Vassar Students Occupy Wall Street
When the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations began on September 17, Vassar students were there. They've continued to remain involved as active participants, marching across the Brooklyn Bridge on October 1, taking part in demonstrations in New York City and Boston during fall break, and more. Now, the Occupy movement is poised to come to Poughkeepsie, while students host an Occupy Wall Street teach-in on Vassar's campus this month. Read More …
Dance: Past and Present
Merrill Brockway, legendary Emmy Award-winning producer/director of the PBS series, "Dance in America," comes to Vassar this month for a Sesquicentennial-themed event. Meanwhile, the Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre unveils several new works, including ones commissioned especially for the occasion of the college's 150th anniversary. Read More …
Nobel Laureate Addresses URSI Symposium
Last month, the Undergraduate Research Summer Institute hosted its annual Symposium, in which student research fellows and their faculty mentors shared results from this past summer's research. Nobel prize-winning neuropsychiatrist Eric Kandel gave the keynote address, sharing the latest developments in the field of human memory. Read More …
Video: Art Talks
The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center's popular Artful Dodger series concludes this month with biology professor Lynn Christenson. Last month, sociology professor Light Carruyo reflected on an iconic 1930s photograph. In this video, Lina Kavaliunas '13 discusses a painting by Mark Rothko. Read More …
