Staff
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Professor Robert K. Brigham
Faculty Director, Shirley Ecker Boskey Professor of History and International Relations
Faculty Profile
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Michelle Ransom
Assistant Dean of Campus Activities and Assistant Program Director for The Vassar Institute for Liberal Arts
miransom@vassar.edu
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Wesley Eugene Dixon
Program Director, Deputy to the President and Secretary of the Board of Trustees
wdixon@vassar.edu
Institute Committee
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Colin Echeverría Aitken
Assistant Professor of Biology
Faculty Profile
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Susan Hiner
Professor of French and Francophone Studies, Faculty Director of Research Development
Faculty Profile
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Elizabeth Hoffman
Director of Parent and Family Giving
ehoffman@vassar.edu
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Dennis Macheska
Associate Dean for Campus Activities
dmacheska@vassar.edu
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Christopher Raymond
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Faculty Profile
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Mila Seifert
Class of 2026
mseifert@vassar.edu
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Catherine Do Tan
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Faculty Profile
Dining and Accommodations
Visitors to The Vassar Institute for the Liberal Arts will have the convenience of staying at The Heartwood at Vassar and dining at The Salt Line Hudson Valley restaurant. Both welcome all visitors.
The Salt Line
A new addition to the Hudson Valley restaurant world, The Salt Line sits inside The Heartwood hotel and is connected to The Vassar Institute for the Liberal Arts. The restaurant is farm-to-table, serving local seasonal dishes with a focus on sustainability and offers a full bar with specialty cocktails. The Salt Line welcomes all visitors with its congenial and lively atmosphere.
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The Heartwood inn
With 50 guest rooms, and 48,000 square feet, The Heartwood hotel is a place where guests from different backgrounds can comfortably reflect and relax, or have serendipitous encounters and unexpected exchanges.
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The Vassar Institute for the Liberal Arts
165 College Avenue, Poughkeepsie, New York 12604