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A History of Vassar College. A pioneer for women’s education and liberal arts education in the United States, Matthew Vassar founded Vassar College in 1861. Opening its doors to its first class of 353 students paying $350 for tuition and “residence” on September 26, 1865, the college offered young women a liberal arts education equal to ...
Why study history at Vassar? Knowledge of history opens a window onto the past, helping us comprehend the complexities of life in remote and recent periods. At the same time history provides a vital perspective on current events and issues, illuminating the impact of the past on the world today.
In its first quarter century, Vassar College taught only a handful of history courses in any given year and, lacking a historian on the faculty, those courses were taught by other faculty, and occasionally the College president. Salmon's arrival affirmed the College's new commitment to the serious study of history under the guidance of ...
Das Vassar College ist eine US-amerikanische Elitehochschule in Poughkeepsie im Bundesstaat New York. Es wurde 1861 von Matthew Vassar nach dem Vorbild des 1855 eröffneten Elmira College als College für Frauen gegründet, 1969 jedoch im Rahmen der Koedukationsbestrebungen an privaten Hochschulen Vorreiter bei der gemeinsamen ...
Professor Lucy Maynard Salmon’s (1853-1927) command to her history students to “go to the source” still resounds at Vassar today as we celebrate the college’s Sesquicentennial.
So what's happened in the past 150 years? We've welcomed some distinguished visitors, given diplomas to some remarkable people, and marked some notable achievements - and there was that whole co-ed thing. Take a look at the timeline to get a sense of Vassar's history, and its role in the history of America as well.
Vassar Campus History. A digital repository for research on the history of the architecture , landscape, and soundscape of the Vassar College campus. The Cornaro Window.
