Past Events
Journalist Chip Reid ’77 discusses his recently released book, Battle Scars, moderated by members of the Vassar Veterans Association. Includes audience Q&A.
This is an in-person event that will also be streamed live
Jing Hu will discuss the legacy of the Chinese writing reform movements that occurred from the closing years of the Qing dynasty through the mid-twentieth century.
Chabon is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of several bestselling books, including The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. Free and open to the public.
Students, faculty, and staff are invited to meet with the Office of Community-Engaged Learning’s community partner organizations to explore possible partnerships through community-engaged opportunities. Campus community only, please.
Transdisciplinary artist Maravilla grounds his practice in activism and healing.
Larson, a Pulitzer Prize winner and Professor of History at Pepperdine University, will speak on “a century of cultural warfare in America.”
Campus community only, please.
A lecture by Elizabeth A. Patton, Associate Professor of Media and Communication Studies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Campus community only, please.
A poetry reading and conversation on women, home, exile, and identity featuring poet-scholar and activist Saba Hamzah.
Christine Howlett, Conductor
This is an in-person event that will also be streamed live
Join a free fun-filled afternoon of art for all ages, exploring the current exhibitions Silver Linings: Celebrating the Spelman Art Collection and Interwoven Histories: Prints by the Gee's Bend Quilting Collective.
Presentation on the history of classical Arabic scripts like Thuluth and Naskh. Students will have a chance to practice Arabic letter art with reed pens during the workshop.
Duo recital by two artists who have appeared together for decades. Peter Wiley, cello, and Anna Polonsky, piano. Free and open to the public.
Deadline: Monday, November 27, 2023
The Frances D. Fergusson Good Neighbors Partnerships Program is looking to support projects building partnerships between Vassar and the Poughkeepsie community during the spring semester.
Campus community only, please.
A 20–30 minute lunchtime recital series by members of the Vassar College Chamber Music Program in a relaxed atmosphere outside the Bridge Cafe.
The Martin H. Crego Lecture in Economics featuring Daniel S. Hamermesh, Sue Killam Professor Emeritus of the University of Texas at Austin and Professor Emeritus, Royal Holloway University of London.
Campus community only, please.
How do we decide when to search for something better and when to stick with what we’ve got? A lecture by Peter M. Todd, Provost Professor of Cognitive Science, Psychology, and Informatics at Indiana University.
A radical, dynamic, and engaging conversation with Amber Starks about Black and Native solidarity and kinship as Black, Native, and Afro-Indigenous kin move from survivance to thrivance and futurity.
Beth Livensberger will discuss her site-specific installation at the Palmer Gallery.
Experience a reconstruction of the Tudor sound world: Music by Henry VIII himself, Irish songs referenced by Shakespeare, and more. Free and open to the public.
Join us on October 27th from 4–5 p.m. at Vassar Barn for a guided hike, hosted by the Environmental Cooperative & the Preserve at Vassar.