Vassar community discusses views on AI use
As AI’s use in academic settings rises, universities and colleges around the country, including Vassar College, are developing strategies to respond. Vassar has adopted a multifaceted approach to AI use…
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Employees, students raise concerns about Gordon Commons food quality
[Disclaimer: For privacy purposes, all Gordon Commons employees quoted in this article will be referred to anonymously.] Multiple dining hall employees and students say the food quality at Gordon Commons…
Candidate for state senator speaks at town hall at the Heartwood
On Wednesday, Sept. 30, Dutchess County Legislator Lisa Kaul and State Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha of Assembly District 103 answered questions at a town hall meeting organized by For the Many.…
‘The Secret Agent’ filmmakers talk blood, newspapers, authoritarianism
Brazilian writer and director Kleber Mendonça Filho and French producer Emilie Lesclaux discussed their 2025 film “The Secret Agent” at two events on campus this week. Mendonça and Lesclaux talked…
Public outcry reverses Flock camera initiative in Dutchess County
On Friday, Sept. 25, Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi and Sheriff Kirk Imperati agreed to phase out the use of the 65 Flock cameras owned and operated by the…
Poet Eliot Weinberger talks activism in poetry
On Wednesday, Sept. 23, poet, essayist and translator Eliot Weinberger delivered the Elizabeth Bishop Lecture, an annual event sponsored by Vassar College’s English Department that brings poets to campus to…
Department of Education proposes major changes to college accreditation
The U.S. Department of Education on Aug. 19 proposed a rule that would require college accreditors to scrutinize faculty intellectual diversity, grading practices, graduate earnings and colleges’ enforcement of free…
Vassar celebrates 40th annual URSI symposium
Wednesday, Sept. 23, marked the 40th annual Undergraduate Research Summer Institute (URSI) Symposium. Since 1986, the program has brought Vassar College students and faculty together to bridge important research gaps…