Google Award Supports Veterans’ Education
Google bestowed a $1.2 million Global Impact Award upon the Posse Foundation program geared to attracting more veterans to selective colleges and universities. Piloted at Vassar, the initiative resulted in the enrollment of 11 veterans in the college’s Class of 2017. President Hill and Posse founder Deborah Bial are shown at the award ceremony. Read More …
Front and Center: Native American Art
Curated by Vassar students, the Art Center exhibition Decolonizing the Exhibition: Contemporary Inuit Prints and Drawings from the Edward J. Guarino Collection features selections from more than 200 indigenous artworks donated by the collector. The exhibit is the culmination of a course that aimed to contextualize Inuit works of art. Read More …
A Vassar Gift
Remember the popular “black hole” video? Well, Vassar’s clever animators have been at it again. Take Matthew Vassar’s 1.4-minute crash course on Western philosophers … and gain a whole new perspective on the college. Read More …
Study Break: Adirondacks
Over Fall Break, geography students did field research projects in the Adirondacks and explored the conflict between conservationists and a mining company over 200 acres of “forever wild” land. Find out what the students learned about conservation, politics, and economic growth. Read More …
