At the ninth annual Sophomore Career Connections students benefitted from the insights of 85 career mentors, renowned soul coach Rha Goddess ’89, and alums at global consulting firm Deloitte.
Vassar Trustee Leslie Jackson Chihuly ’83 is giving the College’s $500 million fundraising campaign a kick start with a series of gifts totaling more than $2 million. They include an estate gift, a donation to the Health and Wellness Fund, annual gifts to the Vassar Fund, and a donation of several works created by her husband, renowned artist Dale Chihuly.
David Ambroz ’02 spent most of his childhood either homeless or in foster care. Now he’s working to combat homelessness and improve the foster care system.
Brenda Feigen ’66, a fierce advocate for women’s rights for more than 50 years, accepted the Spirit of Vassar Award from the Alumnae/i Association of Vassar College (AAVC).
Sherrilyn Ifill ’84, former President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF), received the 2022 Thurgood Marshall Award, bestowed by the Civil Rights and Social Justice section of the American Bar Association (ABA), this August. In her acceptance speech, she implored legal colleagues to take action to stave off a crisis in American democracy.
Convocation officially kicked off the academic year on August 31. The Convocation address, “How I Got Medieval: From First Gen to PhD,” was delivered by Professor of History Nancy Bisaha.