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Black History Month

Celebrate the vibrancy and importance of African American culture during Vassar’s Black History Month events throughout February. Events are free and open to the public. See the schedule.

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Vassar on Screen: A newly acquired archive boasts more than 400 College-related clips

For 100 years and counting, Vassar has served as a setting, a character attribute, and even a laugh-out-loud punchline for numerous movies and television shows. Thanks to an amazing gift from David Ezer ’95, many of these segments can now be viewed on the new Vassar on Screen website.

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MLK Day gathering opens a new year of community building

Vassar community members and local leaders assembled on campus to honor civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.

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Vassar Baseball Coach Beth Greenwood: Breaking Barriers, One Catch at a Time

Vassar pitching coach Beth Greenwood reached another milestone in her remarkable baseball career when she was drafted late last year by the Boston franchise of the new Women’s Pro Baseball League.

In the Media

The Atlantic quoted Carina Cole ’26 and mentioned Vassar College in an article about the benefits of attending small liberal arts colleges.

Backstage announced that Cassandra Kulukundis ’93 was nominated for an Oscar for her casting work in One Battle After Another.

YA author Torrey Maldonado ’96 was interviewed for Publishers Weekly, where he spoke about his debut picture book, Just Right, and how his childhood inspired this story.

President Elizabeth Bradley wrote an article for The Chronicle of Education about graduation rates and how they are influenced by shared purpose and goals, as well as a culture that fosters successful students.

Chronogram mentioned the return of the annual MODfest at Vassar, with a new opera about astronomer Maria Mitchell, a photography exhibition by Jeremy Dennis, along with concerts, film, and sound art.