- Being Always in Relation, an Agnes Rindge Claflin Lecture by Elana HerzogElana Herzog is an installation artist and sculptor who uses material culture to consider aspects of ephemerality, entropy, pleasure, and pain, focusing on the global migration of culture and technology as seen through the lens of textiles. Herzog will give a talk on her work titled Being Always in Relation.This event is open to the public.
- The Great Frost of 1708/09: Enlightenment Thermometers and Representations of Climate DisruptionTita Chico ’91, University of Maryland Professor of English, will discuss the literary history of 18th-century technology.
- Vassar College OrchestraEduardo Navega, conductorThis event is open to the public.This is an in-person event that will also be streamed live
- Family Fun at the LoebJoin us for free drop-in family programs on select Sundays. Each date will feature different hands-on art activities inspired by art on view. Activities can be modified for all ages, but are best suited for children 5 and up.
- Postponed: Schubertiade: Auf dem Wasser zu singenA new schedule for this concert will be announced at a later date.
- Engaged Pluralism Open HouseThe Engaged Pluralism Open House is a campus-wide celebration where students, staff, faculty, administrators, and organizations share passions, talents, and creative practices to spark curiosity, conversation, and community.Campus community only, please.
- Beyond Policing: Building Safety Through Care, Refusal, and Collective PossibilityThis talk draws on Philip V. McHarris’s book Beyond Policing to examine the failures of policing as a framework for safety and the ways Black communities have long enacted practices of care, protection, and refusal beyond the state.
- “Shelter/Console” by Larrissa TokmakovaUkrainian born artist Larissa Tokmakova’s latest paintings will be on view at the Palmer Gallery from October 16 to November 23.
- “We Stand for Freedom As We Have Yet To Know It”: Urvashi Vaid and Her Dream of a Common MovementThe Asian Studies Program Annual Gandhi Lecture. Jyotsna Vaid ’76 will discuss the remarkable life of her late sister, the renowned LGBTQ+ activist Urvashi Vaid ’79.This event is open to the public.
- Chemistry College Bowl—a fun chemistry game based off the old TV show “College Bowl”Join us for Vassar’s “College Bowl” during National Chemistry Week 2025. A fun night filled with challenging Chemistry questions, competitive teams from various schools, and prizes!Campus community only, please.
