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.
Members of the Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre (VRDT), the College’s faculty-led dance company, are getting conservatory-level instruction from accomplished professionals—without having to give up their academic pursuits.
Vassar celebrated the dedication of The Dede Thompson Bartlett Center for Admission and Career Education on March 28, hailing the state-of-the-art building as a symbol of Vassar’s commitment to its students from admission to graduation and beyond.
Thanks to a generous donation from alum Anne Codey ’65, A niche in the Preserve at Vassar has been converted into a place to “play and learn” about nature.
Sixteen Poughkeepsie High School students spent 10 days on the Vassar campus gaining first-hand knowledge about the college experience through the Exploring College Program
More than 257 Vassar students and 107 alum mentors spent the weekend of January 17–19, 2025, exploring career opportunities at the College’s 11th annual Sophomore Careers Connections.
Four Vassar seniors who held various jobs at the Frances Lehman Loeb Center since their first year on campus demonstrated their expertise at a prestigious art event in Venice.
Vassar students recently attended a screening of the critically acclaimed debut film Good One, directed by India Donaldson ’07. One New York Times critic deemed it among the 10 best films of 2024.
Political Science major Michelle Itkin ’26 and Associate Professor of Political Science Taneisha Means hosted a daylong conference on what happened in the 2024 elections and where we go from here.
