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.

In this presentation, Dr. Liu will introduce the research methods of “Clothing, Food, and Traveling,” the speaker’s new work on Xingshi Yinyuan Zhuan, a seventeenth-century magnum opus writing under the pseudonym of Xizhou Sheng.

This event is free and open to the public.

Internationally acclaimed German artist Barbara Beisinghoff discusses how her work explores the subversive dimensions of the Grimms’ fairy tales.

This event is free and open to the public.

Screening of Fred Kudjo Kuwornu’s documentary, We Were Here: The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe, followed by a discussion with the director.

This event is free and open to the public.

Artist Marie Watt is a member of the Turtle Clan of the Seneca Nation of Indians whose work draws on images and ideas from Haudenosaunee protofeminism and Indigenous teachings. Through printmaking, painting, sculpture, and textile, she explores how history, community, and storytelling intersect. 

This virtual event is free and open to the public.

Dr. Consuelo Amat, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins, researches state repression, resistance, political violence, and civil society, particularly in Latin America. Her Vassar talk, “Conversations on nonviolence, peace, and civic life,” will address the definition of violence, coalition-building against repression, and non-state aid in conflict. Dinner is included and RSVP is required.

This event is free and open to the public.

Abendmusik, New York’s period instrument string band, presents a special performance of Antonio Vivaldi’s first collection of printed concerti for 1, 2, and 4 violins: L’estro armonico, Op. 3., to honor the legacy of women in music.

This event is free and open to the public.

Featuring pieces for flute by European composers Debussy, Gahn, Hindemith, and Hue.

This event is open to the public.

Professor Javier J. Concepcion of Brookhaven National Laboratory explores ligand-based catalysis as a strategy for small molecule activation, with applications in water oxidation and the reduction of CO2 to fuels using earth-abundant, first-row transition metals.

The event is free and open to the public.

This talk follows the Sagar Sanpati from Mandvi, India, to the Old Port of Mombasa to explore how interregional connections are forged and strengthened through hospitality.

This event is free and open to the public.

C. Mildred Thompson Lecture: Dr. Laurie Woodard, Associate Professor of African American History at The City College of New York, on Fredi Washington’s career as a performer, writer, and civil and human rights activist.

This event is free and open to the public.

Jonathan Weinberg, Ph.D., artist and curator of The Maurice Sendak Foundation, presents the Belle Krasne Ribicoff Lecture, examining Maurice Sendak’s artistic legacy and the evolution of the modern picture book.

This event is free and open to the public.

David N. Weil is James and Merryl Tisch Professor of Economics at Brown University. In this talk, Professor Weil traces how arguments over fertility have evolved over time, examines the real economic effects of low fertility, and evaluates the potential effect of pro-natalist policies in shaping American women’s fertility decisions.

Campus community only, please.

Battery Dance, celebrating its 50th anniversary, performs a new dance by Rosalind Newman, created during their March 2026 residency at Vassar College.

This event is free and open to the public.

Using vintage photographs and newspaper articles, we explore the lives and works of some of the female physicians in late 19th and early 20th century Poughkeepsie.

Free and open to the public.

2026 Pauline Newman ’47 Distinguished Speaker in Science, Technology, & Society: Dr. Safiya U. Noble, Professor at UCLA and author of Algorithms of Oppression.

Free and open to the public.

Poughkeepsie Day School invites families to a Grades 5–8 Open House. Learn how students engage deeply in collaborative, hands-on learning through the GROW program and the school’s International Baccalaureate® candidacy.

Poughkeepsie Day School invites families to a Grades 1–4 Open House. Learn how students actively engage in collaborative, hands-on learning through the GROW program and the school’s International Baccalaureate® candidacy.

The Iyoya exhibit, named after John Iyoya ’83, highlights young children’s interest in the visual arts and encourages their use of the arts to express themselves.

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.