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Vassar, the Alumnae/i Quarterly
Fall 2012 Volume 108 Issue 3

Getting a Business off the Ground

When it comes starting a business--identifying needs and meeting them or recognizing problems and solving them- -critical analysis and the ability to think “outside the box” put Vassar alumnae/i ahead of the game. Here, we present entrepreneurs who have proven that liberal arts education and business complement each other better than many might think.

Gentlemen, Start Your Engines!

Bob Machinist ’75 &
James Machinist ’05

Lighting the Way for Books

Lori Granger Leveen ’79

The Social Entrepreneur

Adam Green ’95

A Family Affair

Liz Kaplow ’81 & Evan Jacobs ’78

Embracing the Changing Culture of China

Leslie Shih ’90

Faith & Fitness

Joy Williams ’87

The Serial Entrepreneur

Paul Lehman ’86

Art with a Conscience

Steffen Ringelmann ’04

Seeing Red

Jim Tuton ’84 & Adam Tuton ’86

President's Page

President Hill Goes to Washington

Letters

Remembering Professor Wilfrid E. Rumble, Jr.
Boxing at Vassar

Vassar Today

40 Years Since Ms. A Conversation with Gloria Steinem
Title IX Turns 40
Does Money Buy Happiness?
The Growing Autism Advocacy of Zoe Gross ‘13

Beyond Vassar

Zolli & the Art of Bouncing Back
The Art of Witness Preparation
Learning Through Teaching
An Apple a Day
Mixed Media

Vassar Yesterday

Edith Roberts: A Haven for Native Plants

The Last Page

Beware of Minimum Requirements: They Just Might Change Your Life
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      • Getting a Business off the Ground
        When it comes starting a business--identifying needs and meeting them or recognizing problems and solving them- -critical analysis and the ability to think “outside the box” put Vassar alumnae/i ahead of the game. Here, we present entrepreneurs who have proven that liberal arts education and business complement each other better than many might think.
        • President's Page

          • President Hill Goes to Washington
        • Letters

        • Vassar Today

          • 40 Years Since Ms. A Conversation with Gloria Steinem
          • Title IX Turns 40
          • Does Money Buy Happiness?
          • The Growing Autism Advocacy of Zoe Gross ‘13
        • Beyond Vassar

          • Zolli & the Art of Bouncing Back
          • The Art of Witness Preparation
          • Learning Through Teaching
          • An Apple a Day
        • Mixed Media

        • Vassar Yesterday

          • Edith Roberts: A Haven for Native Plants
        • The Last Page

          • Beware of Minimum Requirements: They Just Might Change Your Life
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