Powerful Telescope at Observatory Named for Vera Rubin ’48 Captures Stunning Images of the Cosmos
Vera C. Rubin Observatory, situated high in the Andes Mountains, is enabling scientists across the globe to learn a lot more about the nature of the universe.
Latest Vassar News
- AAVC Selects Five to Honor in 2025 for Achievement and ServiceThe Alumnae/i Association of Vassar College (AAVC) has selected four alums and one administrator as recipients of its 2025 annual awards. Find out who they are.
- Rising Senior Earns Scholarship GoldIn a profoundly challenging time for higher-education funding characterized by federal retrenchment and disappearing grants, Mae Buck ’26 has been awarded a Beinecke Scholarship worth $35,000.
- Four Thought-Provoking Public Programs Coming to The Vassar Institute for the Liberal Arts in the 2025-26 Academic YearThe Vassar Institute for the Liberal Arts—a convening space where scholars, students, and professionals from all over the world engage in meaningful work on contemporary challenges—has just announced its schedule of symposiums for the 2025–26 academic year.
- Vassar’s Office of Community-Engaged Learning Celebrates an Impactful Year With an End-of-Year Party and Awards CeremonySixteen students who participated in community-engaged learning during the past academic year won awards for their service to the local community.
- Sa’ed Atshan, Randolph Fellow in Peace, Conflict, and the Middle East, Examines ‘Peace at Vassar’Professor Sa’ed Atshan, the 2024-2025 Randolph Fellow in Peace, Conflict, and the Middle East, provided students and College leadership with a wealth of opportunities to examine issues related to peace, conflict, and restorative justice during his time at Vassar.
- Reunion 2025 HighlightsWet weather posed a challenge, but alums say spending more time indoors spurred meaningful connections!
