Vassar Celebrates Founder’s Day, Saturday, May 2
Founder’s Day began in 1866 as a campus-wide surprise party for Matthew Vassar’s 74th birthday. It was, according to the online Vassar Encyclopedia, “a meticulously planned event including piano solos, lectures, and poetry readings” — one that so overwhelmed the college’s founder that “Vassar, with tears pooling in his eyes, could manage but a single sentence: ‘This one event has paid me for every cent I have spent for the college.’” Read More …
Sarah E. Brown ’09: Field Work: Building Bridges
This semester, my last at Vassar, I have had the unique opportunity to intern at the City of Poughkeepsie Planning Department through Vassar’s Office of Field Work. Read More …
Alumna Bronwen Pardes ’95 Addresses the Class of 2009
On Wednesday, April 29, the Vassar faculty and senior class, clad in their academic robes, as well as many other members of the Vassar community, all gathered to mark the official end of the academic year at Spring Convocation. Read More …
The Powerhouse Theater’s 25th Season
Vassar and New York Stage and Film have recently announced the lineup for the 25th anniversary season of the Powerhouse summer theater program, beginning on June 26 and running through August 2. Read More …
