The author and New School professor will discuss her ground-breaking new book, Reckoning, which analyzes the emergence of the Movement for Black Lives, its organizational structure and culture, and its strategies and tactics.

James Osborn, director

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In this annual Frederic C. Wood Lecture presented by the Department of Religion, Professor Woodbine of American University explores the deeper quest for meaning and identity in inner-city basketball through the lenses of religious studies, philosophy, and the reflexive sociology of Pierre Bourdieu.

Brintle, a self-taught artist born and raised in Haiti, will highlight often the untold stories of the brave women who stood for Haiti’s freedom. Attend in person or via Zoom.

A panel discussion that will also include Professor Kirsten Wesselhoeft and three students. Q&A and group conversations will follow the panelist introductions. Campus community only, please.

VRDT performs new works by Guest Choreographers Desmond Richardson and Kirven Douthit-Boyd, classical ballet by Marius Petipa, Untitled by Guest Choreographer Jennifer Archibald, new student works, and faculty works selected from the current repertoire. This is a free but ticketed event. 

In service of dispelling ahistorical notions that Muslim history in the Americas begins with September 11, 2001, and is centered in the U.S., Dr. Kahn of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, will explore the colonial and postcolonial trajectory of Black Muslim literacy, literature, and cultural production in the Caribbean.

As part of the Agnes Rindge Claflin Lecture series, the Brooklyn-based artist will discuss her work.

Drawing on new archival research, this exhibition presents the contributions by three generations of the Olmsted firm to the Vassar campus. It is also the inaugural exhibition in a series about the history, preservation, and planning of the campus, organized by the Art Department.

Beijing opera is a colorful, spectacular performance art that dazzles and fascinates. Reservations required.

A lecture by Dr. Cancan Liao, associate professor of Chinese philosophy in the School of Philosophy, Wuhan University, and a Harvard-Yenching Institute visiting scholar. Campus community only, please.

An annual event presented by Noyes House featuring live music, food from La Cabañita and Twisted Soul, and more!

Jasanoff, Pforzheimer Professor of Science and Technology Studies at the Harvard Kennedy School, will deliver the lecture, “Captain or Captive: Human Agency in a New Machine Age.”

In 2021, Bryan Ruby ’19 became the only active professional baseball player to come out as gay. He will share his inspirational and uplifting story about how he was able to get a job in professional sports and his decision to be openly gay in baseball. Campus community only, please.

A 20- to 30-minute lunchtime recital series by members of the Vassar College Chamber Music Program every Thursday in April.

Speakers for this hybrid event include Professor Laura Haynes (Biology), Professor Jeffrey Seidman (Philosophy), and Ilse Schreiber-Noll, the artist whose books are currently on display in the Library.

A lecture by Kelly J. Shannon ’03—author, professor, and specialist in the history of U.S. foreign relations during the 20th century. Campus community only, please.

Christine Howlett, conductor

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Vocalist, actress, dancer, composer, poet-lyricist, and artist, Joan Henry will lead an embodied conversation about the ethical display of Indigenous culture in museums.