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Vassar earns $1.5 million grant to support the sciences from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute

A broad initiative to deepen Vassar College's historic excellence in both undergraduate science education and science education outreach has been awarded $1.5 million from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). Click for full story
Posted May 05, 2008.

Free walking tours of Vassar College history to be offered on April 26 and May 10, 2008

Free 90-minute walking tours of the historic Vassar College campus will be led by Colton Johnson, Dean Emeritus of the College, on Saturday, April 26, at 10:00am and 1:00pm., and... Click for full story
Posted April 17, 2008.

Dancer, choreographer, and "genius grant" winner Bill T. Jones to discuss his creative process, give master class for Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre. Monday, April 21, 2008

Internationally renowned dancer and choreographer Bill T. Jones will discuss the creative process behind A Good Man, his forthcoming full-length dance piece inspired by the life of Abraham Lincoln, on... Click for full story
Posted April 14, 2008.

Earth Week panelists to discuss "Green for All: Race, Class, and Environmentalism." Saturday, April 19, 2008

In an Earth Day panel discussion, green business pioneer Jeffrey Hollender, Hip-Hop artist/activist KRS-One, and Sustainable South Bronx organizer Dwaine Lee will take up "Green for All: Race, Class, and... Click for full story
Posted April 11, 2008.

Scholar, journalist, and author Daniel Mendelsohn to discuss "The Lost," his international best seller exploring the fate of family members during the Holocaust. Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Daniel Mendelsohn will discuss his acclaimed book The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million, in which he investigates the fate of family members who perished in the Holocaust,... Click for full story
Posted April 08, 2008.

Vassar College launches enhanced YouTube channel

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a video is worth a thousand pictures. That’s the premise behind Vassar College’s new enhanced channel on YouTube, the leading online... Click for full story
Posted April 08, 2008.

Princeton religion and black studies scholar Eddie S. Glaude Jr., a key organizer of the groundbreaking Covenant With Black America, will discuss pressing political, social and religious issues. Wednesday, April 9, 2008

In his lecture “Pragmatism and the Challenges of Post-Soul Politics,” on Wednesday, April 9, at 6:00pm, in the Villard Room of Main Building, renowned Princeton University professor Eddie S. Glaude,... Click for full story
Posted April 04, 2008.

Author Mohsin Hamid to read from his New York Times best-selling novel The Reluctant Fundamentalist, and to discuss Pakistani politics. Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Mohsin Hamid, author of the New York Times bestseller The Reluctant Fundamentalist, will read from his award-winning novel and discuss Pakistani politics on Wednesday, April 9, at 5:30 p.m., in... Click for full story
Posted April 04, 2008.

Seventh annual Vassar Haiti Project art auction and sale will fund the completion of a new primary school in remote Chermaitre, Haiti. April 7-13, 2008

Last month, nine representatives of the Vassar Haiti Project delivered to mountainous Chermaitre, Haiti, more than 5,000 items donated by individuals, organizations, and businesses from throughout the Hudson Valley. Contributions... Click for full story
Posted April 03, 2008.

Holocaust survivor and literary scholar Ruth Kluger will discuss "The Aftermath: Living with Memories of the Holocaust". Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Holocaust survivor and professor emerita of German Ruth Klüger will discuss "The Aftermath: Living with Memories of the Holocaust" on Tuesday April 8, at 7:30pm in the Aula of Ely... Click for full story
Posted April 01, 2008.

Science writers and EPA official to discuss how the press covers environmental health risks, featuring New Yorker and NPR reporters. Tuesday, April 8, 2008

A group including science writers and an EPA official will seek to answer this question in "Reporting Environmental Health Risks: Perspectives from Scientists and Journalists," a panel discussion on Tuesday,... Click for full story
Posted April 01, 2008.

Powerhouse Theater announces preview of 24th season featuring a new play by Eric Bogosian, a new musical by Tony Award-winning Spring Awakening creators Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik, a new play by The Vagina Monologues creator Eve Ensler, and a one-man show by former Saturday Night Live comedy writer Alan Zweibel

Vassar College and New York Stage and Film’s Powerhouse Theater is pleased to announce that writer and actor Eric Bogosian will debut his new play, 1+1, as a Mainstage production... Click for full story
Posted March 31, 2008.

Resiliency in children and young adults with learning disabilities to be discussed by author and Harvard Med School professor Robert Brooks. Thursday, April 3, 2008

Award-winning author and Harvard Medical School professor Dr. Robert Brooks will discuss "The Power of Mindsets: Nurturing Resiliency in Children and Young Adults with Learning Disabilities at Home and in... Click for full story
Posted March 26, 2008.

Small press author and publisher Renee Gladman, a Vassar alumna, to discuss urban fiction. Thursday, March 27, 2008

The distinguished small press author and publisher Renee Gladman, an Assistant Professor in Literary Arts at Brown University, will discuss the urban experience of language on Thursday, March 27, at... Click for full story
Posted March 24, 2008.

World Trade Center redevelopment events to include conversation with Bloomberg administration official, and a panel discussion on architectural, media, and policy issues. Thursday, March 27 & Thursday, April 3, 2008

The history and future of World Trade Center redevelopment planning will be discussed by Vassar's architectural history professor Nicholas Adams, and Bloomberg administration official Andrew Winters, the former vice president... Click for full story
Posted March 13, 2008.

John and Abigail Adams correspondence to be exhibited publicly as a collection for first time - at Vassar College - and will include lecture by Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough. April 7-30, 2008

Now, for the first time, some of the Adamses’ most memorable letters will be on display as a collection – outside their permanent home at the Massachusetts Historical Society –... Click for full story
Posted March 13, 2008.

Out of Shape: Stylistic Distortions of the Human Form in Art from the Logan Collection to appear exclusively at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center. March 14 - June 8, 2008

Thirty-five works on paper by 27 artists are presented in the exhibition, many of which have not been displayed publicly since they entered the Logan collection. Out of Shape will... Click for full story
Posted March 08, 2008.

The Ethicist columnist for the New York Times, Randy Cohen, will give the 2008 commencement address at Vassar College

Vassar College president Catharine Bond Hill said, “Randy Cohen has significantly raised awareness and sensitivity regarding issues of ethics in everyday life, and he is a creative and entertaining writer.... Click for full story
Posted March 06, 2008.

Vassar Haiti Project excursion will deliver supplies, support school construction, and assess health conditions in impoverished village

From March 9-16 nine representatives of the Vassar Haiti Project, including students from the college, as well as a local nurse and nutritionist, will travel to the isolated and impoverished... Click for full story
Posted March 06, 2008.

West Point English professor and author Elizabeth Samet to discuss teaching literature to future soldiers. Wednesday, March 26, 2008

U.S. Military Academy English professor Elizabeth Samet, author of the 2007 New York Times Notable Book Soldier's Heart: Reading Literature Through Peace and War at West Point, will discuss aspects... Click for full story
Posted March 03, 2008.

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