Past Events
Sarah Gould of Université Paris, Panthéon-Sorbonne, will give a lecture entitled “The Very Worst Site for Pictures: Art and Contaminated Air in the Victorian Metropolis.”
This talk explores how the ancient Greeks served as a rallying point for Caribbean diasporic communities in New York City in the 1970s. Professor Andújar will discuss how Greek tragedies featuring obstinate figures resisting powerful authorities (such as Prometheus and Antigone) and oppressed groups (like the enslaved women of Troy) provided important models for minoritized communities in the United States.
This event is free and open to the public.
Lecture by Dr. Luis Cárcamo-Huechante, President of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association and Associate Professor at The University of Texas at Austin, discussing his new book Acoustic Colonialism: Acts of Mapuche Interference.
Free and open to the public.
Join us for free drop-in family programs on select Sundays this winter and spring. Each date will feature a different hands-on art activity inspired by art on view. Activities can be modified for all ages, but are best suited for children ages 5 and up.
This event is free and open to the public.
A public reading and reception celebrating the Phillip Cook Aspiring Playwright Prize 2026, awarded to Avery Violet Epstein ’28. Reservations required.
This event is free and open to the public.
Block Party is happening! All are invited to join us for our annual celebration in the Alleyway (Rain Location: Aula). This year we are taking it back to the 2000’s. Bring your energy, your attitude, your hunger, and your friends.
Christine Howlett, conductor
This event is free and open to the public.
If you’ve been carrying a lot—work, family, the world—consider this your invitation to pause. Join the Jeh Vincent Johnson ALANA Cultural Center and Affinity Engagement for a two-day gathering centered on well-being, intentional community, and the vital role of the ALANA Cultural Center on April 10 and 11. Registration is required.
This event is free and open to the public.
Prof. Laura MacManus-Spencer of Union College presents her research on organic UV filter chemicals, examining their environmental fate, behavior in sunlight, and effects at the cellular level.
Campus community only, please.
“Courage is Contagious: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers,” A Charles Griffin Memorial Lecture
Chris Appy, Professor of History and Director of The Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
Free and open to the public.
The Ullŭng Islander’s Drift through Classical and Post-classical Japanese Poetry, lecture by Jeffrey Niedermaier.
Vassar celebrates Soweto with a screening of Sifiso Khanyile’s critically acclaimed documentary Uprize!, followed by a faculty roundtable featuring Professors Mia Mask, Ismail Rashid, and Samson Opondo, along with local activist and South African native Dr. Ereshnee Naidu. The discussion will be moderated by Professor Mariam Rashid.
Campus community only, please.
This talk will introduce attendees to the concept of Indigenous geographies, and will encourage them to think about the field as not just an academic area of study, but a lived experience and something that they can experience, whether they are Indigenous or not.
This event is free and open to the public.
Music of Bach, Liszt, Ravel & Rachmaninoff
This event is open to the public.
Join playwright Mahesh Dattani, guest playwright and author, and the student cast of Dance Like a Man, for a compelling new play reading of his new work, Dance Like a Goddess and conversation exploring the dynamic intersection of performance and politics in modern India.
This event is free and open to the public.
Award-winning author Adam Ross ’89 will be reading from his current novel, Playworld.
This event is free and open to the public.
In this C. Mildred Thompson lecture, Professor Jennifer Brody ’87 discusses her forthcoming book, Moving Stones: About the Art of Edmonia Lewis. It explores the extraordinary life and work of Edmonia Lewis, the Black and Ojibwe sculptor who rose to international fame in the nineteenth century.
This event is free and open to the public.
7:00 p.m.
Campus community only, please.
Vassar College's Office of Religious and Spiritual Life and Contemplative Practices (RSLCP), along with the Episcopal Church at Vassar, welcome all Vassar community members to attend.
Campus community only, please.
Lecture by Brandon A. Jackson, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Illinois and author of Brotherhood University: Black Men's Friendships and Transition to Adulthood.
Free and open to the public.