Stories

Sep. 27, 2017

One year out of Vassar, Albin Pepe is the top editor at Flatbush Pictures, the film production company of Emmy award-winning director and producer Judd Ehrlich, Vassar class of ’93.

Sep. 27, 2017

Inspired by Associate Prof. of History Leslie Offutt to pursue a career in academia, Alberto Wilson III ’16 is pursuing a PhD in history at the University of Houston.

Sep. 26, 2017

Brooks English, who majored in psychology and was a co-captain of the baseball team for two years, works for Gelber Group, a proprietary trading firm based in Chicago. He trades principally in currencies but works with other commodities as well, and his day starts early.

Jun. 22, 2017

Even before she came to Vassar five years ago, Richa Gautam ’16 knew she wanted to pursue an academic career in psychology. But rather than going straight to graduate school, Gautam is gaining valuable experience at Cornell University’s biomedical research unit at Weill-Cornell Medicine in New York City.

Jun. 19, 2017

As a scientific program analyst at the National Human Genome Research Institute, Julia Baker ’16 gained insight into how the funding review process contributes to scientific advances.

Jun. 9, 2017

Yasmine Abbey ’16 is a member of a team of researchers at the National Cancer Institute who are testing the effectiveness of various antibodies in combating certain kinds of cancer.

Jun. 9, 2017

An international studies and Arabic major from Tacoma, WA, Nick Vargish ’16 finds himself, one year out of Vassar, in the midst of the political fray as a staff assistant in the office of Congressman Denny Heck, a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

May. 5, 2017

Emma Roellke ’16 didn’t decide until junior year that she wanted to become a doctor, but she says she has no regrets about the trajectory of her Vassar career. She has spent her first year out as a post-baccalaureate researcher.

May. 5, 2017

Sarah Muskin ’16, who majored in Environmental Studies, spent her first year out as an AmeriCorps volunteer monitoring the water quality of streams in California and overseeing  environmental education programs in Nevada. 

Feb. 10, 2017

Now living on opposite coasts, Aaron Hill ’16 and Jake Brawer ’16 recently had a nice surprise—news that a paper they coauthored based on their research at Vassar has been published in Frontiers in Robotics and AI, a top-ranking open-access journal.

Dec. 8, 2016

After a year with Change Corps, a national grassroots training organization, Yasmeen Silva ’15 is working as a community organizer for Fight for $15, a national organization working for a hike in the minimum wage and advocating for workers.

Nov. 2, 2016

After she graduated in 2015, Eunice Roh moved to Oklahoma City to work for Teach for America. She says her first year as a kindergarten teacher was as rewarding as it was challenging.

Oct. 19, 2016

After a nine-month fellowship with the Coro Foundation learning about public affairs, Seth Bynum ’15 is working for the Benenson Strategy Group, a research and consulting firm that advises corporations, nonprofits, and political candidates.

Oct. 5, 2016

Computer science/Japanese double major Eliot Cowley designed his first game at Vassar; now he’s living the dream as a gaming programmer at Microsoft.

Sep. 26, 2016

After a year of getting some hands-on experience at an urgent care center as well as a neurobiology lab, Yefri Baez ’15 is in his first year at one of the nation’s top medical schools.

Sep. 19, 2016

Anu Sopeyin ’15 knew she wanted to be a doctor even before she arrived at Vassar from her home in Nigeria. Now in her first year at Yale Medical School, Sopeyin plans to return to Nigeria when she earns her degree and apply her skills where they’re needed most.

Sep. 9, 2016

When Elizabeth Balter ’15 enrolled at Vassar, she planned to go to medical school after she graduated. But those plans shifted after her family’s dog, a Bernese mountain dog named Samson, was diagnosed with cancer.