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Old western style flyer with a collage of five different cowboys drawn in a parchment and black and white style. The title/copy overlayed reads, "A History of the African American Western".

Professor Mia Mask Explores the Legacy and Influence of Black Cowboy Films

Professor Mia Mask’s critically acclaimed book, Black Rodeo: A History of the African American Western, examined the evolution of Black westerns from the 1950s to the present. Now the film professor brings a 15-film series focused on the genre to the British Film Institute.

Black History Month Happenings at Vassar

Dive in to rich traditions and new experiences during Vassar’s Black History Month celebrations throughout February.

A person in a light blue button-up collared shirt lecturing to an audience while standing in a well lit mechanical room with pipes and systems in the background.

Vassar Points the Way Forward on Sustainability with Tour for Local Officials

Vassar Sustainability Director Kenneth Foster recently led a group of town and county officials on a tour of The Vassar Institute for the Liberal Arts to show them the building’s state-of-the-art energy conservation systems.

Inoa Honored with Award for Combating Antisemitism

Associate Dean of the College for Student Living and Wellness Luis Inoa has received a Shine A Light on Antisemitism Civic Courage Award from the Jewish Education Project.

Vassar Everywhere

As colleges respond to rapidly shifting federal policies, President Elizabeth Bradley tells J. Stephen Morrison of the Common Health podcast, “We’re ready.”

Annie Dickson-Vandervelde, Faculty Research Associate in Physics and Astronomy, spoke to Science about a study on Jupiter’s moons.

Film Professor Mia Mask interviews pioneering director Mario Van Peebles, whose New Jack City (1991) placed him at the helm of New Black Realist cinema, for the British Film Institute.

Meghan Daum ’92, who lost everything in the L.A. fires, wrote a guest essay for The New York Times on how the experience taught her to accept help.

Film Professor Mia Mask, author of Black Rodeo: A History of the African American Western, returns to the British Film Institute in London as season curator of a 15-film retrospective of African American-themed westerns.