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AAVC Selects Five to Honor in 2025 for Achievement and Service
The 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.
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Rising Senior Earns Scholarship Gold
In 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.
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Four Thought-Provoking Public Programs Coming to The Vassar Institute for the Liberal Arts in the 2025-26 Academic Year
The 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.
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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.
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Vassar’s Office of Community-Engaged Learning Celebrates an Impactful Year With an End-of-Year Party and Awards Ceremony
Sixteen students who participated in community-engaged learning during the past academic year won awards for their service to the local community.
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New Student Orientation
New Student Orientation 2025 will be in-person on campus.
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Welcome Concert for the Class of 2029
Presented by members of the Music Department faculty. Thomas Sauer, piano, Iva Casian Lakos, cello, Ian Tyson, clarinet, Gail Archer, organThis event is open to the public.
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Machine-Assisted Proof
Terence Tao, Professor of Mathematics at UCLA, will give a lecture on Machine-Assisted Proof as part of the Asprey Lectures in Mathematics.This event is open to the public.
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Recent Developments in Analytic Prime Number Theory
Terence Tao, Professor of Mathematics at UCLA, will give a lecture on Recent Developments in Analytic Prime Number Theory as part of the Asprey Lectures in Mathematics.This event is open to the public.
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Hamid Al-Saadi Ensemble
A leading practitioner of Iraqi maqam, Hamid Al-Saadi’s music combines classical poetry with a dizzyingly complex system of musical ornamentation, modulation and improvisation.This event is open to the public.
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IBM Guided Learning Experience: Using Generative AI for Software Development
Jul 28, 2025 9:00 AM | Generative AI is making coding and app development more accessible for everyone. Learn how to use generative AI for code generation, troubleshooting, and optimization. Acquire essential skills, such as: AI prompting techniques Analytical thinking Code generation and optimization Generative AI IBM Granite Large Language Models Problem solving Earn an industry-recognized Digital Credential and an IBM Certificate Learners who successfully complete the GLE receive two IBM SkillsBuild Digital Stickers, a Code Generation and Optimization Using IBM Granite Digital Credential issued and verified by Credly, and an IBM SkillsBuild Certificate. Enrollment window: Jul 07th – Jul 25th, 2025 at: https://skills.yourlearning.ibm.com/activity/PLAN-F792C7C86FC2?ngo-id=0302&utm_campaign=aca-3Q25SW4WENG-handshake Course starts: Jul. 28th, 2025
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IBM Guided Learning Experience: Using Generative AI to Derive Insights from Data
Jul 28, 2025 9:00 AM | Manually sifting through vast amounts of data to uncover insights is a challenge. By applying generative artificial intelligence to classify and categorize data, you can streamline this process and free up more time for strategic decision making. Acquire essential skills, such as: AI prompting techniques Analytical thinking Data classification and summarization Generative AI IBM Granite and Large Language Models Problem solving Text classification Learners who successfully complete the GLE receive two IBM SkillsBuild Digital Stickers, a Data Classification and Summarization Using IBM Granite Digital Credential issued and verified by Credly, and an IBM SkillsBuild Certificate. Enrollment window: Jul 7- Jul 25, 2025 Course start: Jul 28 - Aug 24, 2025 Enroll at: https://skills.yourlearning.ibm.com/activity/PLAN-B16A488EBE8F?ngo-id=0302&utm_campaign=aca-3Q25DD4WENG-handshake
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Ivars Sprogis: From Petals to Sky Exhibit
Aug 10, 2025 9:00 AM | Event Url https://vas.emscloudservice.com/calendar/EventDetails.aspx?data=hHr80o3M7J5ypImOA7o5zp40ngbK794Kk2a1gm%2fw5rBLQDFkGch8uCykODdqHQOM
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Open Swim
Aug 10, 2025 1:00 PM | Event Url https://vas.emscloudservice.com/calendar/EventDetails.aspx?data=hHr80o3M7J59oVnSFob9kbyMQibkP47J5E9TOrDFncflL2kgAlqE58D2o6%2ffjWbP
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Soul's United
Aug 10, 2025 4:00 PM | Event Url https://vas.emscloudservice.com/calendar/EventDetails.aspx?data=hHr80o3M7J5PAhz8CqtaotL1OvgWz9DP9gzf43%2fQSpkF1He2J1aeOAMiGwFZb01j
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Early Bird Pilates w/Teresa
Aug 11, 2025 7:30 AM | Event Url https://vas.emscloudservice.com/calendar/EventDetails.aspx?data=hHr80o3M7J4CZUeRBx%2ftigUtjf3mlRhMwgLTKlwS5o3lT0nU%2fWKRLfcguEuekn8u
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Open Swim
Aug 11, 2025 8:00 AM | Event Url https://vas.emscloudservice.com/calendar/EventDetails.aspx?data=hHr80o3M7J7hDNzlFuiZgTdFhMmAMOedCkjuJmcAyrrjGSBCH7O2RkQ8iQ7EsH3H
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Ivars Sprogis: From Petals to Sky Exhibit
Aug 11, 2025 9:00 AM | Event Url https://vas.emscloudservice.com/calendar/EventDetails.aspx?data=hHr80o3M7J5ypImOA7o5zp40ngbK794KIh8b%2bHIi2eYxExI9I9V7FVBYEuMWhsJ2
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Pilates w/Teresa
Aug 11, 2025 12:00 PM | Event Url https://vas.emscloudservice.com/calendar/EventDetails.aspx?data=hHr80o3M7J60sxIz%2fdC1VE6Iqz%2fGDw2LxHtdmNLhbeZFIqZyqz93VJhkvwLcOFpQ
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A Conversation with Laura Trevelyan
In this episode of Conversations @ the Salt Line, host Wesley Dixon chats with former BBC journalist Laura Trevelyan, who recently learned that her ancestors were absentee slave owners in Grenada. Wes and Laura engage in a conversation about her family's complicated history and what reparatory justice might look like in Grenada or other places with a history of enslavement. Recorded on 2/20/25
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A Conversation with Kleaver Cruz
In this episode of Conversations @ the Salt Line, host Wesley Dixon chats with Vassar alum Kleaver Cruz '11 about their book, "The Black Joy Project." Wes and Kleaver engage in a dynamic conversation about the concept of joy and other emotions (or states of being) that paradoxically exist alongside joy.
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A Conversation with Torrey Maldonado
In this episode of Conversations @ The Salt Line, host Wesley Dixon chats with Torrey Maldonado '96, an educator and author who served as Vassar's 2025 Commencement speaker. Dixon and Maldonado talked about his most recent novel "Hands" and how the themes of the novel are applicable to teenagers, college graduates, and older adults.
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A Conversation with Naomi Seligman
In this episode of Conversations @ the Salt Line host Wesley Dixon chats with Naomi Seligman '55, Oracle board member and senior partner at Ostriker von Simson. Wes and Naomi talk about her time at Vassar, the legacy of her mentor, Vassar alum and professor, Grace Hopper '28, and Seligman's own career and experience as a successful entrepreneur in the technology sector.
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A Conversation w/ Lloyd Braun
In this episode of Conversations @ the Salt Line host Wesley Dixon chats with Lloyd Braun '80 who served as Chairman of ABC Entertainment Group among other roles. Wes and Lloyd talk about the evolution of the entertainment industry and the role of the internet in shaping the media landscape.
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A Conversation with Michelle Monje
In this episode of Conversations @ the Salt Line host Wesley Dixon chats with Dr. Michelle Monje '98 who is a 2021 recipient of the MacArthur “Genius” award and the Milan Gambhir Professor of Pediatric Neuro-Oncology at Stanford University School of Medicine. Wesley and Dr. Monje discuss the intersections of clinical care and research as it relates to pediatric oncology and explore the complex ethical questions associated with Dr. Monje's groundbreaking research.
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A Conversation with Robert Jones Jr.
In this episode of Conversations @ the Salt Line host Wesley Dixon chats with author Robert Jones Jr. about his debut novel "The Prophets," which served as the first-year common reading for the students in the Vassar Class of 2028. With "The Prophets" as the backdrop, Wesley and Robert discussed themes of humanizing complex individuals, navigating marginalized identities, and experiencing deep love. Tune in for a dynamic conversation about an award-winning novel.
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A Conversation with Minerva Tantoco
In this episode of Conversations @ The Salt Line, host Wesley Dixon chats with Minerva Tantoco ’86, who was the keynote speaker at Vassar’s 2025 Sophomore Career Connections program. Minerva has served as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for several finance and technology companies and also served as the first CTO for the City of New York. Wes and Minerva explored the intersections between technology, innovation, and equity, and discussed the role of a liberal arts education in an increasingly AI-oriented world.
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A Conversation with Jonathan Littman
In this episode of Conversations at the Salt Line, host Wesley Dixon talks to independent television producer Jonathan Littman '85, about his extensive career in television; overseeing hit programs including The X-Files, CSI and The Amazing Race; the richness of television as a medium; and more.
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A Conversation with Rhiana Gunn-Wright
On this episode of Conversations at the Salt Line, Wesley Dixon chats with Rhiana Gunn-Wright, a Senior Fellow at the Roosevelt Institute and the policy architect of the Green New Deal. In this conversation, Wes and Rhiana explore the intersections of climate change, sustainability, and capitalism.

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