Project acknowledges local legacy of slavery
Sam was an ungrateful Negro man, according to his owner, Gilbert Livingston. Livingston thought he had hashed out a fair deal with the 19-year-old—Sam agreed to be bought for $225,…
Tiana Headley
Conference empowers immigrant youth through healing
Her ancestors were murdered, enslaved and robbed of their native tongue and spiritual practices. One by one, those not slaughtered endured the bodily terrorism of foreign illnesses. Deprived of food…
Humans of Poughkeepsie: Nadia Bennett
Humans of Poughkeepsie is an ongoing project seeking to highlight members of the Poughkeepsie community. Below, Nadia Bennett shares her story. Bennett is the founder of C. Brook Amber’s Salon,…
Arlington Bucks insulate campus
When the weekend rolls around and Vassar students tire of Deece pasta and Global Kitchen experiments, Arlington eateries are the typical go-to. Afterall, it only takes five to 10 minutes…
Humans of Poughkeepsie: Tree Arrington
Humans of Poughkeepsie is an ongoing project seeking to highlight Poughkeepsie residents and community members. Each featured member will share a collection of stories—connected or not—that reveal the multifaceted nature…
ALANA fellow continues under College funding
To be a student of color at a historically white college is to question, at one point or another, whether you truly belong there. Far from their neighborhoods and cultural…
An open letter to first-generation students
You will be reminded countless times that this place was originally not built for you.
Forum envisions Ethnic Studies at Vassar
Historically, institutions of higher education were intended to educate the white, wealthy and male elite of colonial America. Heralded universities such as Harvard and William and Mary groomed the ministers,…
Vassar hosts state legislative forum for women’s rights
“I just wanted us to remember that this was a women’s college,” President Elizabeth Bradley acknowledged, a recognition that was met with the whoops and claps of those in attendance.…
Hudson Valley deportations devastate local communities
“I didn’t know the extent to which people were living in fear and suffering in my own community, and it was heartbreaking to hear that a place where I feel…