The COVID-19 pandemic is preventing Vassar from staging MODfest, its annual celebration of the arts, in person, but the show will go on as “Radical Imagination,” a series of virtual events available online.

Dr. Gould will discuss the concept of Institutional Will as it relates to NAGPRA, and how it is defined and experienced within the academy and other institutions

Renowned author speaks at the Starr Distinguished Lecture at Vassar College.

Steven Caras presents a compelling lecture, revealing personal and professional milestones and setbacks, from being one of New York City Ballet’s youngest recruits to becoming its ultimate image maker.

Dance programs in the galleries.

Featuring Delana Studi (Cherokee Nation)

Featuring Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (Salish & Kootenai). An opening reception and a panel discussion with four speakers with distinct perspectives on contemporary Indigenous art.

Dallas Goldtooth, an indigenous peoples activist and co-founder of the 1491s, an all-indigenous social media group that uses comedy and satire as means of critical social dialogue, came to Vassar for a brief residency through the Creative Arts Across Disciplines Initiative.

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Shannon Martin (Gun Lake Pottawatomi and Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe) speaks on how Native American tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations have been working diligently to repatriate their ancestors and restore their basic human dignity through reburial. 

Film screening and Q&A with filmmakers Chris Eyre, Jack Riccobono, and Shane Slattery-Quintanilla.

Shannon Keller O'Loughlin (Choctaw) will provide a history of United States policy in American Indian affairs that will allow students to critically analyze their own professional and personal desensitization of American Indian
peoples, their cultures, status and beliefs.

Featuring artist Sarah Sense (Chitimachi and Choctaw)