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Academics & Faculty. Choose from 48 departments and programs, 50 majors, plus the Independent Program (interdisciplinary “design your own” major). The Vassar faculty is a diverse community of scholars, artists, writers, scientists, musicians, and thinkers.
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.
Vassar College—located in New York’s scenic Hudson Valley—is an independent, coeducational, residential liberal arts college, which fosters intellectual openness and lively exploration through its widely varied course offerings.
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Vassar students generally declare a major by the end of the sophomore year. Students have a choice of four paths to the bachelor’s degree: concentration in (1) a department; (2) an interdepartmental program; (3) a multidisciplinary program; or (4) an individually tailored course of study in the independent program.
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Africana Studies Africana Studies Arabic Language & Culture Prison Studies; American Studies Native American Studies; Anthropology Anthropology Biology and Culture
Departments and Programs. Vassar offers students a choice of four ways to proceed toward a degree which embodies an education that is personally significant. They are: concentration in a department; an interdepartmental program; a multidisciplinary program; or an individually tailored course of study in the independent program.
Vassar offers a wide array of opportunities to virtually explore the Vassar campus and to connect with our community. Explore virtual programs
Welcome to the Vassar English Department, a diverse group of intellectually wide-ranging and constantly evolving teachers, scholars, and writers as well as one of the largest and most engaged groups of majors at Vassar.
