The Jeh Vincent Johnson ALANA Cultural Center invites all to join us in celebrating Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month!

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In this lecture, Yale University’s Reuben Post Halleck Professor of History, Paul Bushkovitch, challenges the assumption among historians of early modern Russia that, prior to Peter the Great, Russian culture was almost entirely religious.

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Professor Jose Perea of Northeastern University explores how topological invariants can be applied to machine learning tasks, including computer vision, time series analysis, and dimensionality reduction.

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A panel discussion about the past, present, and future of preserving and protecting Vassar flora with Alicia Contelmo, Greenhouse Manager & Science Support Technician; Reave Finkel '29; Sol Longoria '23, Vassar-Kenauk Conservation Fellow at The Preserve; Professor of Biology Margaret Ronsheim, and Professor of Biology Emeritus Mark Schlessman.

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As part of this year’s Community Care festivities, please join us at The Vassar Table—a gathering to commemorate what makes Vassar, Vassar. Catered by Vassar Dining, the menu will feature dishes inspired by the land, traditions, and stories that have shaped the college.

Campus community only, please.

Shirley Johnson-Lans, Professor Emerita of Economics, reflects on her role in establishing health economics at Vassar and advancing the field within the discipline of economics.

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8:00 p.m.

Open to the public. Reservations required.

Join us for a book launch and panel on community-engaged learning, featuring Vassar faculty, staff, and guests. Organized by Maria Hantzopoulos.

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Jeremy Varon is a Professor of History at The New School and author of Our Grief Is Not a Cry for War: The Movement to Stop the War on Terror (U. Of Chicago Press).

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At Poughkeepsie Day School, children are active participants in their learning. Through tangible, collaborative, and immersive experiences, students develop curiosity, confidence, and a lasting passion for discovery.

Drew Minter, conductor

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Milica Jelača Jovanović and Marija Ilić explore a variety of repertoire for the two-piano ensemble. Music by Beach, Bogojević, Bach, and Bolcom.

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The Film Department welcomes John Cameron Mitchell for a conversation with Professor Stein on his career as a director, actor, playwright, and producer, and queer representation in creative mediums.

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An immigration law expert will discuss legal rights, protections, and campus support resources.

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Please join Jasper Craven—a reporter covering the military for outlets including Harper’s, New York, and The New York Times—as he discusses his new book, “God Forgives, Brothers Don’t,” which Publisher’s Weekly called a “vital perspective on America’s masculinity crisis.”

Josephine Halvorson will give a lecture on her work and process as an artist working from direct observation, foregrounding the firsthand experience of noticing, describing, and learning from the physical world.

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Writer Iman Humaydan and Academic-Translator Michelle Hartman in conversation.

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This year’s annual Dr. Maurice Sitomer Lecture, presented by the Jewish Studies Program, will be delivered by Professor David Engel of New York University.

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New York Times bestselling author Cole Arthur Riley is the creator of Black Liturgies, a space that integrates spiritual practice with Black emotion, Black literature, and the Black body.

Join Assistant Professor of History Yu-chi Chang and curator Monique D’Almeida for a closer look at the Meiji war prints in the exhibition Bunmei Kaika: Political Landscape in Early Modern and Modern Japan. This talk explores the 1874 Japanese military campaign against the indigenous peoples of southern Taiwan, discussing how the event demonstrates colonial thinking during the early Meiji period.

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