Past Events
Professor Oliver Rollins’s book, Conviction: The Making and Unmaking of The Violent Brain (Stanford University Press, 2021), traces the evolution of neuroimaging research on anti-social behavior, stressing the limits of this controversial brain model when dealing with aspects of social inequality. Oliver Rollins is the Old Dominion Career Development Professor and Associate Professor of Science, Technology, and Society at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
This event is free and open to the public.
Associate Professor of Philosophy at Smith College, Malcolm Keating, will be giving a Jamie Nisse Greenberg Memorial Lecture: An Argument for Propositions in an Indian Philosopher — Revisiting a Dogma.
This event is free and open to the public.
An Agnes Rindge Claflin Lecture by Evangelos Kotsioris, Director of the Emilio Ambasz Institute for the Joint Study of the Built and the Natural Environment and a Curator in the Department of Architecture & Design at The Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Featuring student winners of the soloist competition. Eduardo Navega, conductor
This event is free and open to the public.
Join The Loeb as we celebrate the opening of Bunmei Kaika: Political Landscape in Early Modern and Modern Japan, an exhibition featuring works by Hokusai, Hiroshige, and many others who contributed to a thriving print culture that cleverly navigated waves of political and social upheaval in 19th-century Japan.
This event is free and open to the public.
Let Me Sing: A senior recital of original compositions for choir, chamber orchestra, and more.
This event is free and open to the public.
Album release concert gathering with Rabbi Deborah Sacks Mintz. Join Deborah and her ensemble as we celebrate this release by delving into the melodies and unpacking the texts that inspired them.
This event is free and open to the public. Registration required.
Celebrate the opening of the exhibition Women’s Work: Organizing New York Independent Film & Video and the related Vassar Institute for the Liberal Arts’ signature program, which together highlight the organizing labor that enabled groundbreaking media collectives to pursue new forms of self-expression and advocate for political change. Come meet some of the key figures whose labor made important untold stories visible, and those who are working to preserve and continue this work today.
This event is free and open to the public.
David Scott, the Ruth and William Lubic Professor in Anthropology at Columbia University, will be speaking on what it might be about Stuart Hall’s intellectual work that incites a reflection on his biographical formation.
This event is free and open to the public.
8:00 p.m.
Campus community only, please.
We’ll explore strategies and tools in the cultivation of empowered spiritual musicality in our community. Come ready to learn, sing, and dream.
Campus community only, please, with a focus on students.
Come relax in the greenhouse and paint a rock to add to our community rock garden!
At Poughkeepsie Day School (PDS), children are active participants in their learning, not passive receivers of information. Through tangible, collaborative, and immersive education, our students develop a true passion for learning that persists far beyond the classroom. Join us for an open house on February 25 to learn more about PDS, our GROW program, and our International Baccalaureate® candidacy.
This event is free and open to the public.
Join Vassar Alliance for Ukraine, the Vassar Office of International Services, and the Vassar Office of Religious & Spiritual Life & Contemplative Practices to commemorate the 4th year of the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Free and open to the public.
Celebrate culture, creativity, and community with Vassar’s Black Student Union as we honor our students, faculty, and the African diaspora. This year’s Afrofuturism theme centers innovation, resilience, and bold visions for the future.
This event is free and open to the public. RSVP required.
Update: this event has been canceled due to the pending storm.
James Osborn, conductor
This event is open to the public.
Do you know someone who has been meaning to visit The Loeb but hasn’t made it happen yet? Or someone who thinks art isn’t for them, and you’d like to convince them otherwise? Please join us for our third annual Bring a Friend Day, and enjoy the museum and special activities—together. The day’s offerings include art-making, engaging mini-tours, and light refreshments.
Free and open to the public.
Alcée Chriss III is widely regarded as one of the leading young organists of our time.
Free and open to the public.
Feeling like your to-do list is running the show? Wish you could meet amazing people and stay on top of your goals? This workshop is for you!
Free and open to the public.
At Poughkeepsie Day School (PDS), children are active participants in their learning, not passive receivers of information. Through tangible, collaborative, and immersive education, our students develop a true passion for learning that persists far beyond the classroom.