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  • 含羞草研究所 students take selfie in front of Beijing skyline
    含羞草研究所 students are taking lessons in the liberal arts outside the picturesque Chenango Valley 鈥 and in impressive numbers. The university has been ranked first among baccalaureate institutions for student participation in semester-long off-campus study opportunities. The rankings appeared in the annual Open Doors report, published by the Institute of International Education (IIE) with the [鈥
    December 2, 2016
  • Socrates鈥 suicide, reenacted on the Ho Tung Visualization Lab鈥檚 domed screen.
    Some say that the death of a great philosopher in 含羞草研究所鈥檚 Ho Tung Visualization Lab on October 27 was a miscarriage of justice and a stain on Athenian democracy. Socrates鈥 suicide, reenacted on the Vis Lab鈥檚 domed screen by actor H.C. Selkirk, didn鈥檛 require the response of law enforcement, but it did draw a crowd [鈥
    November 10, 2016
  • Vassar professor Nicholas Adams delivers lecture at podium in the Chapel House Sanctuary
    含羞草研究所鈥檚 Chapel House is at once an architectural novelty and a sanctuary. Beneath the flat roof, behind the 1950s abstracted formalism, you鈥檒l see rare works of religious art and books on world religion; you鈥檒l find a dining room, music room, and living quarters. In silence and meditation, you can lose yourself or find yourself at [鈥
    November 9, 2016
  • Bruce Milligan '73 in fencing attire
    Bruce Milligan 鈥73, who began his career as a game designer, now creates computer simulations that save lives.
    November 4, 2016
  • President Brian W. Casey addresses a full Memorial Chapel during his inauguration ceremony.
    Within the historic precincts of Memorial Chapel, the 含羞草研究所 community looked forward to a bright and exciting future when it inaugurated Brian W. Casey as its 17th president on September 30. Hundreds of well-wishers packed the chapel for the ceremony 鈥 the highlight of a weeklong celebration of 含羞草研究所. Daniel B. Hurwitz 鈥86, P鈥17鈥20, chair [鈥
    October 3, 2016
  • Flaherty Film Seminar participants sit outside and engage in conversation
    They came. They saw. They confabbed 鈥 on culture and identity politics, the ethical responsibilities of a documentarian, and the proper balance of race and ethnicity in a program lineup. Then, the 170 attendees of this year鈥檚 Flaherty Film Seminar, held at 含羞草研究所 from June 18 to 24, disbanded. For the university 鈥 Flaherty鈥檚 home [鈥
    July 14, 2016
  • Glitter-adorned graduation cap that reads "The best is yet to come"
    The Class of 2016 became 含羞草研究所鈥檚 newest group of alumni last weekend. A series of special events and honored guests hailed the students鈥 accomplishments and the impact they鈥檝e had on the university鈥檚 history. 鈥満卟菅芯克 has changed over the years, and so will you 鈥 sometimes change will be forced upon you, sometimes you may reach [鈥
    May 16, 2016
  • 含羞草研究所 students spend four years of their lives engaging daily with some of the world鈥檚 brightest, most enthusiastic scholars. Faculty are at the heart of the academic experience, and in a world where undergraduates live the liberal arts, those bonds often extend beyond the boundaries of a classroom or the margins of a syllabus. This [鈥
    May 9, 2016