Stories

Jul. 16, 2020

International students will no longer be forced to leave the country if they must take online classes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jul. 13, 2020

Vassar is supporting a lawsuit that seeks to block ICE from expelling from the United States international students who must take online classes because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jul. 10, 2020

Rabbi Bryan Mann has been named Vassar’s new Rachlin Director of Jewish Student Life and Assistant Director of the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life and Contemplative Practices.

Jul. 9, 2020

In the wake of the deadly attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue, then-Rachlin Director of Jewish Student Life Elizabeth Aeschlimann organized a pair of workshops on anti-Semitism led by Cherie Brown, founder of the National Coalition Building Institute.

Jul. 1, 2020

Vassar has developed a plan that will enable students to return to the campus for the fall semester, President Elizabeth Bradley announced.

Jun. 25, 2020

When the COVID-19 crisis shut down most activities on campus, many in the Vassar community mobilized to help others cope with the impact of the pandemic.

Jun. 2, 2020

Math students unveil some highly inventive independent research projects over Zoom.

Jun. 1, 2020

Mrinalini Somani ’23 has been organizing concerts to benefit impoverished children in Mumbai since she was 12 years old, and she’s not letting the COVID-19 pandemic stop her from continuing to do so. On June 13, she will present her eighth annual WE concert with help from members of a Vassar choir.

May. 27, 2020

During the second half of the spring semester, Vassar’s Engaged Pluralism Initiative (EPI) launched three projects that are making life a little brighter for students and staff on campus.

May. 24, 2020

Vassar alumnus and trustee Jason Blum ’91 has become one of the most successful moviemakers in the world by scaring his audiences. His message to Vassar’s Class of 2020: Don’t be scared.

May. 18, 2020

A photography project launched by Miscellany News photo editor Yvette Hu ’22 well before the COVID-19 outbreak reached the campus has proven to be an especially welcome addition to the Vassar community in the wake of the changes the pandemic has brought.

May. 15, 2020

Vassar students and faculty overcame numerous challenges as the COVID-19 pandemic forced the college to transition to distance learning.

May. 7, 2020

May. 4, 2020

Mendel Jimenez ’20, Sarah Rivers ’20, and Samuel O’Keefe ’20 have been awarded Fulbright Fellowships for the coming academic year.

May. 4, 2020

The Night Owls, an all-female jazz a cappella group, serenaded those still on campus with a rendition of Bob Dylan’s “Don’t Think Twice” in four-part harmony.

May. 1, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, Vassar alumnae/i and students are finding ways to help some of our most vulnerable citizens and support those on the front lines who are fighting the outbreak.

Apr. 28, 2020

Two anonymous alumnae surprised students and staff on the campus with a big batch of pastries.

Apr. 20, 2020

A Vassar student and two members of the faculty will tell their personal stories about climate change at a virtual, publicly accessible event on April 28.

Apr. 8, 2020

Vassar is celebrating Earth Month remotely this year, but there are plenty of activities available to everyone as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day.

Apr. 3, 2020

Some members of the Vassar community more than 7,000 miles from the campus have united to help the college—and the community—combat the COVID-19 pandemic.