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

Get Out’s Jason Blum ’91: Hollywood’s Titan of Terror

Jason Blum ’91, founder and CEO of Blumhouse Productions, produced two of the most talked-about movies of 2017—the critically acclaimed Get Out and Split, featuring a terrifying James McAvoy. Blum, a Vassar trustee, talks about his recent films and his upcoming projects. Read More …

$1.6M Initiative to Foster Inclusive and Affirming Community

Vassar College announces a $1.6 million, four-year initiative to advance the college’s mission as a more inclusive and affirming learning community for its highly diverse student body. This program is supported in part by an $800,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Read More …

Julian Mundy ’13 Offers a Sci-Fi Tale

If you’re a sci-fi aficionado, or even if you aren’t, you might want to check out ars Paradoxica, now in its second year and one of the best sci-fi podcasts in the country, according to Popular Science magazine. Julian Mundy ’13 is one of the writers. Read More …

Discussion Examines Fake News and the New Media

Interested in a discussion on the new media landscape with its fake news and alternative information? Alumnae/i are invited to register for the Liberal Arts Consortium for Online Learning’s web forum, “You Are the New Gatekeeper of the News” on April 4, led by Aly Colón, Knight Professor of Media Ethics at Washington and Lee University. Read More …

April 2017


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