Vassar Trustees Endorse $13-million Plan for Carbon Neutrality
Last month, trustees agreed in principle to a decisive plan to move Vassar toward its goal of carbon neutrality by the year 2030. They declared their support for a $13-millon package of major renovations and upgrades to the college’s heating system as well as other energy-saving projects. Photo: Karl Rabe. Read More …
Vassar Celebrates 50 Years of Africana Studies with Three-Day Conference
This month, the college celebrated a huge milestone with “Africana Studies and the Future of Freedom: The Larry H. Mamiya Memorial Conference Celebrating 50 Years of Africana Studies at Vassar College,” which brought together noted scholars, alums, as well as current and former faculty and administrators. Read More …
AAVC Bestows 2019 Spirit of Vassar and Outstanding Faculty/Staff Awards
The AAVC presented its annual Spirit of Vassar Award to dance educator Russell Baker ’91 and its Outstanding Faculty/Staff Award to Robert K. Brigham, Vassar’s Shirley Ecker Boskey Professor of History and International Relations, at an October awards dinner. Read More …
Alumna and Faculty Member Newest Inductees to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Congrats to Sherrilyn Ifill '84, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and Professor of Astronomy Debra Elmegreen—recently inducted into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Read More …
