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February 2018

Professor Hilary Hoynes of UC Berkeley to speak on "Safety Net Investments in Children” on April 23, 2018 Announcement Posted 2/2/2018

August 2017

Ford Scholars Program: Going Off the Rails - The Effect of Railroad Abandonments on Rural Economies Feature Article Posted 8/4/2017 Read article

April 2017

Cuba in Transition Feature Article Posted 4/20/2017 Read article

March 2017

Economist Betsey Stevenson to discuss, “Our Changing Lives, Work, Family and Policy in a Time of Gender Equality” (4/20) Announcement Posted 3/8/2017

January 2017

The Economics of Climate Change Feature Article Posted 1/27/2017 Read article

October 2016

One Year Out: Seth Bynum ’15, Strategic Research Consultant Feature Article Posted 10/19/2016

July 2016

What Happened to 90 Million Acres of Native American Land? Feature Article Posted 7/28/2016

March 2016

Princeton University economist to deliver talk about the economic impact of Prohibition in the U.S. (4/5) Announcement Posted 3/9/2016

January 2016

Economic professor Ben Ho makes a case for supporting solar subsidies in the New York Times In The Media Posted 1/5/2016 Read article

August 2015

One Year Out: Sebastian Herrador ’14, International Finance Feature Article Posted 8/25/2015

July 2015

Vassar-Toulouse School of Economics (TSE) Exchange Program Announcement Posted 7/1/2015 Read article

April 2015

Julia Cunningham ’17 Earns All-American at NCAA Division III Championships Feature Article Posted 4/9/2015

March 2015

In The Media Posted 3/17/2015 Read article

Economist Sir Richard Blundell of University College London to discuss tax reform (4/9) Announcement Posted 3/3/2015

May 2014

Assistant professor of economics Ben Ho writes about the science of apologies in Vox In The Media Posted 5/13/2014 Read article

April 2014

Tananbaum fellow Tamsin Chen '15 returns to Haiti for a summer internship Feature Article Posted 4/16/2014

March 2014

Assistant professor of economics Ben Ho writes about "The Bright Side of Higher College Tuition" in U.S. News and World Report. In The Media Posted 3/21/2014 Read article

November 2013

Intellectual property specialist Kim Landsman '74 to address "Intellectual Property's Blurred Lines" (11/11) Announcement Posted 11/6/2013

October 2013

Economist Ron Gecan to discuss tax credits for electric vehicles Announcement Posted 10/31/2013

September 2013

Princeton professor Dani Rodrik to discuss economic growth around the world, 9/26 Announcement Posted 9/16/2013

May 2013

Vassar College confers 612 Bachelor’s degrees in its 149th commencement ceremony, 5/26 Announcement Posted 5/26/2013

September 2011

In celebration of its 150th anniversary, Vassar College invites the Hudson Valley Community to enjoy "A Day at Vassar," 10/15.. Announcement Posted 9/5/2011

January 2011

Nobel Prize–winning economist George A. Akerlof to discuss “Identity Economics” at Vassar, 2/9. Announcement Posted 1/17/2011

October 2010

Economist John Siegfried to discuss “Better Living through Economics,” November 12, 2010. Announcement Posted 10/4/2010

September 2010

Former Federal Reserve Chair Paul Volcker joins Vassar economics professor Robert Rebelein to discuss economic issues, 9/28. Announcement Posted 9/14/2010

March 2010

Economist Claude Henry discusses intellectual property and innovation, 4/7 Announcement Posted 3/1/2010

October 2009

Rich Moser speaks about the new academic labor system, 10/30 Announcement Posted 10/15/2009

February 2009

Adrienne Germain speaks about a new global agenda for health on 3/25 Announcement Posted 2/27/2009

Lectures by leading economists: Michelle Connolly (3/24) and Daron Acemoglu (4/21) Announcement Posted 2/25/2009

October 2008

Yahoo! marketing expert discusses why advertising works, Mon., 11/3 Announcement Posted 10/1/2008

September 2008

Emmy-nominated documentary, "Child Brides: Stolen Lives," screened 9/25 Announcement Posted 9/5/2008

January 2008

"The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism" Announcement Posted 1/10/2008

October 2007

Noted economist to speak about "Econometrics and Magical Thinking", Thu., 10/25 Announcement Posted 10/9/2007

March 2007

Economics scholar to discuss relationship between socioeconomic status and children's health, Tue., 4/10 Announcement Posted 3/27/2007

September 2006

Vassar College will inaugurate Catharine B. Hill as tenth president 10/29 Announcement Posted 9/28/2006

January 2006

Vassar College Names Catharine B. Hill as Tenth President Announcement Posted 1/10/2006

October 2005

William Easterly to deliver lecture in economics Wed. 10/26 Announcement Posted 10/25/2005

March 2005

Stanford Economist Will Discuss Policy Approaches to Addictive Substances, 4/5 Announcement Posted 3/20/2005

April 2003

International Monetary Fund Economist to speak at Vassar College, April 9th Announcement Posted 4/9/2003

'Reflections on the Economics of Immigration' 5 p.m., Monday, April 14, Blanche Brumbach Spitzer Auditorium, Sanders Hall Announcement Posted 4/1/2003

December 2002

21st Century American economic growth is the subject of a national economist's address at Vassar College, December 9 Announcement Posted 12/1/2002

November 2002

University of Massachusetts professor to discuss the economy at Vassar College, November 7 Announcement Posted 11/1/2002

September 2001

Globalization and economic justice is the topic of a Vassar College lecture by Samuel Bowles, 9/13 Announcement Posted 9/1/2001

April 2001

Paul M. Romer, Stanford economist, to speak at Vassar College, 4/26 Announcement Posted 4/1/2001

April 2000

The federal budget surplus and what to do with it is the topic of a lecture at Vassar College, 4/24 Announcement Posted 4/1/2000

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