Faculty

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Vassar Hosts Delegation of Japanese Faculty and Administrators for Discussions on Women’s Leadership

A delegation of women who serve as faculty and administrators at three Japanese universities recently visited the campus for discussions on women’s leadership roles.

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Vassar Celebrates the Beginning of the Academic Year at Convocation

Seniors in caps and gowns, first-year students, and many others turned out for the annual opening ceremonies at the Chapel.

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Demetrius Eudell talks about the power of the liberal arts.

Vassar began the 2025-26 academic year with a new Dean of Faculty, Demetrius Eudell. Learn more about him in this wide-ranging Q&A.

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Thanks to URSI, Scientific Research is Going Strong at Vassar

Deep cuts in government funding for scientific research have forced many colleges and other institutions to curtail or even eliminate many research programs. This has not been the case at Vassar. The College’s Undergraduate Research Summer Institute (URSI) ran right on schedule this summer.

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Student Researchers and Their Professors Seek to Understand Prejudice and Empathy

Psychological science students dove into some timely issues in social psychology during Vassar’s 2025 Undergraduate Summer Research Institute (URSI)—a unique program that affords closely mentored scientific exploration not typically available at the undergraduate level.

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Students and Professor Unlock Keys to Protein Function In Disease-Causing Bacteria

Thanks to a grant from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement, Associate Professor of Chemistry Krystle McLaughlin has been teaching a class and conducting research with students seeking to unlock the keys to more effective antibiotics.

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Powerful Telescope at Observatory Named for Vera Rubin ’48 Captures Stunning Images of the Cosmos

Vera C. Rubin Observatory, situated high in the Andes Mountains, is enabling scientists across the globe to learn a lot more about the nature of the universe.

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Vassar Celebrates Eight Faculty Members Granted Full Professorships

Vassar’s Board of Trustees has voted to award full professorships to eight members of the faculty, Dean of Faculty Brian Daly announced.

How Humans, Animals, and Sound Environments Shape Each Other

Scholars who study sound in a range of disciplines gathered to exchange their findings during a Signature Program of The Vassar Institute for the Liberal Arts in May.