Students in a Medieval and Renaissance Studies Class spent a morning hurling balls of clay at a kiddie pool, learning the workings of a medieval weapon, a trebuchet.
Vassar College to launch a summer program for gifted high school students in Beijing, China, in partnership with a Beijing-based education organization. Three faculty members will teach courses there this summer.
Students, educators and supporters of Vassar’s Urban Education Initiative gathered with Poughkeepsie school officials and staff at the Alumnae/i House March 1 to celebrate UEI’s 15th anniversary.
Shona Tucker, Associate Professor and Chair of the Drama Department, tells us what it’s like to be in the hottest show on Broadway—To Kill a Mockingbird. But Tucker is not the sole member of the cast who is part of the Vassar community.
The National Institute of Mental Health has awarded a $331,000 grant to Assistant Professor Psychological Science Bojana Zupan to continue her research into the possible causes of autism and similar disorders.