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

Vassar Conference Draws Scholarly Examinations of “Passing”

A scholarly conference on “passing,” featuring thought leaders from across the country, advanced the dialog about racial, ethnic, and gender identity in significant ways. Ann DuCille, a noted author who teaches at Brown University (pictured), delivered the keynote address. Read More …

Vassar Forges Partnership with Innovative Medical School in Rwanda

Vassar College and the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE), an innovative medical school in Rwanda, have forged a partnership that will help the medical school blend the liberal arts into its curriculum. Read More …

Students Explore Breadth of Career Options at Major Palooza

What can you do with a liberal arts education? At the new career program Major Palooza, mentors in a wide variety of fields told students: “Just about anything!” Read More …

Anna Deveare Smith to Perform during Vassar’s “Semester of Storytelling”

Award-winning actress, playwright, and educator Anna Deveare Smith will perform Snapshots: Portraits of a World in Transition, as the centerpiece of the Engaged Pluralism Initiative’s “Semester of Storytelling” on May 1. Read More …

April 2019


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