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Modfest to Feature Online Performances, Panel Discussions, and More

The COVID-19 pandemic is preventing Vassar from staging Modfest, its annual celebration of the arts, in person, but the show will go on as a series of virtual events carrying the theme “Radical Imagination.”

Poughkeepsie Journal calls Visible Bodies exhibition a “jewel”

Slavery in the Hudson Valley?

In conjunction with a Poughkeepsie nonprofit, Vassar faculty, administrators, and students are helping to shed light on the contributions of enslaved Africans and their descendants to the growth and prosperity of the Hudson Valley.

On Mattering Discussion Series Focuses on Racial Disparities in an “Unjust Ecosystem”

A new discussion series initiated by the African American Alumnae/i of Vassar College (AAAVC) is bringing Vassar expertise to bear on specific areas of racial injustice in the United States.

Visible Bodies: Representing Blackness Celebrates Black Visibility through Photography

An illuminating exhibition currently on view at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center that uses the photography made by Black artists to illustrate the critical importance of being seen.

Student Arrival + Winter Storm Quade (the Remix)

Because the weather loves us so much, we expect another snowstorm in the Hudson Valley that could bring an additional 2-4 inches of snow tomorrow (sigh)! Our plan, right now, is to move forward with our scheduled move-ins and testing. If you would like to reschedule, please feel free to change your move-in date to Monday, February 8th.

Delayed Start: Testing and Arrival Tuesday, February 2

We have a two-hour delay in our testing schedule Tuesday, February 2, 2021.

Vassar Extends Test-Optional Policy for Two More Years

Vassar College has extended its policy waiving its admission requirement that applicants submit SAT or ACT test scores, President Elizabeth Bradley announced. The pilot policy went into effect for the 2020-21 admission cycle and will continue for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 cycles.

Update from Dean Alamo on the Student Testing and Arrival Process for Spring 2021

As you prepare to return to campus, we have been busy strategizing to make sure your arrival experience goes as smoothly as possible. Vassar has instituted a number of changes to our testing and symptom reporting processes, both in response to state regulations and to the constructive and essential feedback we received from students in the fall (Thank you!!).