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The Open Mike is a forum in which anyone may post a comment on any topic of interest to the Vassar community.
GV Open Mike
The Open Mike is a forum in which anyone may post a comment on any topic of interest to the Vassar community.
Distracted Reading and Undergraduate Learning
In the fall of 2012, after Ron had showed the students in Susan’s Nineteenth-Century British Novels course some of the library’s early editions of Dickens, we fell to talking about how the session had went. The students had been unusually
Distracted Reading and Undergraduate Learning
In the fall of 2012, after Ron had showed the students in Susan’s Nineteenth-Century British Novels course some of the library’s early editions of Dickens, we fell to talking about how the session had went. The students had been unusually
Vassar Faculty and the Committee on Admissions and Financial Aid
Last year, in the midst of the Faculty Policy and Conference Committee’s (FPCC’s) herculean undertaking to improve Vassar governance, the FPCC proposed to place the Committee on Admissions and Financial Aid (CAFA) on the chopping block. The FPCC had heard
Vassar Faculty and the Committee on Admissions and Financial Aid
Last year, in the midst of the Faculty Policy and Conference Committee’s (FPCC’s) herculean undertaking to improve Vassar governance, the FPCC proposed to place the Committee on Admissions and Financial Aid (CAFA) on the chopping block. The FPCC had heard
Vassar’s Stellar Student, Ellen Swallow Richards, and Women’s Education in the Sciences
The education of women was obviously an important factor in the founding of Vassar College and the beautiful stained glass window in the Thompson Memorial Library (Figure 1) immortalizes Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia defending her thesis at the University of
Vassar’s Stellar Student, Ellen Swallow Richards, and Women’s Education in the Sciences
The education of women was obviously an important factor in the founding of Vassar College and the beautiful stained glass window in the Thompson Memorial Library (Figure 1) immortalizes Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia defending her thesis at the University of
Faculty Priorities and Undergraduate Education at Vassar: A Proposal to Reexamine Faculty Assessment
When I visit scientists at other institutions, often the first thing they do is to give a tour of their research laboratories, regardless of the fact that biochemistry and molecular biology laboratories are monotonously similar. Research equipment is expensive, so
Faculty Priorities and Undergraduate Education at Vassar: A Proposal to Reexamine Faculty Assessment
When I visit scientists at other institutions, often the first thing they do is to give a tour of their research laboratories, regardless of the fact that biochemistry and molecular biology laboratories are monotonously similar. Research equipment is expensive, so
A Love of Learning
What if the Negro people be wooed from a strife for righteousness, from a love of knowing, to regard dollars as the be-all and end-all of life? —W.E.B. Du Bois, “The Souls of Black Folk” Recently, one of my
A Love of Learning
What if the Negro people be wooed from a strife for righteousness, from a love of knowing, to regard dollars as the be-all and end-all of life? —W.E.B. Du Bois, “The Souls of Black Folk” Recently, one of my
Campus Walkways and the Scene of Teaching
The appearance of the first number of Gathering Voices seems fitting as Vassar comes to the end of a proud celebration of 150 years of our history at a still troubled time for our campus community. A wise friend points
Campus Walkways and the Scene of Teaching
The appearance of the first number of Gathering Voices seems fitting as Vassar comes to the end of a proud celebration of 150 years of our history at a still troubled time for our campus community. A wise friend points
Liberal Arts in Unexpected Places
Arguably there is no more urgent human rights issue in the United States than our current policy of mass incarceration. We lead the world in the percentage of our population that is imprisoned, and the system is rife with class,
Liberal Arts in Unexpected Places
Arguably there is no more urgent human rights issue in the United States than our current policy of mass incarceration. We lead the world in the percentage of our population that is imprisoned, and the system is rife with class,
A Poughkeepsie School of Urban Studies
In my Urban Studies classes, I occasionally urge students to articulate and embrace a “Poughkeepsie school of urban studies. ” It makes for good laughs when I tell them that, but I want students to appreciate how so many key
A Poughkeepsie School of Urban Studies
In my Urban Studies classes, I occasionally urge students to articulate and embrace a “Poughkeepsie school of urban studies. ” It makes for good laughs when I tell them that, but I want students to appreciate how so many key
Meanings of Rape in the Classroom and Community
The last few years which have been loud with a persistent questioning of the value of a liberal arts education have made me question whether a liberal arts curriculum formed out of the Renaissance collision with classical texts might have
Meanings of Rape in the Classroom and Community
The last few years which have been loud with a persistent questioning of the value of a liberal arts education have made me question whether a liberal arts curriculum formed out of the Renaissance collision with classical texts might have
Introducing a Campus Journal
Gathering Voices begins publication at an opportune moment: The recent budget crisis is gradually abating, but serious challenges lie in our institution’s future. During the crisis of 2008/2009, many faculty expressed a desire to consider budget cuts in the context
Introducing a Campus Journal
Gathering Voices begins publication at an opportune moment: The recent budget crisis is gradually abating, but serious challenges lie in our institution’s future. During the crisis of 2008/2009, many faculty expressed a desire to consider budget cuts in the context