Paula Madison '74 and a group of Black women executives, including several Vassar alumnae (Pat Jordan ’72 and Circa Yolanda Sabio ’73), meet monthly. On January 20, they watched the Inauguration and cheered as Kamala Harris was sworn in as the first "Blasian" Vice President of the United States.

Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel fo the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc (LDF) accepts the award of 2020 Attorney of the Year from The American Lawyer.

Amitava Kumar, Professor of English on the Helen D. Lockwood Chair, wrote a Wire story about New Yorker author Ved Mehta and the impact his writing had on him.

The Dana Foundation spoke with Abigail Baird, Professor of Psychological Science on the Arnhold Family Chair, about adolescence and typical brain development—and what might change due to the pandemic.