Fanuele, who majored in Victorian studies at Vassar, is known for some of America’s most meme-worthy ad campaigns, including “The Most Interesting Man in the World” for Dos Equis and Arby’s “We Have The Meats.”
Vassar faculty and administrators gathered in Thompson Library on February 9 to celebrate the opening of a freshly renovated space designed to enhance students’ academic experience
Noah Baumbach ’91, a four-time Academy Award-nominated filmmaker, will address the Class of 2026 at Vassar College’s 162nd Commencement exercises, President Elizabeth H. Bradley announced.
Four recent Vassar alums are overseas this year teaching English as recipients of Fulbright fellowships. Vassar has consistently earned “Top Producer” status from the Fulbright program.
For 100 years and counting, Vassar has served as a setting, a character attribute, and even a laugh-out-loud punchline for numerous movies and television shows. Thanks to an amazing gift from David Ezer ’95, many of these segments can now be viewed on the new Vassar on Screen website.
Students got advice and support from alum and parent mentors in a variety of fields to jump-start plans for their post-Vassar lives during Vassar’s Sophomore Career Connections, a three-day event hosted by the offices of Career Education and Advancement.
While on campus to receive the AAVC’s Young Alum Achievement Award, Ethan Slater ’14, who portrayed the lead in SpongeBob SquarePants and Boq in Wicked, talked to students and others in the Vassar community about his career as a performer.
Three women founders—all alums—redefine entrepreneurship as a mindset. Learn their secrets to questioning conventional wisdom, cultivating fearlessness, and navigating the path to success.
Vassar renamed the Winton Evans Bridge for Laboratory Sciences on October 18, 2025, honoring Rowland W. Evans ’75 for his $28 million gift, and recognizing his family’s legacy at the College.
