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On the Occasion of Arbor Day, Vassar Celebrates the 100th Year of Its Arboretum

Celebrating the official kickoff of the 100th Anniversary of Vassar’s cherished Arboretum on Arbor Day, students, faculty, staff, and alums came together to enjoy a day of activities that included a gratitude walk, a ceremony honoring the campus grounds crew, the Class of 2027 tree planting and more.

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Olmsted Conference at Vassar Explores the Benefits of Beautiful Landscapes

A recent conference paid tribute to the vision of renowned landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted and focused on the benefits of living and working in a beautiful natural setting. Conference attendees spent a full day on the lush Vassar campus.

Ashanti Shih is a 2023 Sinnott Award recipient

Ashanti Shih, Assistant Professor of History, is a 2023 Sinnott Award recipient. Ashanti’s scholarly work, which brings issues of race and indigeneity into dialogue with histories of science and environment, will focus on the colonial histories and legacies of the Arboretum’s vast collections of temperate woody plants from North America and East Asia.