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Vassar, the Alumnae/i Quarterly
Fall 2008 Volume 104 Issue 4

The Trouble with Jane Austen

When asked what I teach at Vassar, I sometimes jokingly reply “Jane Austen.” My real field of expertise is the Victorian novel, and Jane Austen is not, as I routinely remind my students, a Victorian novelist.

Class Action: Vassar's Drive for Socioeconomic Inclusiveness

I’ll never forget the first time I saw the Vassar Chapel. There were no statues of the Virgin Mary gazing heavenward, no kneelers, and, most baffling to this young product of Catholic schools, no altar. No altar!

Doing Justice: Simon Greer '90 and the American Dream

“May you live in interesting times,” goes the old curse, and it’s easy to feel that it could well apply to the times we’re living in right now. But Simon Greer ’90, president and CEO of Jewish Funds for Justice (JFSJ), sees things differently.

Heat, Humidity, and High Spirits: Reunion 2008

Your face is so familiar that I know we’ve met before was it at our monthly book club yoga class? or at the store?
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      • The Trouble with Jane Austen
        When asked what I teach at Vassar, I sometimes jokingly reply “Jane Austen.” My real field of expertise is the Victorian novel, and Jane Austen is not, as I routinely remind my students, a Victorian novelist.
      • Class Action
        I’ll never forget the first time I saw the Vassar Chapel. There were no statues of the Virgin Mary gazing heavenward, no kneelers, and, most baffling to this young product of Catholic schools, no altar. No altar!
      • Doing Justice
        “May you live in interesting times,” goes the old curse, and it’s easy to feel that it could well apply to the times we’re living in right now. But Simon Greer ’90, president and CEO of Jewish Funds for Justice (JFSJ), sees things differently.
      • Heat, Humidity, and High Spirits: Reunion 2008
        Your face is so familiar that I know we’ve met before was it at our monthly book club yoga class? or at the store?

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