Winter 2006 Volume 103 Issue 1
vassar today
The Vassar First Year
The Vassar class of 2010 began its time on campus a little differently than Vassar freshmen of recent years. Orientation, which typically spanned seven days before the start of classes and encompassed everything from move-in to course registration to the Before School Conference, this year took place over only four days. Full Story
Live in Concert, ViCE Presents
An important part of maintaining healthy campus life is providing activities that balance out the intensity of studying. Inspiring lectures and provocative art exhibitions help fulfill this need. Full Story
Vassar Hosts Faculty Diversity Conference
In November Vassar welcomed some of the brightest up-and-coming scholars of color to campus for the annual Consortium for Faculty Diversity Conference. Founded as an association of 38 liberal arts colleges committed to strengthening the diversity of both students and faculty at those colleges, the consortium each year provides both dissertation and post-doctoral fellowships for scholars of color and helps place the scholars in a one- to two-year teaching assignment. Full Story
Syllabus
German 105–106, Beginning German: The Stories of Childhood
Associate Professor Jeffrey Schneider and Professor Patrice Nganang Full Story