarcerated, Share Stories in Unique Education Course

Posted 6/3/2021

Six participants in the Exodus Transition Community, an agency that provides support services for formerly incarcerated men and women, joined seven Vassar students in an Education Class taught by Associate Professor Erin McCloskey.

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Crocheted “Reef” Project: Building Community While Teaching about Endangered Marine Ecosystems

Posted 5/26/2021

More than 50 Vassar students, faculty, and administrators gathered on Zoom to take part in the first ever Grand Challenges Winter Creative Project. Participants built a massive crocheted “coral reef” to demonstrate the need to address climate change.

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In Alumna’s Film, a Mother’s Love Lights a Dark Place

Posted 5/24/2021

Tricia Gonnella Russo ’03 wanted to have a child, and she wasn’t about to let Stage 4 cancer stand in her way. That’s the inspiring storyline of Love Always, Mom, a 90-minute documentary that Russo produced and co-directed that is currently streaming on Amazon Prime.

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Getting Interconnected: Time Out Awardee Bishop Joseph Tolton ’89

Posted 5/12/2021

The 2021 grant recipient plans to infuse activist energy into the Pan-African movement…starting with youth leaders.

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Beverly Moran ’76 and Ezekiel Edwards ’95

Posted 5/12/2021

This year, the alumnae/i association, AAVC, turns 150. Throughout 2021, the College will be celebrating this anniversary by highlighting a few of Vassar’s most notable alumnae/i in architecture, arts, business, education, entertainment, healthcare, humanitarian efforts, law, social justice, and technology. This month, we focus on two alumnae/i attorneys who are working to create a more just society.

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The Screenplay for Mortal Kombat? Yup. Greg Russo ’03 Wrote That!

Posted 5/6/2021

Mortal Kombat was an overnight success at the box office, but making it in Hollywood took a little longer for its scriptwriter, Greg Russo '03. The journey began at Vassar.

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Vassar Prof, Student, Shed Light on How Tadpoles Avoid Predators

Posted 5/5/2021

Assistant Professor of Biology Justin Touchon and three of his students spent a summer in Panama observing tadpole behavior. Touchon and one of his students, Phoebe Reuben, have just published a paper that explains how these little creatures avoid predators.

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Art Teacher Seeks Open Horizons and Collaboration in China

Posted 4/27/2021

Will Wheeler ’14, an art teacher and artist, will travel to Asia, where he will work with artists and scientists as a Luce Scholar. Funded by the Henry Luce Foundation, the Luce Scholars Program pays all expenses for selected college graduates’ 14-month stay in Asia.

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Miscellany News Named Top Student Newspaper in Northeast

Posted 4/27/2021

Vassar’s Miscellany News was named the best small college student newspaper in the Northeast by the Society of Professional Journalists.

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Animator Jacob Rivkin ’07 Plays Key Role in Film Chronicling Resurgence of Classical Music in China

Posted 4/26/2021

Jacob Rivkin ’07 parlayed his talent as an artist and his love of Chinese culture into his role as animator for the PBS documentary Beethoven in Beijing.

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No. 2 Brewers Tame Terriers in NCAA First Round

Posted 4/21/2021

Sophomore Andrew Kim ’23 (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA) led the No. 2 Vassar men’s volleyball team with 17 kills on the way to a 3-0 victory (25-21, 25-23, 25-22) against Hiram in the NCAA Tournament First Round.

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Gifting Green: The Spirit of ’71

Posted 4/20/2021

With the class of 1971’s landmark Reunion approaching, Jill Troy Werner ’71 created an Endowment for Research and Teaching on Climate Change and Sustainability, and Mary Price ’71 along her husband, Nick Waser—both of whom are field ecologists—made a gift to support “people and programs” at the Vassar Farm and Ecological Preserve. These gifts inspired their class to fund the Class of 1971 Gateway to the Old Vassar Farm as its 50th Reunion gift.

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Three-Part Series Honors Groundbreaking Professor of Art History Linda Nochlin

Posted 4/19/2021

The 1971 essay “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?” by Professor of Art History Linda Nochlin ’51, which examined the underappreciation of women artists, became required reading for art historians. The College recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of the essay and the 70th anniversary of Nochlin’s graduation from Vassar with a three-part tribute.

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Vassar to Rename Cultural Center Building

Posted 4/16/2021

Vassar College’s ALANA Center, which provides resources and programs for students of color, will be named for Professor Jeh Vincent Johnson, the pioneering African American architect and former Vassar faculty member who designed it. President Elizabeth H. Bradley made the announcement as part of the recent African American Alumnae/i of Vassar College (AAAVC) Triennial, which celebrates the contributions of African American alumnae/i, students, faculty, administrators, and staff of Vassar College. Johnson died in January.

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AAAVC’s 13th Triennial: A Chance to Reconnect, Remember, and Reflect

Posted 4/16/2021

The African American Alumnae/i of Vassar College (AAAVC) celebrated its 13th Triennial April 9-11, hosting nearly 100 alumnae/i of the College. While the event was virtual, Karen Roberts Turner ’86 echoed what many AAAVC members expressed throughout the weekend: “The virtual platform actually allowed some alums to participate who otherwise might not have been able to travel. I was delighted to reconnect with so many of the people who made my Vassar experience as a student and as an alum so incredibly meaningful,” she said.

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AAVC Spotlight: Earth Month Focus: Kabira Stokes ’99 and Lydia Mendoza

Posted 4/14/2021

This year, the alumnae/i association, AAVC, turns 150. Throughout 2021, the College will be celebrating this anniversary by highlighting a few of Vassar’s most notable alumnae/i in architecture, arts, business, education, entertainment, healthcare, humanitarian efforts, law, social justice, and technology. For Earth Month, we focus on two alumnae who have dedicated themselves to bettering the planet’s environment while creating opportunity for all.

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Cathy Bradford Takes the Helm of Vassar’s SEIU Chapter

Posted 3/31/2021

Cathy Bradford becomes the first woman and first person of color to assume the presidency of Vassar’s chapter of the Service Employees International Union.

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Poughkeepsie-born green energy pioneer Jessica O. Matthews to speak at Commencement

Posted 3/25/2021

In a matter of months, the class of 2021, a student body literally plagued by uncertainty, will set out for adulthood. One certainty, though, is that Poughkeepsie local and entrepreneur Jessica O. Matthews will deliver the 157th commencement address.

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