Name: Livia Dinu Hometown: Bucharest, Romania Current city: Boston, MA Current occupation: Strategy Consultant Major at Vassar: Economics (minors in Mathematics and Political Science) Vassar Graduation Year: 2010 Vassar Dorm:…
Summer at Vassar – Alice (Yiqing) Fan’22
I have not been out of Poughkeepsie for 6 months now, starting from January when I didn’t even know what the word “quarantine” means (yeah as a non-native English speaker…
Curious Case of Georgia and Its Crisis Management – Salome Ambokadze ’23
When the news of the pandemic broke out, I was lucky to catch the very last plane during spring break that would bring me back home. I live in a…
Summer at Vassar: Featuring Sahara Pradhan ’15
Hello, internationals! Here at OIS, we’ve been working over the past few weeks on updating and improving this website. One of the ideas we came up with is to explore…
Featured Faculty: Shona Tucker, Assistant Professor of Drama
1. What do you teach at Vassar? I teach the art of creating theater through acting. I teach beginning and advanced acting. I teach theatrical production. 2. How long have…
Featured Senior: Noor Mir ’12
1. Describe your thesis. My thesis is titled: “Tribal Territories and the Trap of the Story of a Postcolonial Pakistan.” It addresses– or at least makes a preliminary attempt to–…
Featured Junior: Contessa Mwedzi ’13
1. Did you go JYA? Yes, to Paris 2. What was that experience like? It was a great experience and I was challenged in many ways. 3. What were the challenges? Communicating in…
Featured Sophomore: Carlos Hernandez ’14
1) Describe your 2nd year experience at Vassar. Sophomore year has definitely been a lot more hectic than my first year here at Vassar. First of all, on the academic…
Featured International Freshman: Meropi Papastergiou ’15
1. What was surprising or unexpected about Vassar? “I guess what I found most surprising about Vassar was the openness of the people. They are not afraid to be who…
Interview with Ellie Damashek ’09
1) What is your current occupation? I am a Brand Strategist for Lifetime TV at Horizon Media, the largest independent media advertising agency. We plan marketing strategies for Lifetime’s program…