Stories

Aug. 11, 2017

Under the auspices of the Ford Scholars Program, two Vassar students spent the summer working with Associate Prof. of Anthropology Candice Lowe Swift on an assessment of one of Poughkeepsie’s most beloved nonprofits.

Aug. 10, 2017

Under the auspices of the Ford Scholars Program, Karly Andreassen ’20 assisted Associate Prof. of Art Andrew Tallon in updating and enhancing his 360° images of cathedrals in Europe and exploring the use of 360° video to document the decay at the Cathedral of Notre-Dame.

Jul. 31, 2017

By the end of the 20^th century, more than 100,000 miles of railroad track had been abandoned. What happened to communities where the railroads disappeared?

Jul. 31, 2017

Assistant Political Science Prof. Taneisha Means and Ford Scholar Kaitlin Prado ’19 aim to survey black judges across the U.S. to assess their experiences in and perspectives on the judicial system.

Jul. 31, 2017

Under the auspices of Vassar’s Ford Scholars program, Gabriela Mandeville ’19 and Hispanic Studies Prof. Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert traveled to St. Lucia and Dominica to talk to forest rangers, government officials, and others responsible for protecting the Amazon parrots that have made a comeback from the brink of extinction.