Faculty

Vassar professors and local community leaders were determined to get Poughkeepsie-born Jane Bolin—the first Black woman appointed judge in the U.S.—the recognition she deserved. To spotlight Bolin’s life, work, and legal legacy, city officials proclaimed April 11 (Bolin's birthday) Jane Bolin Day.

Twelve Vassar students attended the annual meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in Washington, D.C. in March. One of the students, Chi Nguyen ’26,won a top award in the undergraduate poster competition.

Four Vassar students took a deep dive into Mexico’s history and culture in a six-week, intensive course last fall taught by Colleen Ballerino Cohen, Professor of Anthropology and Women, Feminist, and Queer Studies and Chair of Anthropology. During Winter Break, students augmented what they had learned by taking a nine-day excursion to Mexican cities, towns, and villages, sampling the country’s rich culinary tradition and visiting museums, artists, and craftsmen.

Vassar hosted a three-day conference at the Vassar Institute for the Liberal Arts celebrating the work of women independent filmmakers, some of whom championed social justice causes for more than 50 years.

Vassar’s Dean of Faculty announced that 11 members of the Vassar faculty in 10 academic disciplines have been granted tenure this year. Get acquainted with these scholars.

Vassar faculty and administrators gathered in Thompson Library on February 9 to celebrate the opening of a freshly renovated space designed to enhance students’ academic experience

More than 50 business and political leaders and others in the local community attended Vassar’s inaugural Community Breakfast at the Institute for the Liberal Arts.

A Q&A with Associate Professor and Chair of Greek and Roman Studies Curtis Dozier, the author of The White Pedestal: How White Nationalists Use Ancient Greece and Rome to Justify Hate.