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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.

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In 11th Year, Sophomore Career Connections Offers a Wealth of Insight

More than 257 Vassar students and 107 alum mentors spent the weekend of January 17–19 exploring career opportunities at the College’s 11th annual Sophomore Careers Connections.

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Vassar MLK Day Gathering Uplifts and Inspires

The Vassar community gathered online to honor the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on January 20, 2025.

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Students’ Four-year Journey at the Loeb Leads to the Biennale Arte 2024 in Venice and Shapes Career Pathways

Four Vassar seniors who held various jobs at the Frances Lehman Loeb Center since their first year on campus demonstrated their expertise at a prestigious art event in Venice.

Leslie Offutt honored at the American Historical Association’s Annual Meeting

Leslie Offutt, Associate Professor Emerita of History, was recently honored at the American Historical Association’s 2025 Annual Meeting at a Conference on Latin American History Session entitled Interstitial Spaces of Empire and Resistance in Latin America: A Panel Honoring Leslie Offutt.

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Office of Community-Engaged Learning’s Elizabeth Cannon and Zoë Markwalter Present at Service-Learning and Community Engagement Intersections Conference

With support from the Mellon Foundation-funded Community-Engaged Intensives in the Humanities (CEIH) grant, Office of Community-Engaged Learning’s (OCEL) Elizabeth Cannon and Zoë Markwalter presented at the 2024 International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE) Intersections Conference. They traveled to the University of San Diego’s Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice and shared their presentation on “Pedagogical Innovations through Community-Engaged Coursework and Compensation of Community Partners as Co-Educators.”

Terra Foundation Makes Grant to the Loeb for Reinstallation of Vassar’s Founding Galleries

The Terra Foundation for American Art (Chicago, IL) has made a major grant to the Loeb to support planning with a diverse group of advisors for a reinstallation of the Founding Galleries, home of the mid-nineteenth century works of the Hudson River School that were part of Vassar’s original art collection.

Davis United World College Scholars Program Visits Vassar

Vassar welcomed to campus for the first time Jacob Mnookin, Director of Partnership and Innovation at the Davis United World College Scholars Program, which provides scholarships and other support to graduates of the 18 United World Colleges who are pursuing undergraduate degrees at Vassar and 100 other institutional partners nationwide.