Past Events
Vassar welcomes family members back to campus for a weekend of panels, performances, outdoor fun, and lots more!
The Vassar College Counseling staff will lead a meditative doodling session at the Olmsted Greenhouse. Come relax in our plant paradise and learn ways to use doodling to calm the mind!
A Book talk by Professor of Sociology Seungsook Moon. The talk will be followed by a reception with good food.
Campus community only, please.
This special sale, sponsored by the Haiti Project, will showcase over 200 original and affordable paintings while raising funds for education programs in rural Haiti.
Students who took part in this year’s Undergraduate Research Summer Institute (URSI) will present their faculty-mentored work in a series of talks and posters. Come celebrate the accomplishments of our talented students and faculty!
Campus community only, please.
A professor-student mixer to learn about Africana Studies courses, network with Africana Studies professors, hear from current students, and to build community.
Campus community only, please. RSVP required.
The 2024 William A. Starr Lecturer will discuss his debut novel, The Prophets.
A lecture by Seth Whidden, Professor of French Literature and Fellow of The Queen’s College of the University of Oxford.
Campus community only, please.
Dr. Shapiro will be speaking about his new book, The Playbook, which documents the history of the Federal Theater Project (1935–1939). The project was helmed by Vassar’s own Hallie Flanagan, under whose stewardship the Vassar Drama Department was first established.
Campus community only, please. Reservations required.
This event honors the innovative research and collaboration that defines the Ford Scholars Program, while also expressing our gratitude to the friends of Vassar whose generous support has made this year’s achievements possible.
Campus community only, please.
This year’s Dr. Maurice Sitomer Lecture, presented by the Jewish Studies Program, will be a concert given by Victoria Hanna, a Jerusalem-based international voice artist.
Valid form of ID required.
Students, faculty, staff, and administrators are encouraged to learn more about Vassar’s unique approach to cultivating community through Engaged Pluralism. Join us for a storytelling workshop, brainstorming sessions, and more! Dinner is provided by Twisted Soul. This event is an exciting opportunity for the campus community to come together to inspire one another.
A lecture by Sa’ed Atshan, the 2024-25 Randolph Fellow in Peace, Conflict, and the Middle East at Vassar.
Campus community only, please.
Join the ALANA Center in collaboration with the Latine Students Union, Ritmo, Students of Caribbean Ancestry and Student Growth & Engagement for a special evening celebration to kick off Latine Heritage Month.
Part of a three-day conference (Sept. 13–15) devoted to Hudson Valley landscape, the program at Vassar will include a panel moderated by President Bradley, a lecture by Professor of Art Yvonne Elet, lunch on the Olmsted-designed Chapel lawn, and more!
Registration Required
Original works for trio and American Songbook featuring longtime trio partners Nick Hetko, piano, Rich Syracuse, double bass, and Jeff “Siege” Siegel, drums.
The Marilyn Swartz Seven ’69 Award was established by friends and classmates of the late Ms. Seven to support an annual playwriting competition open to all Vassar juniors and seniors from any discipline.
With compelling cinematography and commentary, this documentary presents the biography of a man whose parks and preservation are an essential part of American life. Movie snacks included!
A talk by Rhiana Gunn-Wright, a Senior Fellow at the Roosevelt Institute and chief policy architect of the Green New Deal—a policy framework that puts justice at the center of climate action.
Library exhibition about an early 20th century arts colony in the Hudson Valley with multiple Vassar connections. Based on a newly acquired collection.