During Women’s History Month, Vassar College salutes Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper ’28—alumna, professor emerita, and computer science pioneer. Hopper’s recent posthumous honors include the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the naming of Grace Murray Hopper College at Yale University.
Matthew Vassar emphasized the importance of athletics and physical education when he founded the college, and its students, coaches and administrators have followed his lead ever since.
Vera Rubin ’48 will be honored for her achievements in astronomy – including her groundbreaking studies of dark matter – by having a major observatory named after her.
The third annual Brewers Fund Challenge, Brew3D, begins at 9:00 am February 27, with some new twists that include a three-division system for team competition and prizes for the most creative team videos.
At Vassar’s sixth annual Sophomore Career Connections, held on the weekend of January 17, 248 sophomores gained invaluable insights from 103 alums and parents who spent the weekend helping them envision their futures. The event was co-hosted by the Career Development Office and the Office of Alumnae/i Affairs and Development.
Vassar alumna Diana Pearson ’78 has donated more than 80 manuscripts and other material from her late husband’s rare book and manuscript collection to Special Collections at Thompson Library. Some students in a medieval history class spent an hour viewing one of the manuscripts, and more students and scholars will benefit from the generous donation in the future.
Reunion 2019 was full of many highlights, including a record-setting class gift of $16.3 million from the class of 1969, six class attendance records, and absolutely gorgeous weather.
Thanks to a Time Out grant, Eve Madalengoitia ’86 will spend the next 12 months composing music, a lifelong passion that she never had an opportunity to pursue full time.
