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CONTENTS

Features
Vassar Welcomes
a New Leader:
The Inauguration
of Elizabeth H.
Bradley / 20

The inauguration of
Elizabeth H. Bradley as
Vassar's 11th president in
September was something
the entire campus and
alumnae/i community
could celebrate. The
weekend was also an
opportunity for many
to meet the woman who
would lead Vassar on the
next leg of its journey.

Vassar's Earliest Graduates / 28
Who were the women who came to Vassar when it
was a brand new enterprise, and what became of
them? Writer Julia Van Develder illuminates the lives
of these pioneers and tells us about a Vassar history
project that is uncovering their stories.

Departments
President's Page / 2

Cover: John Abbot t / Clockwise from top: John Abbott / Vassar Archives / Von Wong / Sean Twomey / Karl Rabe

Though we live in a divisive,
troubled world, President
Bradley says the promise of
liberal arts education makes
her hopeful.

Letters / 3
Vassar Today / 5
8 A New Day for the Deece!
14 FLLAC's Dazzling
New Acquisitions
16 New Research Aims to Help
Prevent School Shootings
18 Creative Arts Across
Disciplines' Intersections
Exhibition

44
Beyond Vassar / 32

48 A High School Zoo:
Alan Tousignant '84

32 Alumnae/i News

Mixed Media / 50

36 AAVC Awards Honor
Distinguished Alumnae

Letter from the
AAVC President / 51

38 Peter Malinowski '06 of
the Billion Oyster Project

AAVC recently honored several
distinguished alumnae/i. Time
to nominate 2018 awardees.

42 Tough Cases: Judge Diana
Gribbon Motz '65

44 Trey Alsup '91's Interactive
"Situations"
46 Short Story Gold:
Shruti Swamy '07

The Vassar Diaspora / 52
Class Notes / 54
Announcements / 103
Last Page / 104
Attorney and mediator
Brian Farkas '10 on the power
of listening in a divided world.

MORE ONLINE AT stories.vassar.edu
Check out enhanced stories about early Vassar graduates (complete with
archival material) and the Billion Oyster project (featuring video and a slideshow)
at stories.vassar.edu. Plus, you'll find full Inauguration coverage with videos,
transcripts, and images at inauguration.vassar.edu.

http://stories.vassar.edu http://stories.vassar.edu http://inauguration.vassar.edu

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