Such exciting news! Sherrilyn Ifill '84 was appointed the inaugural Vernon Jordan Endowed Chair in Civil Rights at Howard University!
#VassarAlums
@SIfill_
We're thrilled to have Meryl Streep '71 P'08 '13 on campus today to receive the AAVC Distinguished Achievement Award. We'll be sharing a video of the entire ceremony next week!
“I like to think that this laser scanning work and even some of the conventional scholarship I do is informed by that important world of spirituality. It’s such a beautiful idea.” —Professor Andrew Tallon
@Architizer
#NotreDame
#NotreDameCathedralFire
After nearly a decade at the helm of the
@NAACP_LDF
, Sherrilyn Ifill '84, one of the most respected lawyers in the U.S., is stepping down from her role. We're excited to see what she'll do next!
@Sifill_LDF
Today’s tragedy in Paris brings to mind the amazing work of the late Professor Andrew Tallon, who used his incredible skills to digitally map the interior of Notre Dame Cathedral.
#NotreDamedeParis
#NotreDame
We are so excited to have Meryl Streep '71, P'08 '13, on campus Saturday. Watch live at 10am on Facebook, or on the alumni homepage, as she receives the AAVC Distinguished Achievement Award.
Some incoming students have never experienced a temperate climate, so Joshua Carreras '20 took matters into his own hands. During his first year at Vassar, he took a photo of the quad every day. The result is pretty awesome!
This Friday, the
@RadInstitute
will award the Radcliffe Medal to the nationally renowned civil rights lawyer, the remarkable
@Sifill_LDF
'84. Register for the virtual event:
#VassarAlums
Congratulations to Daniel Kaluuya for his Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Fred Hampton in "Judas and the Black Messiah," co-written, directed, and co-produced by Shaka King '01 (pictured).
#Oscars
The amazing
@rgay
gave the Starr Lecture tonight. She read from her book, “Bad Feminist,”—the common reading for the class of 2022—and took questions from the audience.
The Vassar community has been so successful following COVID-19 protocols that we're officially moving into Phase II of the return to campus plan!
#VassarTogether
#MaskUp
A huge congratulations to Patrick Court Gibbons '19! We cannot fathom how your name wasn't shouted for all to hear!
#Vassar2019
How's that
@ProgressBar2032
? 😉
“When you work with people at the bottom, they don’t care what party you belong to or what philosophy you hold.” —Commencement speaker Van Jones
#Vassar2019
@VanJones68
@CNN
Congratulations to
@ehbvassar
, who will receive a 2023 Wilbur Lucius Cross Medal from
@yalegsas
for "her leading scholarship in public health, and her unwavering commitment to the health and wellbeing of local and global communities."
It's good to know Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was in good hands during her recent surgery. Who performed the lobectomy? Dr. Valerie Rusch '71, one of the first female thoracic surgeons.
@VassarAlums
#AfterVassar
The
@TheAtlantic
examines the importance of the 3D laser data from the late Andrew Tallon, Associate Professor of Art, for the Notre Dame Cathedral rebuilding process.
#NotreDameCathedralFire
We're thrilled to announce that Trustee
@jason_blum
'91, award-winning producer and CEO and Founder of
@blumhouse
, is donating $10 million to Vassar, earmarking the gift for financial aid. Blum announced the donation today on
@LiveKellyRyan
!
#VassarAlums
The Frederick Ferris Thompson Memorial Library has been named to national and international "Most Beautiful Libraries" lists and it's not difficult to see why.
#NationalLibraryWeek
A deer and a coyote have a standoff at the Vassar Farm and Ecological Preserve, as captured by one of our motion-activated wildlife cameras. The deer won & the coyote moved away. This photo is part of a research project at Vassar aimed at understanding wildlife on campus.