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Tracy O’Neill, Associate Professor of English, was a 2025 Civitella Ranieri Fellow in Umbria, Italy

Associate Professor of English Tracy O'Neill was honored with a 2025 Civitella Ranieri Fellowship in Writing. The Fellows are chosen through a competitive nomination and jury process for each discipline: visual arts, writing, and composing.

Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert, Professor of Hispanic Studies, Receives Huntington Fellowship

The Huntington has awarded Lisa Paravisini-Gebert, Professor of Hispanic Studies on the Randolph Distinguished Professor Chair and Chair of Hispanic Studies, with the year-long Avery Distinguished Fellowship in the Humanities for her book project entitled, The Mighty Ceiba: Sacred Tree of the American Tropics.

Professor of History Bob Brigham Publishes a New Book, This is a True War Story

Professor of History and International Relations on the Shirley Ecker Boskey Chair Bob Brigham is the author of a new book being published by the University of Chicago Press. Brigham’s memoir, This is a True War Story, captures the improbable intertwining of his professional and personal history and the Vietnam War.

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Vassar Named a Top Producer of Gilman Scholars, Reflecting a Push for Global Access

In the past two years, 16 Vassar students have earned Gilman Scholarships that allow talented American undergraduate students with high financial need to study or intern abroad for academic credit.

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From a Communal Table to an Arboretum Celebration—Vassar Honors Its Past by Gathering in the Present

Gathering around a communal table and later among the trees, Vassar celebrated Community Care Days with shared food, campus traditions, and gratitude for the 100-year-old Arboretum’s beauty and enduring place at the heart of campus life.

Vassar Announces Faculty Members Receiving Full Professorships

Nine members of the faculty in eight academic disciplines have been designated full professors. They were granted their promotions in February by the board. Their new titles will take effect on July 1.

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Vassar–Dutchess Community College Team Earns Honors at Model UN Conference

Teams of students from Vassar and Dutchess Community College (DCC) have represented dozens of countries at the annual National Model United Nations Conference in New York City. This year, four students from Vassar and seven from DCC earned an Honorable Mention, the third highest prize.

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Watson Fellow’s Global Inquiry on Remembering Genocide

Bekir Hodzic ’26, whose family survived genocide in Bosnia, will spend a Watson Fellowship year studying how communities and nations remember mass violence.

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The Legacy of a Historic Poughkeepsie-Born Judge Honored

Vassar professors and local community leaders were determined to get Poughkeepsie-born Jane Bolin—the first Black woman appointed judge in the U.S.—the recognition she deserved. To spotlight Bolin’s life, work, and legal legacy, city officials proclaimed April 11 (Bolin's birthday) Jane Bolin Day.