Bird-Safe Glass in New Vassar Science Building Hailed by Architectural Record
Vassar's new Bridge for Laboratory Sciences is featured in an Architectural Record story about how glass buildings can be built with bird safety in mind. The new structure, set to open in January 2016, uses several bird-friendly strategies for each facade. Read More …
Amazon Original Inspired by Newsweek Discrimination Lawsuit
A pilot inspired by the landmark sex discrimination lawsuit successfully launched by a group of female employees against Newsweek in 1970 became one of Amazon’s newest original programs. The fictionalized pilot was derived from the book The Good Girls Revolt by Lynn Povich ’65. Read More …
Former Dean of the Faculty Nancy Schrom Dye '69 is Remembered
Nancy Schrom Dye '69, who served as Oberlin College's first female college president, Vassar's dean of the faculty and acting president, and United Arab Emirates University's vice provost, recently passed. Read her obituary and look for a tribute in the winter issue of VQ. Read More …
“Solidarity with Refugees”
Recently Mariya Nikolova '07 and three members of Vassar College’s faculty, including Professor Diane Harriford (pictured), were part of a forum in which they discussed the implications of the current refugee crisis in Syria and the role the Vassar community can take to help on an institutional and individual level. Read More …
