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

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.

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

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.

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.