Abigail Schwartz, Class of 2027, was awarded an Undergraduate Research Grant by Psi Chi, The International Honor Society in Psychology, in support of her mentored research project on disordered eating behaviors among college students.
In the past two years, 16 Vassar students have earned Gilman Scholarships that allow talented American undergraduate students with high financial need to study or intern abroad for academic credit.
Vassar honored outstanding student-athletes at its Annual Athletic Awards Ceremony on May 6, bestowing upon seniors Sophia Bailey and Jared Fiske the Matthew Vassar Outstanding Career Award.
Gathering around a communal table and later among the trees, Vassar celebrated Community Care Days with shared food, campus traditions, and gratitude for the 100-year-old Arboretum’s beauty and enduring place at the heart of campus life.
Nine members of the faculty in eight academic disciplines have been designated full professors. They were granted their promotions in February by the board. Their new titles will take effect on July 1.
Teams of students from Vassar and Dutchess Community College (DCC) have represented dozens of countries at the annual National Model United Nations Conference in New York City. This year, four students from Vassar and seven from DCC earned an Honorable Mention, the third highest prize.
Bekir Hodzic ’26, whose family survived genocide in Bosnia, will spend a Watson Fellowship year studying how communities and nations remember mass violence.
Vassar professors and local community leaders were determined to get Poughkeepsie-born Jane Bolin—the first Black woman appointed judge in the U.S.—the recognition she deserved. To spotlight Bolin’s life, work, and legal legacy, city officials proclaimed April 11 (Bolin's birthday) Jane Bolin Day.
During a campus conversation, John Cameron Mitchell shared stories from a boundary-breaking career and urged students to embrace generosity, independence, and fearless creativity.
