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Professor Robert K. Brigham

Faculty Director, Shirley Ecker Boskey Professor of History and International Relations

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Michelle Ransom

Assistant Dean of Campus Activities and Assistant Program Director for The Vassar Institute for Liberal Arts
miransom@vassar.edu

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Wesley Eugene Dixon

Program Director, Deputy to the President and Secretary of the Board of Trustees
wdixon@vassar.edu

Institute Committee

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Colin Echeverría Aitken

Assistant Professor of Biology

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Susan Hiner

Professor of French and Francophone Studies, Faculty Director of Research Development

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Elizabeth Hoffman

Director of Parent and Family Giving
ehoffman@vassar.edu

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Dennis Macheska

Associate Dean for Campus Activities
dmacheska@vassar.edu

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Christopher Raymond

Associate Professor of Philosophy

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Mila Seifert ’26

Current Student
mseifert@vassar.edu

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Catherine Do Tan

Assistant Professor of Sociology

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Anne Wallar ’26

Current Student
awallar@vassar.edu

Dining and Accommodations

Visitors to The Vassar Institute for the Liberal Arts will have the convenience of staying at The Heartwood at Vassar and dining at The Salt Line Hudson Valley restaurant. Both welcome all visitors.

A new addition to the Hudson Valley restaurant world, The Salt Line sits inside The Heartwood hotel and is connected to The Vassar Institute for the Liberal Arts. The restaurant is farm-to-table, serving local seasonal dishes with a focus on sustainability and offers a full bar with specialty cocktails. The Salt Line welcomes all visitors with its congenial and lively atmosphere.

Visit The Salt Line

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With 50 guest rooms, and 48,000 square feet, The Heartwood hotel is a place where guests from different backgrounds can comfortably reflect and relax, or have serendipitous encounters and unexpected exchanges.

Visit The Heartwood

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