Past Events
In 1908, Vassar students held a suffrage rally in the cemetery across the street from the present-day location of Kenyon Hall. This site has been selected as one of 2,000 to be marked as part of the National Votes for Women Trail, a national public/private initiative.
As part of the NYS Trees for Tribs Program, we will be planting trees along a stream on the Preserve to restore natural buffers that protect the water and provide many benefits. Open to all!
Dr. Stier of Florida International University will present a multimedia talk surveying the public history of the Holocaust and its evolving modes of memorial representation—asking not only how we remember the Shoah but why, exactly, do we do so?
Eduardo Navega, conductor
This event will be live streamed
A Matthew Vassar Lecture by syndicated Black cartoonist and children’s book illustrator Jerry Craft, who will discuss his graphic novel New Kid—and how the text has recently been weaponized as a political pawn, banned from some libraries and classrooms across the country.
This virtual event will raise funds for the staffing, supplies, and operation of a medical clinic in Haiti for a full year. This year’s honorees include Grammy Award-winning music producer Jerry “Wonda” Duplessis and the Rotarians of the Hudson Valley. Please register to receive event link.
Dr. Ali, Visiting Associate Professor at the NYU Gallatin School for Individualized Study, will look at how the region of Gilgit-Baltistan—which forms part of the heavily militarized, disputed border zone of Kashmir—is produced as an “unimagined community” within Pakistani national discourse.
Known for her acclaimed Instagram account @subwayhands, La Follette Ryan will discuss her work and creative practice.
Eduardo Navega, conductor
This event will be live streamed
Kam’s documentary Shadow Flowers will be screened. A Q&A with the producer will follow. Campus community only, please.
This new garden space is located near the Aula. Campus community only, please.
Vieweg, Professor of Philosophy at Friedrich-Schiller University and a leading expert on Hegel, will discuss the systematic and logical beginning of philosophical thinking in conjunction with Hegel’s Science of Logic. Campus community only, please.
James Osborn, conductor
This event will be live streamed
Featuring three new works created by Hannah Littman ’22, Nerissa Tunnessen ’22, and Lily Gee ’23. Reservations required.
Drew Minter, conductor
This event will be live streamed
Featuring three new works created by Hannah Littman ’22, Nerissa Tunnessen ’22, and Lily Gee ’23. Reservations required.
Make friends, win prizes, build your resume and portfolio, and learn to code during this programming competition! Registrations are open from now until April 22. All majors welcome.
Christine Howlett, conductor
This event will be live streamed
A career conversation with the CEO of Jerry Bruckheimer Television. Campus community only, please.
Dr. Wanhalla of Otago University will introduce two collaborative research projects during this webinar. Register to receive event link. Campus community only, please.