The American Academy of Religion has established the Lawrence H. Mamiya Excellence in Public Service Award that honors the legacy of the late Professor of Religion and Africana Studies Lawrence Mamiya, who taught at Vassar for more than 35 years.

Vassar College has received a $156,000 grant from the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation that will fund faculty-mentored research projects conducted by six students over the next three years.

As Vassar geared up for the start of the Spring Semester,  the College had protocols in place to ensure the safety of everyone on campus.

Thanks to a gift given in memory of an alumna, a computer-generated music box called a digital carillon serenades the campus twice a day.

Vassar’s new faculty members bring a variety of talents and backgrounds to the campus.

The Alumnae/i Association of Vassar College (AAVC) has announced its 2021 awardees: a professor emerita and four alums who have all had a lasting impact on the College and beyond. They are Dr. Patricia James Jordan ’72, P’17; Marie (Dugo) Dilemani ’11; Professor Emerita of Greek and Roman Studies Rachel Kitzinger; retired Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange ’74; and Meryl Streep ’71, P’08, ’13.

Founded in 2007, the Associated Emeritae/i of Vassar College (AEVC) offers retired faculty an opportunity to keep up with each other’s post-Vassar activities while maintaining a formal relationship with the College.

Professor of English Eve Dunbar, Professor of Drama Shona Tucker, Assistant Professor of Biology Myra Hughey, and Professor of Psychological Science Michele Tugade ’95 have been appointed to endowed chairs, Dean of the Faculty William Hoynes announced.