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31 de mar. de 2024 · A History of Vassar College A pioneer for women’s education and liberal arts education in the United States, Matthew Vassar founded Vassar College in 1861. Opening its doors to its first class of 353 students paying $350 for tuition and “residence” on September 26, 1865, the college offered young women a liberal arts education equal to that of the best men’s colleges of the day.
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4 de may. de 2024 · The Vassar College Course Catalogue includes general and academic information as well as courses and descriptions. Vassar is a highly selective, coeducational, independent, residential liberal arts college located in the Hudson Valley (Poughkeepsie, NY)
The Vassar College Historian is Ronald Patkus, Adjunct Associate Professor of History on the Frederick Weyerhaeuser Chair and Head of Special Collections. Historical Lossing Barritt etching with watercolor of Main Building, 1867 The Recording of Vassar’s History In remarks to the trustees on June 25, 1867, at the end of the college’s second year, Matthew […]
History. Loeb was founded in 1864 as the Vassar College Art Gallery. Vassar was the first college or university in the country to include an art museum as part of its original plan. The current 36,000 square foot facility was designed by Cesar Pelli and named in honor of the new building’s primary donor Frances Lehman Loeb, a member of the ...
She returned to Vassar and, with the support of President MacCracken who often acted in Flanagan’s work, founded the Experimental Theatre in 1930 and staged significant productions at the college. In 1935, with the support of the English department, she again proposed a new, separate department with a concentration in drama, but her plan was rejected by the college curriculum committee.
Vassar’s Hidden History video series examines aspects of U.S. history that have been untaught, modified, or erased. It sheds light on historical injustices that are implicated in current disparities in everything from health and financial outcomes to criminal justice. For the men and women of Celebrating the African Spirit (CAS), every month ...
