Academics

Topics included: [Academic Departments] [Curriculum] [Fellowships] [Phi Beta Kappa]

• Department of Physical Education
• Department of Greek Presents Antigone
• New England Building Designed for Biology, Physiology, Geology, and Mineralogy
• First Professorship in Political Science at Women's College
• English and Botany Classes Create Shakespeare Garden
• History and Political Science Give Lecture Series
• German Department Commemorates Death of Goethe
• Winifred Smith 1904 Chairs Drama Department
• Child Study Department Receives Grant
• Margaret Floy Washburn Established Experimental Psychology Department
• Graduate Division of Conservation Established
• Economics Department Sponsors Field Trips
• Math Department Begins Electronic Computing
• Vassar and Yale's Academic Departments Discussed Coordination

Curriculum

• Science at Vassar Surpasses Science at Harvard and Yale
• Culinary/Household College
• Harvard President's Assessment - 1870
• German and French
• German Language Tables
• Curriculum Changes, 1878
• Graduate Courses Offered
• Preparatory Department and Schools of Art and Music Discontinued
• More Liberal Curriculum
• Taylor's Accomplishments as President
• Playwriting Class Gives First Production
• Vassar Dramatic Workshop Presents The Princess Marries the Page
• Museum Remodeled for Drama Department
• New Graduation Requirements Defined
• Dr. Austen Riggs Starts Psychiatric Clinic
• Euthenics Recognized as Field of Study
• Faculty Lower Number of Requirements
• First JYA Program Established
• Classes in Latin Comedy Present Mostellaria of Plautus
• Student Goes JYA to Spain
• Faculty Revises Freshman Curriculum
• Russian Formally Recognized
• Seniors Required to Take Exams
• Economics Department Sponsors Field Trips
• Curriculum Adapted for Three-Year Plan
• Experimental Course Called "Today's Cities" Given
• Vassar Receives Grant to Establish Field Work in Social Science
• Teacher Internship Program Inaugurated
• Field Work Opened to All Disciplines
• Math Department Begins Electronic Computing
• Cooperative Experimental Teacher Training Program Begins
• New Curriculum Announced
• College Offers Workshop in American History
• Vassar formed the Committee on New Dimensions
• Faculty Approve New experimental Honors Program
• Trustees decided against merger with Yale
• Department Established Minor in "Afro-American Studies"
• Vassar College Abolished Requirement for Conventional Major
• Vassar Began Hosting Union College's Graduate Program
• The Student Afro-American Society Present "Nine Points"
• Students Oppose Vassar Institute of Technology

Fellowships

• Marston Graduate Fellowship in Music
• The J. Leverett Moore Research Fund Established
• Lucy Maynard Salmon Research Fund Established

Phi Beta Kappa

• Mu Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa Founded
• Members of Junior Class Elected

Last updated February 5, 1999 by Jeremy R. Linden, '00.