This is Vassar: The newsletter for Vassar College Alumnae/i and Families

Skinner Hall of Music comes to New York City

On Monday, May 12, 2008, the Vassar College Choir (pictured), Madrigal Singers, Opera Workshop, Orchestra, and Women's Chorus will be performing at St. Bartholomew's Church (Park Avenue at E. 51st Street) in New York. Read More …

Vassar Celebrates Founder’s Day, Saturday, May 3

Arguably Vassar’s most beloved tradition, Founder’s Day has been one of the highlights of the school year since the first celebration in 1866, when it served as a surprise birthday party for Matthew Vassar. Read More …

Molly Finkelstein’s Last Dispatch as an Undergraduate

It's time to get sentimental. Or, at least, that's what I hear. Graduation is in less than a month, but I've been too busy with all the work I have left to do to start weeping about my last ever Parents' Weekend (am I the only senior whose parents come to this?). Read More …

Alumnus Matthew Kavanagh ’01 Addresses the Class of 2008

On April 30, Vassar held its Spring Convocation, marking the end of the academic year. This year, students, fitted with the caps and gowns that they will wear on Commencement Hill in a few short weeks, listened to remarks by President Hill and featured faculty speaker Ron Sharp. Read More …

May 2008


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