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Vassar-Edinburgh Partnership Breaks New Ground

The BA/MSc collaboration focuses on global climate change and will prepare students to help generate new ideas that may offer solutions. Students will earn an undergraduate bachelor’s degree from Vassar and a master’s in science from the University of Edinburgh.

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Vassar Salutes Outgoing and Incoming Chairs of the Board of Trustees

Vassar Trustee Sharon Davidson Chang ’84, P’19 has been named Chair of the Board, succeeding Anthony Friscia ’78, P’15, who is stepping down after 15 years of service, the last six as Chair.

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Vassar’s Class of 2024 Graduates as ‘One Big Family’ Forged in Challenging Times

At this year’s Commencement ceremony, more than 550 graduating seniors were celebrated for their resilience—the class matriculated at the dawn of COVID. British actor and filmmaker Emily Mortimer offered inspiring words to the graduates.

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Convening in Edinburgh, International Group of Education Leaders Collaborate on Liberal Arts Initiatives

In March, representatives of Vassar, the University of Edinburgh, University of Global Health Equity in Rwanda, and the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay convened on the campus of the revered University of Edinburgh in Scotland to collaborate on initiatives incorporating the principles of the liberal arts.

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Despite Pandemic-Imposed Interruptions, the Class of 2023 Persisted

Three years after a global pandemic interrupted their normal college experience, members of Vassar’s Class of 2023 were lauded for their remarkable resiliency at the College’s 159th Commencement exercises on Sunday, May 21.

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Trip to Rwanda Strengthens Collaboration with University of Global Health Equity

Vassar President Elizabeth H. Bradley furthered the College’s partnership with the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) during a week-long visit in January to the Rwandan university.

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Vassar Celebrates MLK Day with Reflections, Poetry, and Song

The campus community gathered on January 16 to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., taking inspiration from the words of the slain civil rights leader and Vassar’s own student poets.

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Vassar Continues Commitment to Engaged Pluralism

Lauding the success of a five-year experiment known as the Engaged Pluralism Initiative, President Elizabeth H. Bradley has announced the program will continue as an integral part of the campus culture.

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Collaboration Initiatives in Rwanda, India, and now Scotland:

President Elizabeth H. Bradley and Peter Mathieson, Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh (Scotland), have laid the groundwork for mutually beneficial collaboration between the two institutions—the third such global partnership Bradley has established.