News and Events

News

A smiling attendee walks through a large hall as seated guests watch, with tables of food and a wood-paneled room in the background.

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.

A speaker gestures while addressing a small group of students wearing name badges at a networking event near a “Healthcare & Medicine (Clinical)” sign.

Students got advice and support from alum and parent mentors in a variety of fields to jump-start plans for their post-Vassar lives during Vassar’s Sophomore Career Connections, a three-day event hosted by the offices of Career Education and Advancement.

New Opera Celebrates Legendary Vassar Professor Who Reached for the Stars

Astronomer Maria Mitchell is the subject of a very special performance taking place on campus January 23–25 at the Martel Theater as part of MODfest, Vassar’s annual celebration of the arts.

In the Media

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.* (*article behind paywall)

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.