Happy New Year! We wish you all a fantastic 2026! (Photo by Buck Lewis)

Happy Kwanzaa to our Vassar family!

Merry Christmas to our Vassar family! (Photo by Karl Rabe)

Wishing you a happy and healthy holiday season! Take a look at the amazing achievements and activities of the College and its people.

Happy first day of winter! (Photo by Noon Elmostafa ‘25)

In our latest episode of our podcast Conversations @ the Salt Line, host Wesley Dixon chats with Elisa Strauss ’98, founder, CEO, and owner of Confetti Cakes. Watch the full podcast: https://bit.ly/3MGRS8M

It was a pleasure to have Ethan Slater '14 on campus—where he met and talked with students, faculty, alums, and others—and picked up his AAVC Young Alum Achievement Award. (Photos by Kelly Marsh and Karl Rabe) https://bit.ly/4oZt3lS

In a Newsweek op-ed, attorney Carrie Goldberg ’99 writes about AI, the real-world trauma it can cause, and legislation that can mitigate its harm. https://bit.ly/4qcULwq

How exciting! Our own Beth Greenwood—a Brewers baseball pitching coach—selected in the Inaugural Women's Pro Baseball League draft! https://bit.ly/48GM1J3

In our latest episode of What's So Great About Poughkeepsie, our student Mei takes us with her to the Scandinavian candy and coffee shop, Fika and Hygge!

Twenty-five years ago, Vassar launched its Community Works campaign, an initiative that has raised more than $1 million for more than 50 nonprofit agencies and other groups in the Hudson Valley. https://bit.ly/4aupcd5

Happy Hanukkah to our Vassar family!

Congratulations to our own Beth Greenwood, Assistant Baseball Coach, who was drafted to be in the first-ever Women's Pro Baseball League! https://bit.ly/49CZsus

Thank you to everyone who helped make De-stress Daze a reality—coloring, jewelry making, therapy dogs, throwing some axes and balls, and so much more! (Photos by Angelina Ruiz)

Classes are over and finals season is here. We wish you all the best with your papers and exams! (Photo by John Abbott)

Why are white nationalists so drawn to using symbols from ancient Greece and Rome? Professor Curtis Dozier, whose book on the subject is set to be released in January, talks about just that with Kahil Greene on "History Can't Hide." https://bit.ly/3Yi07dQ

While darker, colder days can drain our psychological reserves, can we see winter as a time for active restoration? Professor Michele Tugade '95 tackles this with "Finding Light in the Hazy Shade of Winter," in Psychology Today. https://bit.ly/48B1YiB

There's more than one Vassar alum working on the hit films, "Wicked" and "Wicked: For Good"—congratulations to Supervising Music Editor Jack Dolman '03! https://bit.ly/449VEgQ

Congratulations to one of our remarkable trustees—Maybelle Taylor Bennett '70—who was named a Howard University Excellence in Truth and Service award recipient. The prestigious award recognizes individuals who exemplify the Howard's core values of leadership, innovation, and resilience.

While darker, colder days can drain our psychological reserves, can we see winter as a time for active restoration? Professor Michele Tugade says yes.

My latest in Psychology Today! While darker, colder days can drain our psychological reserves, can we see winter as a time for active restoration? Finding Light in the “Hazy Shade of Winter” | Psychology Today : www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ever... : @vassar.bsky.social @psychologytoday.com

Always in awe of our student musicians!

While darker, colder days can drain our psychological reserves, can we see winter as a time for active restoration? Professor Michele Tugade '95 tackles this with "Finding Light in the Hazy Shade of Winter," in Psychology Today. https://bit.ly/48B1YiB

Congratulations to best-selling author Chloe Benjamin '10—whose next novel, "Under Story," has been optioned by Warner Brothers. https://bit.ly/3MoMaZ1

We're grateful to New York Times editor Jordana Hochman '01 for talking with our students earlier this week!

Our annual “Service of Lessons and Carols,” an Advent service of readings, choral anthems, and congregational carols that culminates in a candle lighting ceremony, will be held in the Vassar Chapel on Saturday. Doors will open at 6:30pm, seating is first-come, first-served. https://bit.ly/4pJwjm0

The works of artist Julia Leaycraft, president of the Vassar class of 1906, is currently on exhibition at the Woodstock Artists Association & Museum—“Unconventional Perspective: Works by Julia Leaycraft 1885–1960”—the first time in 75 years her work has been assembled. https://bit.ly/3MeHRzl

Filmmaker Noah Baumbach '91 talked with The New Yorker Radio Hour podcast about his new film, "Jay Kelly," starring George Clooney, and moments of doubt about his chosen profession. https://bit.ly/48sSeXL

Enjoying that first snowfall of the season! (Video by Salma Muhammad Al-Sheabani '28)

Fantastic Seattle Times article on how important early STEM education is to scientific innovation, co-written by Sophia Greene '27! https://bit.ly/4pBBZP4

It's happening! (Photo by Noah Pockriss '28)

Students from colleges across the Northeast gathered at Vassar’s Institute for the Liberal Arts to swap ideas on how to attract a wider spectrum of visitors to their museums. https://bit.ly/3KtUw0N

What does current times have in common with the Middle Ages? Professor Elizabeth Lastra will tell you in our latest episode of Office Hours.

This Thanksgiving, we're thankful for the much—the beauty in nature, the intellect of our Vassar family, and the capacity for compassion in humankind. (Photo by Tamar Thibodeau)

What a fantastic orchestra performance! (Photo by Salma Muhammad Al-Sheabani '28)

What are the origins of Thanksgiving? You might be surprised to learn that Sarah Josepha Hale, an early supporter of Vassar—and correspondent of Matthew Vassar—was the catalyst behind its establishment as a national holiday, with the support of President Abraham Lincoln. https://nyti.ms/4p3makp

Vassar College Social at The Society for Neuroscience conference in San Diego CA. Great catching up with old and new friends! #SfN2025 #Vassar @vassar.bsky.social @sfn.org

anyone watching The Beast in Me? No spoilers, just some basic, empirically-supported observations to share: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mirr... @vassar.bsky.social @psychologytoday.com

How do we tell impactful stories that relate deeply to people? The subject was tackled at a recent Signature Program at the Vassar Institute for the Liberal Arts. https://bit.ly/47ZGw83

Kaleidoscope is one of our favorite celebrations—with flags, food, and a phenomenal talent show!

Phylis Klaus '53 was named to the Prenatal Science Research Institute 2025 Hall of Honor for her work to promote compassionate care, championing the doula in women's obstetrics. https://ppphallofhonororg.wordpress.com/2025-hoh-inductees/

Director and screenwriter Noah Baumbach '91 talked to the New York Times—along with George Clooney and Adam Sandler—about their latest film, "Jay Kelly." https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/movies/george-clooney-adam-sandler-noah-baumbach-jay-kelly.html

Still gorgeous! (Photos by Lance Diaz '26)

The Jordan Peele documentary, High Horse: The Black Cowboy—featuring commentary by Professor Mia Mask (author of Black Rodeo: A History of the African American Western)—will begin streaming on Peacock today. https://bit.ly/4pmCeNB

Congratulations to the entire team of A SIMPLE HERSTORY—which was part of the 2025 Powerhouse Theater Season—on winning an Anthem Award! https://bit.ly/4a5BdoT

Welcome our 11 new tenure-track faculty members—each with unique and diverse talents, interests, and areas of expertise. https://bit.ly/4pnSOgn

Are you familiar with the philosopher Laozi (Lao Tzu)? Here's illuminating tutorial by Brian Van Norden, Professor and Chair of Philosophy on the James Monroe Taylor Chair. https://bit.ly/3Lzgeke

Practicing for Saturday's concert! (Photo by Salma Muhammad Al-Sheabani '28)

Welcome to the newly renamed Winton Evans Bridge for Laboratory Sciences, named by Rowland Winton Evans ’75 in honor of his mother Katherine “Kay” Winton Evans ’46, P’75, and his grandfather David J. Winton P’46, GP’75, GGP’05, ’10. https://bit.ly/49gfCtv

Meet Ismail Rashid, Professor and Chair of History on the Marion Musser Lloyd '32 Chair, who talks about his specialty—African history.