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Lecture by Mount Everest climber Anne Parmenter on February 10, 2010.
Mount Everest climber Anne Parmenter will highlight the importance of team work in reaching the summit in a lecture on Wednesday, February 10, at 7:00pm in the Villard Room. Parmenter's presentation will be followed by a question and answer opportunity. The program is free and open to the public. More...
Security consultant and Iraq War veteran John McCary ’98 returns to Vassar to discuss tribalism and possible solutions in Iraq and Afghanistan on February 18, 2010.
John McCary, who graduated from Vassar in 1998 with a degree in French and Francophone Studies, will discuss “Me and My Brother Against My Cousin: Tribalism in Iraq and the Future of Afghanistan,” on Thursday, February 18. Free and open to the public, the lecture will begin at 5:00pm, in New England Building, Room 104. The event is sponsored by the International Studies Program and the Office of the Dean of the Faculty at Vassar College. More...
Philosopher Alyssa Ney discusses the intersection of quantum mechanics and three-dimensional reality, February 24, 2010.
Alyssa Ney, the James P. Wilmot Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Rochester, will discuss “Our Ordinary Three Dimensions in a Quantum Universe” as part of the Philosopher’s Holiday Lecture Series at Vassar College on Wednesday, February 24. Free and open to the public, the lecture will begin at 5:00pm in Taylor Hall, room 203. More...
Award-winning author Peter Trachtenberg discusses the importance of the insignificant detail, February 18, 2010.
Award-winning author and Hudson Valley resident Peter Trachtenberg will discuss the importance of the detail in writing in a lecture called “Bill Sikes's Dog: The Value of the Insignificant Detail in the Work of Creative Nonfiction” at Vassar College on Thursday, February 18. Free and open to the public, the lecture will begin at 5:30pm in Taylor Hall, room 203. Of Trachtenberg’s work, the Washington Post has noted: “The artistry and humor of his writing, the pain of his mercilessly self-punishing insights, the relentlessness of his guilty misanthropy . . . . all give Trachtenberg a solid claim to being a genuine American Dostoevsky.” More...
Two events that focus on the recent tragedy in Haiti will be held on February 4 and 10, 2010.
Two events at Vassar College will focus on the recent tragedy in Haiti. “Holla for Haiti,” will be a fundraiser for Haitian relief on February 4, and, on February 10, there will be a community candlelight vigil in the Chapel. More...
Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre presents the 28th annual gala performances at the Bardavon on February 27 and 28, 2010.
The Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre will present its 28th Annual Gala Performance on Saturday, February 27, at 8:00pm, and Sunday, February 28, at 3:00pm at the Bardavon 1869 Opera House, 35 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, NY. The Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre (VRDT) is directed by the Australian born John Meehan, who has been a member of the international dance world as a performer, teacher, choreographer and an artistic director for the past 39 years. More...
Curator, critic, and artist Robert Storr will deliver the Claflin Lecture on February 10, 2010.
"In Real Trouble," will be the topic of artist, curator, and critic Robert Storr's lecture at Vassar College on Wednesday, February 10. Free and open to the public, the annual Claflin Lecture will begin at 5:00pm in Taylor Hall, room 203. More...
Internationally acclaimed writer Hari Kunzru discusses “Race, Writing, and Literature,” February 15, 2010.
Hari Kunzru, the internationally acclaimed author of The Impressionist, Transmission, and My Revolutions, will speak at Vassar on Monday, February 15. Free and open to the public, the lecture and reading will begin at 7:00pm in Sanders Hall, Spitzer Auditorium. The program, “Race, Writing, and Literature,” is sponsored by the Office of the Dean of Faculty and the South Asian Students' Alliance. More...
Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar celebrates third anniversary of Late Night at the Lehman Loeb, February 11, 2010.
In celebration of the third anniversary of the highly successful and popular “Late Night at the Lehman Loeb” program, the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center will offer a special evening centered around "reasons why I love the Lehman Loeb," on Thursday, February 11, from 5:00 to 9:00pm. The Art Center will provide disposable cameras and visitors are encouraged to take pictures of what they love most about the Art Center. The pictures will then be assembled and shared on the Art Center Facebook® page the following day. In addition, there will be performances by six Vassar student a cappella groups in the galleries, as well as birthday cake and refreshments in the atrium. More...
Frank Rich, author and "New York Times" op-ed columnist, will deliver the 2010 Alex Krieger '95 Memorial Lecture at Vassar College on February 9, 2010.
Frank Rich, author and award-winning columnist for the New York Times, will deliver the Alex Krieger '95 Memorial Lecture at Vassar College on Tuesday, February 9. The program, free and open to the public, will begin at 8:00pm on the second floor of the Students' Building. A question-and-answer session will follow the lecture. Please note that general seating is on a first-come, first-served basis with no reservations. More...
Spring 2010 concert series will feature 28 programs by renowned performers, 2/12 - 5/22
The Vassar Department of Music will present 28 concerts during the spring 2010 semester (2/12 – 5/22), in addition to the 30 events scheduled for Vassar’s celebration of the contemporary arts, Modfest (1/21 – 2/7). The concert series will feature world-renowned musicians from Vassar’s music faculty; Vassar vocal, instrumental, and orchestral ensembles; as well as acclaimed guest performers including the Daedalus Quartet (2/20) and organist Renee Anne Louprette (3/26). More...
Site-specific installation, "Harry Roseman: Hole in the Wall," on view at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, January 29 - May 18, 2010.
Harry Roseman: Hole in the Wall, is the inaugural installation of a new program of the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, curated by Mary-Kay Lombino, The Emily Hargroves Fisher '57 and Richard B. Fisher Curator and Assistant Director for Strategic Planning at the Art Center. Noted artist Roseman, professor and chair of the Art Department at Vassar College, will begin installing Harry Roseman: Hole in the Wall in mid-December once classes are over and during Winter Break (December 10 – January 19). Visitors to the Art Center will be able to view the work-in-progress during this time. The official opening celebration will be on Friday, January 29. Harry Roseman: Hole in the Wall will be on view to the public through May 18, 2010. More...
Faustian bargains between humanity and carbon in the next Art Center exhibition, "At the Heart of Progress: Coal, Iron, and Steam since 1750 – Industrial Imagery from the John P. Eckblad Collection," January 22 through March 21, 2010.
The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College will present a special exhibition, At the Heart of Progress: Coal, Iron, and Steam since 1750 – Industrial Imagery from the John P. Eckblad Collection, on view from Friday, January 22 through Sunday, March 21, 2010. The exhibition will feature a selection of 76 works—including prints and posters, as well as a children’s toy—from the collection of Dr. John P. Eckblad of Chapel Hill, North Carolina and Paris, France, who has one of the most extensive private collections of prints and posters associated with industry and labor. More...
Two sophomores receive inaugural scholarships for international students
Sophomores Manasi Jiwrajka and Nadine Souto were recently chosen to receive the first President's International Advisory Council (PIAC) scholarships from Vassar College. Focused on international students, the PIAC scholarship fund was established in 2009 by a group of Vassar alumnae/i who live outside the U.S. More...
Acclaimed novelist Mary Gaitskill, the 2010 writer-in-residence at Vassar College, will give a public reading on February 10, 2010.
Acclaimed author Mary Gaitskill, the 2010 writer-in-residence at Vassar College, will give a reading on Wednesday, February 10. Free and open to the public, the program will begin at 5:30pm in Sanders Hall, Spitzer Auditorium (Room 212). More...
Charles Darwin's 201st birthday celebrated with series of events, February 12 - April 22, 2010
Vassar will celebrate the 201st birthday of Charles Darwin on February 12, with a series of Darwin Day events, including lectures, demonstrations, and a Victorian tea, as well as dramatic presentations throughout the 2010 spring semester. More...
President Hill's letter on Vassar and the economy
Letter from the president reporting on the status of workforce reduction. More...
"Mark Twain and Huckleberry Finn," an exhibition of letters, artwork, manuscripts, books, and articles, on view January 20 through May 23, 2010.
Mark Twain and Huckleberry Finn, an exhibition of letters, artwork, manuscripts, books and articles relating to the works of Mark Twain, will be on view at the Vassar College Libraries from January 20 through May 23, 2010. This exhibition commemorates two anniversaries: the 125th anniversary of the publication of Twain's Huckleberry Finn and the 100th anniversary of Twain’s death. The exhibition, presented by the Vassar College Libraries, also marks 25 years since the previous display of the Mark Twain collection from the The Catherine Pelton Durrell '25 Archives and Special Collections Library at Vassar. More...
Roof repairs will require temporary closure of the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, beginning in May 2010 .
The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College's museum designed by Cesar Pelli and opened in 1993, will close for roof repairs after May 18, 2010, with a re-opening expected in January 2011. More...