Past Events
This exhibition of contemporary art explores the psychological, physical, and emotional realities encountered by women and people assigned female at birth in the years leading up to, during, and after fertility. Artists Krista Franklin and Joanne Leonard will be in conversation with exhibition curators Karen Irvine and Kristin Taylor.
Sociologist and author Jennifer Patrice Sims will discuss common perceptions about racism and describe the types of personal, peer group, and university-level efforts that are needed to reject fallacies and promote critical thinking during college and beyond. This event is open to the public.
Join the Office of Student Growth & Engagement, the Engaged Pluralism program, and the Office of Community Engaged Learning-Vassar Votes, for a film screening of The Young Vote.
A reading of a play by Foster Schrader ’25, recipient of the Marilyn Swartz Seven ’69 Annual Playwriting Award, Spring ’24. A reception will follow.
Campus guests only, please. Reservations required.
Celebrate the arts and artists of Poughkeepsie, NY this September! Visit over 30 local artists, makers, and creators at galleries, artist studios, and creative spaces. Learn more at poughkeepsieopenstudios.org.
A Book talk by Professor of Sociology Seungsook Moon. The talk will be followed by a reception with good food.
Campus community only, please.
Vassar welcomes family members back to campus for a weekend of panels, performances, outdoor fun, and lots more!
The OCEL’s Summer Community Fellows will highlight the meaningful work they did alongside their partner organizations this summer.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.