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Getting to the Heart of Human Physiology

Students enrolled in Professor of Biology Kate Susman’s Human Physiology class learned real-life applications to their work by volunteering for four community-based organizations.

Vassar Dance Program Spreads Its Wings

Vassar’s Dance Program has expanded its curriculum and is now a corrrelate. One example of the new directions the program is taking: a performance at the Spring Concert choreographed by visiting Bard College Professor of Dance Souleymane (Solo) Badolo, a native of the West African country of Burkina Faso.

AAAVC’s Triennial 2024: Reconnecting and Remembering

The African American Alumnae/i of Vassar College (AAAVC) Triennial XIV, held on campus April 12–14, marked the 40th anniversary of the group, created in 1984 to engage Black graduates and students. The theme of the weekend was “Storytelling: Creating Our Future, Celebrating Our Past.”

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Convening in Edinburgh, International Group of Education Leaders Collaborate on Liberal Arts Initiatives

In March, representatives of Vassar, the University of Edinburgh, University of Global Health Equity in Rwanda, and the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay convened on the campus of the revered University of Edinburgh in Scotland to collaborate on initiatives incorporating the principles of the liberal arts.

Vassar Celebrates Alumnae House’s 100th Birthday in Style

Nearly 200 alums joined dozens of others in the Vassar community to celebrate the Alumnae House’s 100th anniversary and to pay tribute to its original benefactors, sisters Blanche Ferry Hooker of the class of 1894 and Queene Ferry Coonley, class of 1896.

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Getting Real: Alum Competes as Contestant on Survivor

Jessica “Jess” Chong ’08 became the second alum contestant to compete on Survivor,” following Ethan Zohn ’96, winner of Survivor’s third season in 2002. Chong reflects on her time on the show and life after Vassar.

160th Commencement Speaker Emily Mortimer Talks Acting, Humanity

Mortimer will speak to Vassar’s class of 2024 at the 160th Commencement. As a precursor to her address, Mortimer’s biggest piece of advice to the general Vassar community is to reject shame. Most of her life, she said, Mortimer focused on pleasing other people, but she has since learned that people-pleasing is a disservice to everyone.

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Vassar Administrative Fellowship Program Develops Leadership Capacity for Higher Education and Other Key Fields

Over the past seven years, the President’s Administrative Fellows program has helped launch careers for dozens of recent alums.

Vassar Celebrates Ongoing Collaboration with Rwanda Medical School at White Coat Ceremony

Vassar President Elizabeth H. Bradley delivered the address at the University of Global Health Equity’s White Coat Ceremony, marking the end of two years of academic study and the start of four years of clinical training.