100 Years of Hopper: Celebrating Grace Hopper ’28

Grace Murray Hopper ’28

Apr. 10, 2025, 5:00–7:00 p.m.

Location: Vassar Institute for the Liberal Arts

From Vassar:

“Vassar will celebrate Grace Hopper, America’s “Queen of Code,” with an event at The Vassar Institute for the Liberal Arts. Hopper, Vassar Class of 1928, arrived at the College as a student a century ago. While much of pop culture assigns the origins of the modern tech era to the garages of men on the West Coast, the centennial celebration honors the legacy of a woman whose early tech industry impact was made from a lab on the East Coast during World War II. Also called the ”Mother of Modern Computing,” Hopper majored in mathematics and physics (before it was possible to major in computer science) and returned to Vassar to become a mathematics professor. In addition to her contributions to the nascent field of Computer Science, she rose to the rank of Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy.

Join us in celebrating a trailblazer who not only revolutionized computing but also understood the longstanding and critically important relationship between the liberal arts and technological innovation. While this event is open to the public, registration is required.”