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Vassar College ( / ˈvæsər / VASS-ər) is a private liberal arts college in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. Founded in 1861 by Matthew Vassar, it was the second degree-granting institution of higher education for women in the United States. The college became coeducational in 1969.
Learn about the founding, development, and achievements of Vassar College, a pioneer for women's education and liberal arts education in the US. Explore the college's rare book and manuscript collections, its art center, and its coeducational history.
Learn about the origins, achievements, and values of Vassar College, a coeducational liberal arts college founded in 1861 by Matthew Vassar. Explore the College's land acknowledgment, diversity and inclusion initiatives, sustainability goals, and academic responsibility statement.
Learn about the history program at Vassar College, a liberal arts institution in New York. Explore the faculty, courses, events, stories, and social media of the department.
A personal reflection by Elizabeth A. Daniels, Vassar historian, on how she discovered and preserved the college's historical materials and artifacts. She shares stories of her encounters with the founder's letters, Maria Mitchell's sunspot photographs, and other treasures of Vassar's past.
The college was founded in 1861 by Matthew Vassar, but the American Civil War delayed its opening until 1865. It was then a college for women, dedicated to providing women with the high calibre of education previously only available to men.
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.
