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Vassar’s Campus Community Returns for Fall Semester with Optimism…and a Few New Protocols

Posted 9/4/2020

More than 2,100 students returned for the Fall Semester as Vassar embarked on a “new normal” on campus.

Stay Connected to Campus Via the Misc Digital Editions

Posted 8/31/2020

Starting in early September, the Miscellany News will publish a weekly digital newsletter, and everyone in the Vassar community can subscribe at no cost.

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Virtual Convocation to Feature Social Justice Address, Young Alumnae/i Achievement Award

Posted 8/28/2020

The virtual event will be streamed live on the Vassar Convocation website and the College’s Facebook page.

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Stay Connected to Campus Via the Misc Digital Editions

Posted 8/7/2020

Starting in early September, the Miscellany News will publish a weekly digital newsletter, and everyone in the Vassar community can subscribe at no cost.

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Ensuring Participation in Daily Health Screening

Posted 7/29/2020 Feature Article

Reckoning with the Confederacy: Connor Towne O’Neill ’11

Posted 7/24/2020

Connor Towne O’Neill ’11’s book Down Devil’s Bones: A Reckoning with Monuments, Memory and the Legacy of White Supremacy is a mix of history, reporting, and memoir that explores the conflicts over Confederate monuments.

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Campus Masking Policy Follows Best Practices, Community Care Approach

Posted 7/24/2020

We know wearing a mask reduces the spread of COVID-19. Preventive measures such as physical distancing and thorough handwashing also help slow the spread of the virus, but according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), COVID-19’s primary mode of transmission is through respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks. Health professionals unanimously agree: The most effective deterrent is a wearing a face covering.

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ICE Rescinds Directive Opposed by Vassar and Many Other Colleges

Posted 7/16/2020

International students will no longer be forced to leave the country if they must take online classes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Vassar’s New Rachlin Director of Jewish Student Life Ready to “Hit the Ground Running”

Posted 7/13/2020

Rabbi Bryan Mann has been named Vassar’s new Rachlin Director of Jewish Student Life and Assistant Director of the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life and Contemplative Practices.

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Vassar Joins 180 Colleges Fighting New ICE Directive

Posted 7/13/2020

Vassar is supporting a lawsuit that seeks to block ICE from expelling from the United States international students who must take online classes because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Vassar’s Campus Community Returns for Fall Semester with Optimism…and a Few New Protocols

Stay Connected to Campus Via the Misc Digital Editions

Virtual Convocation to Feature Social Justice Address, Young Alumnae/i Achievement Award

Stay Connected to Campus Via the Misc Digital Editions

Ensuring Participation in Daily Health Screening

Reckoning with the Confederacy: Connor Towne O’Neill ’11

Campus Masking Policy Follows Best Practices, Community Care Approach

ICE Rescinds Directive Opposed by Vassar and Many Other Colleges

Vassar’s New Rachlin Director of Jewish Student Life Ready to “Hit the Ground Running”

Vassar Joins 180 Colleges Fighting New ICE Directive