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State and Local Officials Stress the Need for Collaboration, Effective Leadership at New York State Political Science Association Meeting

City of Poughkeepsie Mayor Yvonne Flowers and Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado spoke at the New York State Political Science Association’s annual meeting held on campus recently.

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Vassar Institute Signature Program Explores Ways Education Can Better Serve Students and the Greater Community

Students, faculty, staff, and administrators from nearly a dozen institutions recently gathered to explore questions about the future of belonging and mattering in higher education. They tackled topics ranging from ancestral intelligence to AI.

Vassar Hosts Scholarly Conversation on Islamophobia, Antisemitism, and Free Speech

Scholars Khaled Beydoun, Associate Professor of Law, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, and Ken Stern, Director of the Bard Center for the Study of Hate, recently met for a dialogue on Islamophobia, antisemitism, and free speech, followed by discussion sessions with the campus community.

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Big Wins in Tennis and Track at the Liberty League Championships

Women’s Tennis Knocks Off Top-Seeded Skidmore, Claims First Liberty League Title Since 2010

The title is Vassar’s ninth overall and stops a 13-year run of championships for Skidmore. Junior Iris Li (Palo Alto, CA) clinched the victory in a third set tie breaker on her way to being named the event’s Most Outstanding Performer.

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Miller Wins 800 Meters to Lead Vassar to Seventh Place Finish at Liberty League Championships

Sophomore Sean Miller earned his first career outdoor 800 meters title and senior Max Bergman finished with his career-best total in the decathlon to lead the Vassar Men’s Track and Field team to a seventh place finish at the Liberty League Outdoor Championships at RIT on Saturday.

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Schoenegge Defends Titles to Earn Most Outstanding Track Performer; Dennis Scores Sixth Total Triple Jump Crown at Liberty League Championships

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Vassar Education Summit Focused on Enhancing Graduation Rates Highlighted in a Mid Hudson News Article

Two multi-year grants from the Lumina Foundation and ECMC Foundation have been supporting research and programming at Vassar around college completion and community college students’ transfer to four-year institutions. This April 29 summit brought together higher education and foundation leaders from across the country at The Vassar Institute for the Liberal Arts to learn more about related outcomes and actionable items.

Regional Fentanyl Overdoses Inspire Campus Preparedness

A rise in the number of drug overdoses in Poughkeepsie and the Hudson Valley, principally due to Fentanyl, has prompted Vassar health officials to add a new tool—Narcan—to campus first-aid tool kits.