On 2024 Reunion weekend—spanning Thursday, May 30, through Sunday, June 2—nearly 1,300 alums (and about 400 guests) graced the campus, enjoying a jam-packed weekend of activities and connection.
At this year’s Commencement ceremony, more than 550 graduating seniors were celebrated for their resilience—the class matriculated at the dawn of COVID. British actor and filmmaker Emily Mortimer offered inspiring words to the graduates.
The African American Alumnae/i of Vassar College (AAAVC) Triennial XIV, held on campus April 12–14, marked the 40th anniversary of the group, created in 1984 to engage Black graduates and students. The theme of the weekend was “Storytelling: Creating Our Future, Celebrating Our Past.”
Nearly 200 alums joined dozens of others in the Vassar community to celebrate the Alumnae House’s 100th anniversary and to pay tribute to its original benefactors, sisters Blanche Ferry Hooker of the class of 1894 and Queene Ferry Coonley, class of 1896.
Jessica “Jess” Chong ’08 became the second alum contestant to compete on Survivor,” following Ethan Zohn ’96, winner of Survivor’s third season in 2002. Chong reflects on her time on the show and life after Vassar.
