From writing Sex and the City with her childhood best friend to navigating Hollywood’s inevitable setbacks, Elisa Zuritsky ’92 shares career insights with Vassar students—and explains why optimism, resilience, and a liberal arts education matter.
Two Vassar alums, Joey More ’17, this year and Steph Jump ’17 in 2023, have been awarded Pokemon Scholarships, enabling them to complete dual master’s degrees from the Imperial College London and the Royal College of Art.
Vassar welcomes five new trustees, who bring a bring a wealth of talent and a wide variety of expertise to the board as they assume four-year terms this fall.
Noah Daube-Valois ’28, who works summers at a Massachusetts retirement community, believes the $72.80 monthly personal needs allowance the state gives seniors is not enough—and he’s doing something about it.
Every summer, several Vassar students collaborate with faculty members on research projects exploring aspects of the creative arts through partnerships with other initiatives, programs, departments, and projects.
Since 2017, Vassar’s Athletics Day of Giving has raised more than $3 million, funding everything from training and nutrition to team travel—including trips to Greece and California—and experiences that strengthen bonds on and off the field.
Drawing on interviews, archival footage, and his own experiences, Time Out Grant 2026 recipient Gilad Thaler ’13 will examine how journalists navigate the emotional demands of covering traumatic stories and how news organizations can better understand and address the effects of secondary traumatic stress.
Vassar students joined the Student Conservation Association (SCA) to restore trails and habitat at The Preserve, honoring the victims of 9/11 while carrying forward the vision of SCA founder Elizabeth Cushman Titus Putnam ’55.
Visiting scientist Sandrine Thomas updated the Vassar community on operations at the amazing new observatory named for renowned astronomer Vera C. Rubin ’48.
