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2022 Time Out Grant winner Irene Lopez working with children in the Dominical Republic

Time Out Grant Will Help Awardee Give Voice to Survivors of Gender-Based Violence

Irene López ’91, a clinical psychologist and award-winning college professor, will use her Time Out Grant from Vassar to run workshops at domestic violence shelters in Puerto Rico and, she hopes, spur lasting social change.

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Six Recent Grads Earn NSF Research Fellowships

Six Vassar alumni have been awarded three-year research fellowships by the National Science Foundation

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4 Alums, 5 Graduating Seniors Win Fulbright Fellowships

Four Vassar alumni and five graduating seniors have been awarded Fulbright Fellowships to teach or conduct research projects overseas during the 2022–23 academic year

Vassar College’s 158th Commencement with John Leguizamo

Commencement Speaker John Leguizamo Celebrates the Resilient Class of 2022

Dream “one size too big” and make every moment count. That was the advice—dispensed with passion and plenty of humor—from award-winning actor-writer-producer John Leguizamo P’23, S’90 to the 635 members of the class of 2022 at Vassar College’s 158th Commencement on Sunday, May 22.

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The <em>New Yorker </em> noted the death of attorney Urvashi Vaid ’79, calling her “the most prolific L.G.B.T.Q. organizer in history.”

Submitted by jabailey on Mon, 05/16/2022 - 10:20
The New Yorker noted the death of attorney Urvashi Vaid ’79, calling her “the most prolific L.G.B.T.Q. organizer in history.”

Sherrilyn Ifill ’84, NAACP-LDF President and Director-Counsel Emeritus, was recently honored with the Thurgood Marshall Lifetime Achievement Award, as noted by <em>Essence</em>.

Submitted by jabailey on Mon, 05/16/2022 - 10:41
Sherrilyn Ifill ’84, NAACP-LDF President and Director-Counsel Emeritus, was recently honored with the Thurgood Marshall Lifetime Achievement Award, as noted by Essence.

U.S. Senate confirms economist Philip Jefferson ’83 to the Federal Reserve Board, as noted by CNBC and many other media outlets.

Submitted by kschaye on Thu, 05/12/2022 - 10:56
U.S. Senate confirms economist Philip Jefferson ’83 to the Federal Reserve Board, as noted by CNBC and many other media outlets.

Professor and author Ada Ferrer ’84 wins the Pulitzer Prize in history.

Submitted by kschaye on Wed, 05/11/2022 - 09:44
Professor and author Ada Ferrer ’84 wins the Pulitzer Prize in history.

Emmy Award winner Jessi Klein ’97, former head writer of <em>Inside Amy Schumer</em> and a lead voice on the Netflix series <em>Big Mouth</em>, discusses her new book of essays about motherhood on NPR’s <em>Fresh Air</em>.

Submitted by kschaye on Wed, 05/04/2022 - 13:01
Emmy Award winner Jessi Klein ’97, former head writer of Inside Amy Schumer and a lead voice on the Netflix series Big Mouth, discusses her new book of essays about motherhood on NPR’s Fresh Air.

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