Celebrating our 40th Season in 2026, Powerhouse brings together some of today’s most influential theatrical voices and welcomes the next generation of theater artists as members of the Training Company.

On May 7 at noon, The Vassar Forest in Poughkeepsie will be formally inducted into the national Old-Growth Forest Network.

Construction of a multi-purpose turf field, along with expanded bleachers, parking, and other amenities, began this month thanks to a $5 million lead gift.

Comprising more than 500 items, the collection features all 40 issues of the abolitionist weekly in which Uncle Tom’s Cabin was first serialized in 1851, as well as the 1852 first edition of the printed book and Stowe’s handwritten manuscripts.

Vassar College will be offering high school students across the country and beyond the chance to experience what college life is like by enrolling in its Pre-College Summer Program this coming July. Students can enroll in one-week sessions July 5–11 or July 12–18, or they can opt for the full two-week program from July 5-18.

Noah Baumbach ’91, a four-time Academy Award-nominated filmmaker, will address the Class of 2026 at Vassar College’s 162nd Commencement exercises, President Elizabeth H. Bradley announced.

MODfest, Vassar College’s 24th annual interdisciplinary tribute to the arts, featuring music, dance, visual arts, and—for the first time, an opera—opens on January 23 and concludes on February 7 on the Vassar campus.

All events are free and open to the public.

Vassar’s annual “Service of Lessons and Carols,” an Advent service of readings, choral anthems, and congregational carols that culminates in a candle lighting ceremony, will be held in the Vassar Chapel on campus (124 Raymond Ave.), Saturday, December 6.