
December 23, 2009 Dear members of the Vassar community, As the semester comes to a close, I write not only to express my gratitude for the hard work and attention so many of you have given to getting through this difficult year at the College, but also to look ahead with renewed energy to our...

POUGHKEEPSIE--Alice Pung, the author of the award-winning memoir Unpolished Gem, will discuss the history of teaching Asian Australian history and literature in her lecture, "Educating the Peril," on Wednesday, January 27...

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY--Debra Elmegreen, the Maria Mitchell Professor of Astronomy and Department Chair in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and president-elect of the American Astronomical Society, attended the Vatican Observatory's celebration of the International Year of Astronomy this fall...

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY—The eighth annual Modfest, a celebration of new music, dance, drama, film, literature, poetry, and the visual arts at Vassar College, will feature 30 events at various locations across the Poughkeepsie campus from January 21 through February 7, 2010. ...

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY -- 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...

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY— 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. ...

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY—Vassar College, with ten recent graduates named Fulbright Fellows for the 2009-10 academic year, is the fifth highest producer of Fulbright recipients among undergraduate institutions in the country, along with two other colleges. ...

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY— “We are proud to celebrate a quarter-century of producing new and innovative theater by honoring Julianna and Marc for their significant contributions to New York Stage and Film and to the entire theater community,” said Johanna Pfaelzer, artistic director for New York Stage and F...

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY— The Sistah Power! program will present an evening of reflection, sharing, music, and dance on Friday, December 4. Free and open to the public, the program will begin at 6:00pm on the second floor of the Students' Building. ...

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY—Robert Pounder, professor emeritus of classics and currently special assistant to the President of Vassar College, will reflect on the personal and professional lives of four archaeologists, two of whom were Vassar alumnae, on Thursday, December 10. ...









