Entrepreneurs—two alums and a Vassar senior—recently shared their experiences starting and running businesses with aspiring entrepreneurs during a panel discussion hosted by Vassar Innovation and Entrepreneurship (VIE), a program launched by the Office of Computer Information Services (CIS).
Shay Humphrey ’91 says she learned to think like a lawyer in one of her first classes at Vassar. Thirty-five years later, she’s returning to the College as its first general counsel.
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel talked about her life in the theater and about teaching her craft in a conversation in the Martel Theater with Assistant Professor of Drama Peter Gil-Sheridan.
Peace activist Jonathan Granoff ’70, who has devoted his professional life to warning of the dangers of nuclear proliferation, came to the Vassar campus to accept the 2023 Alumnae/i Association of Vassar College (AAVC) Distinguished Service Award.
Vassar recently hosted a three-part webinar titled “Innovation in Higher Education: Building Capacity for Inclusive Leadership” that featured conversations with people in the academic and business worlds. All agreed that transforming global society into a more equitable one will require today’s students to engage in a broad, liberal arts education.
Dr. Margaret “Peggy” Hamburg, a nationally recognized public health expert with unique ties to Vassar, will deliver the Commencement address at the 159th graduation exercises May 21.