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

Commencement 2018 Speaker Announced

Heather McGhee, President of Demos, a Washington D.C.-based public policy organization, will be Vassar's 2018 Commencement speaker. McGhee talked with the Miscellany News about her work, which focuses on inequality in the United States, including economic opportunity, poverty, and mobility. Read More …

President Bradley Talks to the Chronicle of Higher Education

President Elizabeth Bradley discussed communicating the value liberal arts colleges, the importance of listening to diverse viewpoints, and Vassar’s Engaged Pluralism Initiative in this Chronicle of Higher Education interview. Read More …

Living the DJ Dream at Vassar

The eclectic mix of music (from 90s hip hop to Bollywood to Joan Baez) and political discussion can only mean one thing—you’re listening to 91.3 on the FM dial, Vassar’s long-running radio station, WVKR. Read More …

Kim Yeshi ' 77: Building a Sustainable Business on the Tibetan Plateau

Norlha Textiles—which designs, produces, and sells yak textiles handwoven by nomads on the Tibetan Plateau—was founded and directed by Kim Yeshi ’77. Learn about the company and its employees in this Welum article. Read More …

April 2018


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