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Students Attend Biochemistry Conference—and One Returned with an Award

Twelve Vassar students attended the annual meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in Washington, D.C. in March. One of the students, Chi Nguyen ’26,won a top award in the undergraduate poster competition.

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Reunite & Restore Brings Two Days of Well-Being and Connection to Campus

Vassar’s Jeh Vincent Johnson ALANA Cultural Center, in collaboration with Affinity Engagement, recently hosted Reunite & Restore, a two-day campus gathering focused on well-being and connection. The event, held April 10–11, encouraged alums, students, employees, and the larger Vassar community to take a moment to nourish their minds and bodies.

Indigenous Leader Reflects on Shared History at Vassar

Shannon Holsey, President of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians, visited Vassar to discuss Indigenous history, land acknowledgment, resilience, and collaboration between the College and the Stockbridge-Munsee.

Newly Opened Sorbonne Exhibition Highlights Postcards of Poet Elizabeth Bishop ’34

Elizabeth Bishop’s Postcards began as a 2023 exhibition at Vassar’s Library, traveling to Key West last year and now in Paris, where Bishop journeyed shortly after graduating from Vassar. Some of the postcards are available to view online.

In the Media

David DeSteno ’90 wrote a guest essay for The New York Times about the limitations of using religion to teach the chatbot Claude about morality and ethics.

The New York Times honored the work of artist Frederic Church, naming the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center as one of a handful of museums with Church paintings on display.

PEN America announced that they will be honoring Founder and CEO of Blumhouse Productions Jason Blum ’91 with the Business Visionary award at their 2026 annual Literary Gala.

The Deccan Herald explored the legacy of Mary McCarthy ’33 as a boundary-pushing novelist and a Vietnam War reporter, who had an incredible talent for depicting the raw realities of life.

In an interview with U.S. News & World Report, President Elizabeth H. Bradley explains how Vassar’s faculty leadership program strengthens shared governance.