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

A Day at Vassar

For the second year, the college opens its doors—and its campus—to friends and neighbors in the Hudson Valley (not to mention alumnae/i, faculty members, staff, and other members of the Vassar community) for A Day at Vassar. The day-long event—which takes place on Saturday, October 13—includes more than 40 lectures, musical performances, art exhibitions, and more. Registration closes Tuesday, October 9. Read More …

In Search of the Real Cuba

More than forty students traveled to the Caribbean nation of Cuba for the International Studies course “Cuban Transitions: Heritage, Ecotourism, and Cultural Transformations in the 21st Century.” Read More …

Gloria Steinem Visits Vassar

This year, Ms. magazine celebrates 40 years of publication. As part of an anniversary tour, founder and noted feminist Gloria Steinem delivered a lecture in the Vassar Chapel. Read More …

A Native American Perspective

On September 22, two performances of CEDARS, a staged reading of poems and texts by Native American writers, were held in the Streep Auditorium on campus, featuring Native actors. Read More …

October 2012


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