Vassar College News

Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City.

Knowing Lawrence S. Wittner's background and current position -- he's executive secretary of the Albany County Central Federation of Labor AFL-CIO -- it's no surprise that the blue collar workers at fictional UAardvark in Indiana in Wittner's "What's Going On at UAardvark?" are among the heroes in the novel.

Ali Kavadlo, retired principal violist with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, endowed an orchestra chair to honor her late mother, Zoe Bunten Merrill.

Sophomore Siobhan Pokorney cleared 1.35 meters, taking top honors in the high jump to lead the Marist College women's track team at the Matthew Vassar Twilight Meet, held at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie on Friday night.

From Axial Theatre : Axial Theatre will present the premiere performance of playwright Howard Meyer's Radiance , starring Obie Award-winner Chris McCann and directed by Christopher Grabowski, chair of the Theatre Department at Vassar College and a frequent guest director at regional theatre companies nationwide.

Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City.

The Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley said the anonymous grant is to be distributed in annual installments of $100,000 split evenly between operating expenses and an endowment fund.

Just after his appointment as the 20th president of the University, Christopher Eisgruber '83 will lead the search for another key administrator, Executive Vice President Mark Burstein's successor.

Can coaching a bunch of teenage girls on a soccer field make you a better teacher? A new book co-authored by Clark University professor Eric DeMeulenaere, "Reflections from the Field: How Coaching Made Us Better Teachers" , argues just that.

"I'm such a nerd, and I'm proud of it," says Urvashi Vaid, laughing. The title of her new book, , sounds a little nerdy.

When you're the youngest son of Stephen King, the master of literary horror, and your first novel is about a famous father and a rebellious, resentful son, you know the questions you'll be asked.

During April vacation, 14 Oceanside High School juniors and three adult mentors boarded the Trekkers bus for a 10-day exploration of colleges and universities.

Can coaching a bunch of teenage girls on a soccer field make you a better teacher? A new book co-authored by Clark University professor Eric DeMeulenaere, "Reflections from the Field: How Coaching Made Us Better Teachers" , argues just that.

Curator Eric Jentsch shares artifacts related to American Pulitzer Prize Winner and Frost Medal Recipient, Edna St.

New York Stage and Film and Vassar College announced the line-up for the 2013 Powerhouse Theater Season, which includes new works from Steve Martin, Broadway.com Audience Choice Award and Tony Winner Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hunter Bell and more.

New York Stage and Film and Vassar College have announced the line-up of their 2013 Powerhouse Theater Season, which includes new works from actor, writer and prolific, Grammy Award-winning musician Steve Martin and Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda , the creator of Broadway'sIn the Heights, among many others.

WHAT is called the most novel and original control system is now in operation in the Skinner Hall of Music at Vassar College.

Progressive education will be explored as Poughkeepsie Day School hosts Alfie Kohn discussing "The Schools Our Children Deserve: Helping Students Become Critical Thinkers and Lifelong Learners" at 7 p.m. Thursday in the James Earl Jones Theater at the school on Boardman Road in the Town of Poughkeepsie.

The relatively new beauty start-up has gained tremendous momentum for curating monthly deliveries of fabulous products to beauty enthusiasts everywhere, and we couldn't wait to get some one-on-one time with cofounder and co-CEO of the cool company, Katia Beauchamp.

According to a report by The New York Times , actor and Tony winning composer and lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda will present his new show, The Hamilton Mixtape, at Vassar College 's Powerhouse Theater this season, which runs June 21 to July 28, 2013.