Fall Convocation
President Elizabeth Bradley presided over Fall Convocation—her first—and advised students to savor this transformative time in their lives. The event included featured speaker Mia Mask (pictured), the Mary Riepma Ross '32 Professor of Film, and AAVC award presentations to Marguerite O'Haire '08, who received the Young Alumnae/i Achievement or Service Award and Frances Tarlton Farenthold '46, P'75, who received the Distinguished Achievement Award. Read More …
Meet the Class of 2021!
The Vassar community extended its traditional enthusiastic welcome to the class of 2021, with dozens of student volunteers and house team members on hand to help first-year students move into their houses and get settled. The 626 students in the the class of 2021 come from 46 states and 28 countries. Read More …
Vassar Welcomes Director for Jewish Student Life
Vassar College has tapped Elizabeth H. Aeschlimann, a religious leader with experience in Jewish leadership, racial justice, the sanctuary movement, and community organizing, to become the next Rose and Irving Rachlin Director for Jewish Student Life. Read More …
Shruti Swamy '07 Receives Her Second O. Henry Award
Shruti Swamy ’07 just received her second consecutive O. Henry Award—an annual prize for the 20 best short stories in the United States and Canada. With her most recent winning short story, “Night Garden,” under her belt, Swamy is now penning her first novel. Read More …
