Alums

Queer Liberation March

Tens of thousands of participants are expected to join the 3rd Annual Queer Liberation March when it steps off in New York City’s Bryant Park on Sunday, June 27. Ann Northrop ’70 is one of the chief organizers of the “alternative” march.

Barbara Warne Newell

This year, the alumnae/i association, AAVC, turns 150. Throughout 2021, the College will be celebrating this anniversary by highlighting a few of Vassar’s most notable alums in architecture, arts, business, education, entertainment, healthcare, humanitarian efforts, law, social justice, and technology.

Beverly Moran and Ezekiel Edwards Headshots

This year, the alumnae/i association, AAVC, turns 150. Throughout 2021, the College will be celebrating this anniversary by highlighting a few of Vassar’s most notable alumnae/i in architecture, arts, business, education, entertainment, healthcare, humanitarian efforts, law, social justice, and technology. This month, we focus on two alumnae/i attorneys who are working to create a more just society.

Joseph Tolton, Time-out Awardee

Last summer, as people took to the streets to protest racism in the United States, Bishop Joseph Tolton ’89 saw an opportunity to unite people across continents. People in the U.S. had come together to tell their story in the hopes of changing policy on the domestic front. He thought: What if members of the African diaspora around the world united to do the same on the global front?