Why do some colleges and universities—even those with limited resources—achieve high graduation rates while others do not? Over the past three years, several Vassar administrators, a faculty member, and a student have been engaged in research designed to help answer this question. They will present their findings and continue this discussion at a symposium on April 29 at The Vassar Institute for the Liberal Arts. Representatives from a dozen colleges, foundation leaders, and policy makers are expected to attend.
Faculty from Vassar, Bryn Mawr, and Grinnell colleges hosted a three-day conference on the Vassar campus that set the stage for a larger event that will examine ways of reforming higher education.
The Office of Community-Engaged Learning and Vassar Education Collaboration have greatly strengthened the College’s relationship with the surrounding area.
Faculty members from more than 20 colleges and universities attended a weeklong workshop at Vassar on the teaching of the Bayesian method of statistics to undergraduates.
Max VanDyck ’23 used his knowledge of biochemistry to help a team of scientists unlock some secrets about some spiders who are very good at catching moths.
Students and faculty at Vassar and other local colleges have begun training on Vassar’s new $1-million confocal microscope, acquired with a grant from the National Science Foundation.
According to recent studies, four-year colleges in the United States graduate about half of their students in six years. But some institutions, including some that lack the resources of more prestigious colleges and universities, achieve much higher-than-expected results.
