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Standing Up, directed by Jon Miller ’11, gains Itunes distribution.

“Standing Up,” is a collaborative feature length documentary about the New York comedy scene, focusing on three stand-up comedians with very different life stories.

Announcement Posted 4/19/2019

Vassar Conference Draws Scholarly Examinations on Topic of “Passing”

“Quiet as It’s Kept: Passing Subjects, Contested Identities,” a scholarly conference on “passing,” held April 5-7 on the Vassar College campus, advanced the dialog about racial, ethnic, and gender identity in substantial ways.

Feature Article Posted 4/12/2019 Read article

Vassar to Collaborate on Summer Program for Gifted Students in China

Vassar has formed a partnership with a school for gifted students in China, and three faculty members will kick off the alliance by teaching courses there this summer.

Feature Article Posted 3/11/2019 Read article

Vassar Conference and Exhibition to Explore ‘Passing’: Exhibit Opens at Loeb Feb. 28

As attention is drawn to Vassar’s “scandal” in 1897, two Vassar faculty members have decided it’s time to take a scholarly look at ‘passing.’

Feature Article Posted 2/21/2019 Read article

Alexandra Shiva ’95 will screen her documentary, “This is Home: A Refugee Story” (2/21)

Filmmaker Alexandra Shiva ’95 will host a screening of her documentary, “This is Home: A Refugee Story,” about four Syrian refugee families finding their way in the United States, February 21 in the Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film, Martel Theater, at 7pm.

Announcement Posted 2/14/2019

Making Mirrors: Writing/Righting by Refugees, lecture will take place on Wednesday, February 20.

The lecture will take place on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at 7:00pm in Rockefeller Hall 200.

Announcement Posted 1/21/2019

Vassar Has Her Back—The Campus Provides Backdrop for Bobbie Lucas ’15’s Thesis Film

Vassar connections—and the campus location—help a UCLA film student advance

Feature Article Posted 1/16/2019 Read article

Modfest, Vassar’s Annual Arts Festival, Explores Movement in the Arts and Celebrates its 17th Year

Modfest, Vassar College’s annual exploration of the arts of the 20th and 21st centuries, celebrates its 17th season with the theme, “In Motion” and, fittingly, will expand beyond the Vassar campus to present a production in historic downtown Poughkeepsie.

Announcement Posted 1/11/2019

Erica Stein to speak on Gordon Matta-Clark’s Open House, 1972 during Late Night at the Lehman Loeb (11/8)

Erica Stein, assistant professor of film, will be speaking on Gordon Matta-Clark’s Open House, 1972, a film document of a live performance, in this second program in the popular Artful Dodger series of gallery talks. Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 5:30pm at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center.

Announcement Posted 11/7/2018

Professor Mia Mask Interviewed in Washington Post Article, “In the Black Lives Matter era, Hollywood stories tackle the ‘identity crisis’ of black police officers”

Feature Article Posted 10/12/2018 Read article