Past Events
Sharif is the author of Customs (Graywolf Press, 2022) and Look (Graywolf Press, 2016), a finalist for the National Book Award. Free and open to the public.
A reception for the Library’s fall exhibition, Elizabeth Bishop’s Postcards, with talks by Head of Special Collections Ronald Patkus and the two co-curators of the exhibit, plus refreshments.
The Vassar College Music Department Jazz Faculty perform original and standard jazz! Free and open to the public.
Planning international travel soon? Take advantage of this opportunity to apply for a new passport right here on campus instead of trekking to a passport application facility.
Campus community only, please.
A celebration of Vassar’s 2023 Community Fellows and community partners at the ALANA Center (Rain Location: Aula).
Photographer Elia Alba will speak about her multifaceted project The Supper Club, on view at the Palmer Gallery through October 14.
Film Professor Mia Mask examines the African American Western hero within the larger context of film history by considering how Black westerns evolved.
Campus community only, please.
Program will include works by Bach, Schubert, and Wilson along with selected memories of 51 years on the Vassar faculty.
A fun-filled evening with a flag ceremony to open the celebration, various student and local community performances, guest speakers, music, delicious food, and more! Please RSVP.
Campus community only, please.
Qigong is an ancient Chinese health care system that works. It integrates physical posture, breathing techniques, and focused intentions. This class is for all levels, beginners to seasoned practitioner. Attend in person on Mondays in the Library Quiet Room or via Zoom on Wednesdays.
The author of this year’s common reading, Year of the Tiger, will be with us in a livestreamed event in the Villard Room to answer questions about her book and her disability activism.
Help restore a riparian (streamside) buffer to improve water quality, reduce erosion, and promote native habitat for plants and animals. No prior planting experience is required!
An evening of Sufi music from the Middle East. Free and open to the public.
Promoting Government Transparency through the Federal Depository Library Program: A talk honoring Vassar’s 80th anniversary as a federal government documents depository. Highlights from the Libraries’ documents collection on view.
An exciting and modern twist to jazz music. Free and open to the public, but tickets are required.
Elia Alba’s multifaceted project The Supper Club features portraits of contemporary artists of color and a series of salon-style dinners that serve to stimulate critical exchange and community. Palmer Gallery, College Center.
All Vassar students are welcome! This event is the perfect opportunity to gather tons of helpful information while also meeting the CCE staff. We’ll have raffles, photo ops, ice cream, candy and more! A professional photographer will be taking FREE LinkedIn headshots all afternoon.
A talk by Eli Gottlieb, author and visiting English professor. This lecture was composed as a response to the current emphasis on narrative medicine, which seeks to deepen the practice of empathy in physicians.
Bailey, a Foundation Distinguished Professor in the Department of History at the University of Kansas, will discuss her new book An Army Afire: How the US Army Confronted Its Racial Crisis in the Vietnam Era.
Campus community only, please.
Learn about the ways in which interlocking systems of oppression impact the lives of individuals navigating them. Reception to follow. This event will be livestreamed.
Campus community only, please.