Sharing a brutal rejection letter and hard-earned wisdom, Noah Baumbach joined student and campus leaders in celebrating a Vassar class shaped by pandemic disruption, creativity, and community care.
Meryl Streep ’71 and former Vassar student Anne Hathaway '04 reunite in The Devil Wears Prada 2, a global hit with unexpected Vassar ties to French winemaking.
Vassar cognitive scientists and students contributed to a sweeping international study published in Nature that examined the replicability of social and behavioral science research, shedding light on how bias, methodology, and scientific culture can shape published findings.
Bike tours, group rides, and campus camaraderie marked Vassar’s week-long celebration of National Bike to Work Month. Organizers aimed to build community and strengthen connection to the campus’s natural landscape through cycling.
At its annual awards celebration, Vassar’s Office for Community-Engaged Learning recognized students whose work in public health, mentorship, food access, and social justice reflects a deep commitment to building stronger, more equitable communities.
During a year-end celebration of scholarship at Vassar, faculty and administrators highlighted books, grants, and community initiatives spanning environmental science, youth sports, accessibility, local history, and more.
Vassar’s Environmental Cooperative recently received a new grant from the City of Poughkeepsie to fund transportation for both the Outing Club and this summer’s Exploring Science program. Both programs collaborate with already-established, Poughkeepsie-based youth programs, and transportation funding is vital to ensuring access for participants from across the area.
Payton Small, Assistant Professor of Psychological Science, received a grant from the Russell Sage Foundation for his study entitled “Investigating the Impact of the 2023 Supreme Court Decision on College Admissions Decisions and Student Identity Disclosure.” His research project will explore the impact of recent Supreme Court rulings on the admissions landscape.
