From the Prairie to Poughkeepsie
Jon Chenette, Vassar’s new dean of the faculty, is a keen observer of place. A major theme of his work as a composer has been the place where he lived for the past 25 years. more...
Passionate Prints at the FLLAC through October 26, 2008
All of the artists represented in Impassioned Images were persecuted by the Nazis. Their works were confiscated from German museums, held up to public ridicule, and either sold to buyers outside of Germany to fill the coffers of the Third Reich or destroyed. more...
Kolbert to address the class of 2012 on climate change
Elizabeth Kolbert, this year’s William Starr Distinguished Lecturer, has a challenging assignment for the class of 2012. Her book Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change exposes the reality of global warming and urges people to start paying attention to how small changes in energy use can have a large impact. more...