For just the third time in its history, Vassar has a Rhodes Scholar. Tonia Williams ’21, currently a master’s degree student at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, has been selected to pursue a PhD in experimental psychology at Oxford University in the fall.
Throughout 2021, the College has celebrated the 150th anniversary of the Alumnae/i Association of Vassar College by highlighting a few of Vassar’s most notable alums. The series concludes with this profile of Rabbi Rebecca Sirbu.
In celebration of its 150th year, AAVC is highlighting some notable alums. Adam Kalkin is an artist and architect who doesn’t just think outside the box—he completely reimagines it.
Neuroscientist and neuro-oncologist Dr. Michelle Monje-Deisseroth ’98 studies brain tumors relatively common in children to determine better therapies to treat them. She is among the latest round of MacArthur Foundation “genius grant” recipients.
Robb Rolfing ’00 excelled on the soccer field in his four years at Vassar. Seven years later, U.S. Army Special Forces Staff Sergeant Robb Rolfing was killed by enemy fire during a raid on an insurgent compound in Baghdad. Vassar has honored his legacy ever since.
The Alumnae/i Association of Vassar College (AAVC) has announced its 2021 awardees: a professor emerita and four alums who have all had a lasting impact on the College and beyond. They are Dr. Patricia James Jordan ’72, P’17; Marie (Dugo) Dilemani ’11; Professor Emerita of Greek and Roman Studies Rachel Kitzinger; retired Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange ’74; and Meryl Streep ’71, P’08, ’13.
As AAVC celebrates its 150th year, we are highlighting a few notable alums—this month, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Jon Fisher, a self-described “ideas guy” who founded his first tech company before he had even graduated.
Buoyed by a $10-million gift from alumna Dede Thompson Bartlett, Vassar College today unveiled plans for a new building that will house the offices of Admission and Career Education, President Elizabeth Bradley announced.
