Alums

Brenda Feigen ’66, a fierce advocate for women’s rights for more than 50 years, accepted the Spirit of Vassar Award from the Alumnae/i Association of Vassar College (AAVC).

The fourth Brewer Fund Challenge, which kicks of October 6, will continue to fund equipment and programs that benefit all Vassar student-athletes.

Sherrilyn Ifill ’84, former President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF), received the 2022 Thurgood Marshall Award, bestowed by the Civil Rights and Social Justice section of the American Bar Association (ABA), this August. In her acceptance speech, she implored legal colleagues to take action to stave off a crisis in American democracy.

Convocation officially kicked off the academic year on August 31. The Convocation address, “How I Got Medieval: From First Gen to PhD,” was delivered by Professor of History Nancy Bisaha.

Andrew Goldsmith ’22, Jake Kaplan ’22, and Eli Weise ’25 represented the United States at the 21^st Maccabiah Games this summer in Israel.

The International Astronomical Union has named a planet after renowned particle physicist Sau Lan Wu ’63, honoring her achievements.

The Alumnae/i Association of Vassar College (AAVC) has chosen five alums to honor for their work at Vassar and beyond. They include: two 1982 classmates who have remained devoted to the College for decades; a young alumna excelling in two divergent careers simultaneously; and two distinguished lawyers whose work has taken on particular relevance as threats against basic human rights intensify in the U.S. and around the world.

Ada Ferrer ’84, Julius Silver Professor of History and Latin American and Caribbean Studies at New York University, has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for her book Cuba: An American History.