Past Events
Come outside in the warm spring weather to play some Ultimate! Learn to throw a frisbee from players on professional NYC teams, and come pick up a FREE frisbee.
Campus community only, please.
A senior project in drama directed by Kendall Wienecke ’24. Performances March 28, 29, 30. In The Martel Theater. Open to the Public, reservations required.
This event helps fund a medical clinic that serves 3000+ residents from 50 villages in the mountains of northwest Haiti. Open to the public, tickets required.
This lecture by Dr. Heba Gowayed, Associate Professor of Sociology at Hunter College (CUNY), will explore the marketplace between migrants, smugglers, and states.
Sukaina Hirji is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania School of Arts & Sciences. A Philosopher’s Holiday Lecture sponsored by the Office of the Dean of Faculty.
Vassar alum Ross Benjamin ’03 will discuss his Guggenheim scholarship-funded work: An essential new translation of Kafka’s complete, uncensored diaries.
Featuring Faculty with Associate Professor and Chair of Music Justin Patch.
Contemporary Bulgarian organ music, influenced by irregular rhythms of folk traditions and non-Western musical scales.
A springtime celebration of love, joy, community, and personal growth featuring classical and modern vocal music in German, Italian, English, French, and Chinese.
Join Ecoleaders for an exploration of local nature. Discuss amphibian migrations, engage in outdoor nature activities, and share snacks with friends.
Campus community only, please.
If you are planning to apply to graduate or professional school, chances are you will be invited to write an optional essay referred to as a “diversity statement.” Learn how to navigate these essays in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling against affirmative action. RSVP Required.
Campus community only, please.
Immerse yourself in the dynamic journey of movement as Battery Dance unveils two new pieces crafted during their transformative three-week residency at Vassar College in March 2024.
In this two-part lecture, Mindy Seu will present a performative reading of the Cyberfeminism Index followed by Celine Wong Katzman’s introduction to building intersectional feminist, archival, and curatorial frameworks in the contemporary art world.
This lecture by Dr. Fumilayo Showers, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Africana Studies at the University of Connecticut, will explore race, the state, and the many African immigrants laboring in U.S. health care.
Curious about community gardens? Want to start your own? Join community gardens from across Poughkeepsie to learn how they operate their spaces and how their gardens build and provide resources for communities!
Sponsored by Vassar’s Department of Education in cooperation with the Office of Campus Activities, this exhibit offers children from local schools the chance to be recognized as artists.
A multidisciplinary faculty panel (including Film, Media Studies, Neuroscience & Behavior, and Psychological Science) will be hosting a special screening of the short film See Memory followed by a panel discussion with the filmmaker, Viviane Silvera.
Exhibit opening and discussion with Ukrainian photographer Iva Sidash.
Johns Hopkins English and History Professor Lawrence Jackson, author of the memoir Shelter: A Black Tale of Homeland Baltimore, will deliver a lecture on the competing narrative strategies that have shaped his memoir writing and other developments in Black literary history.
This is an annual event that celebrates students, faculty, and neighborhood leaders of the African diaspora. Please RSVP.