{"id":1608,"date":"2025-04-05T19:33:57","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T23:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/eoaa\/?page_id=1608"},"modified":"2026-10-08T10:44:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T14:44:11","slug":"contact-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/contact-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- Inserted by Dropdownizer plugin. Forces video embeds contained in dropdowns to have a size --><style>.dropdownizer__dropdown iframe { width: 100% !important; height: 100% !important; }<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Office for Institutional Equity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Office for Institutional Equity is responsible for monitoring the College\u2019s compliance with Title IX and other related federal and state laws by investigating complaints of sex-based harassment in accordance with the College\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/go.vassar.edu\/policy\/reg\/discrimination\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Policy Against Discrimination, Harassment, &amp; Sexual Misconduct<\/a>. The Office for Institutional Equity oversees the Administrative Resolution and Informal Resolution Process as described in the College\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/go.vassar.edu\/policy\/reg\/discriminiationrres\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Interim Resolution Procedures<\/a>. Individuals who wish to report a concern, seek guidance, report an incident, or request training or other assistance may do so by contacting the Office for Institutional Equity directly at&nbsp;<a href=\"tel:+18454377924\"><a href=\"tel:+18454377924\">(845) 437-7924<\/a><\/a>&nbsp;or by email at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:equity@vassar.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">equity@vassar.edu<\/a>. Discussing a concern with an Office for Institutional Equity team member does not commit you to make a formal complaint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2026\/04\/Campus-Climate-Survey-Report-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vassar College\u2019s Sexual Violence Prevention and Response 2024 Campus Climate Survey Results<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2026\/06\/vassar_reunion_student_employee_deescalation_guide.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2026\/06\/vassar_reunion_student_employee_deescalation_guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reunion Weekend Support &amp; De-escalation Guide for Vassar Student Employees Assisting with Alumni Events<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#fff8ef\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">124 Raymond Avenue, Box 645<br>Poughkeepsie,&nbsp;New York&nbsp;12604-0645<br>Main Building, South 182<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"tel:+18454377924\"><a href=\"tel:+18454377924\">(845) 437-7924<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hours:<\/strong>&nbsp;Monday\u2014Friday 9:00 a.m.\u20135:00 p.m. by appointment only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Schedule an appointment by emailing the office at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:equity@vassar.edu\">equity@vassar.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/08\/Belinda0104-edited-681x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Headshot of Belinda Guthrie, Assistant Vice President for Institutional Equity\/Title IX Coordinator.\" class=\"wp-image-1855\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/08\/Belinda0104-edited-681x1024.jpeg 681w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/08\/Belinda0104-edited-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/08\/Belinda0104-edited-768x1154.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/08\/Belinda0104-edited-1022x1536.jpeg 1022w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/08\/Belinda0104-edited-1363x2048.jpeg 1363w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/08\/Belinda0104-edited-100x150.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/08\/Belinda0104-edited-scaled.jpeg 1704w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c4a74fe4 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"mailto:guthrie@vassar.edu\">Belinda Guthrie<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-xsmall-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Assistant Vice President for Institutional Equity\/Title IX Coordinator<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-xsmall-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"tel:+18454375334\"><a href=\"tel:+18454375334\">(845) 437-5334<\/a><\/a>  |  Main Building<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/04\/buffalo-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"A cartoon buffalo in a Vassar red t-shirt.\" class=\"wp-image-1813\" style=\"width:auto;height:75px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/04\/buffalo-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/04\/buffalo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/04\/buffalo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/04\/buffalo-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/04\/buffalo-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/04\/buffalo.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Meet Belinda<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Belinda Guthrie returned to Vassar College in 2021 as the Assistant Vice President for Institutional Equity and the College\u2019s Title IX Coordinator. She brings a wealth of experience, having previously served in various leadership roles at Vassar from 1996 to 2012, including Associate Dean of the College and founding director of the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action in 2003 (now the Office for Institutional Equity), as well as the Office for Accessibility and Educational Opportunity in 1996. After leaving Vassar, Belinda joined Santa Clara University to establish their first Office of Equal Opportunity and Title IX.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Belinda has been a dedicated advocate for Title IX and disability for over twenty-five years. Serving on the ATIXA Advisory Board and as a consultant, she has worked with private and public colleges and universities, as well as K-12 institutions, as a Title IX investigator and external hearing officer. She has trained thousands of practitioners on Title IX compliance and ADA\/504 issues. Outside of her professional work, Belinda enjoys spending time outdoors, riding motorcycles, hiking, and traveling. She is originally from Wyoming and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wyoming and a Master of Education degree from New York University.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"848\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/03\/Schneider-Photo-2022-848x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Jeffrey Schneider, Faculty Director for Institutional Equity.\" class=\"wp-image-1658\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/03\/Schneider-Photo-2022-848x1024.jpg 848w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/03\/Schneider-Photo-2022-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/03\/Schneider-Photo-2022-768x927.jpg 768w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/03\/Schneider-Photo-2022-1273x1536.jpg 1273w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/03\/Schneider-Photo-2022-124x150.jpg 124w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/03\/Schneider-Photo-2022.jpg 1420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c4a74fe4 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"mailto:bvanbrunt@vassar.edu\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"mailto:jeschneider@vassar.edu\">Jeffrey Schneider<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-xsmall-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Faculty Director for Institutional Equity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-e1bb55cb\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-xsmall-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"tel:+18454377666\"><a href=\"tel:+18454377666\">(845) 437-7666<\/a><\/a>  |  Chicago Hall<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/03\/6-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"A cartoon deer in a Vassar red t-shirt.\" class=\"wp-image-1638\" style=\"width:auto;height:75px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/03\/6-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/03\/6-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/03\/6-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/03\/6-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/03\/6-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/03\/6-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/03\/6-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/03\/6.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Meet Jeffrey<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jeffrey Schneider has worked at Vassar College since 1997. Though he was officially appointed to the Faculty Director role in this office in 2023, beginning in 2009, he served multiple times in this role in an acting capacity. He was drawn to the position by his passion for social justice, his long-standing intellectual interest in the design and implementation of fair policies, and the satisfaction he finds in helping others. In addition to his work in this office, he is also a Professor of German Studies and teaches all levels of the curriculum. He is also an active member in several multidisciplinary programs, including Women, Feminist, and Queer Studies and the Global Nineteenth Century Studies. His research interests include foreign language pedagogy, drama, queer studies, masculinity studies, and late nineteenth-century German literature and culture. His book&nbsp;<em>Uniform Fantasies: Soldiers, Sex and Queer Emancipation in Imperial Germany<\/em>&nbsp;was published in 2023 by University of Toronto Press. In the meantime, he has begun working on a study of Asian Boys Love television, a recent feminist and queer pop cultural phenomenon with a global reach. Outside of Vassar, he has been actively engaged in the local community as a co-founder and member of the End the New Jim Crow Action Network (ENJAN), a local group working to end mass incarceration and racism in the criminal legal system.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"729\" height=\"973\" src=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/08\/Lynn-edited.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Lynn Christenson, biology professor and Associate Faculty Director for Institutional Equity.\" class=\"wp-image-1856\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/08\/Lynn-edited.jpg 729w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/08\/Lynn-edited-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/08\/Lynn-edited-112x150.jpg 112w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c4a74fe4 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"mailto:jgasbarro@vassar.edu\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:omaher@vassar.edu\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"mailto:lychristenson@vassar.edu\">Lynn Christenson<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-xsmall-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Associate Faculty Director for Institutional Equity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-xsmall-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"tel:+18454377418\"><a href=\"tel:+18454377418\">(845) 437-7418<\/a><\/a>  |  Olmsted Hall<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/04\/Lynn-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"A cartoon moose in a Vassar red t-shirt.\" class=\"wp-image-1741\" style=\"width:auto;height:75px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/04\/Lynn-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/04\/Lynn-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/04\/Lynn-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/04\/Lynn-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/04\/Lynn-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/04\/Lynn.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Meet Lynn<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lynn is a professor in the Biology Department and serves as the Associate Faculty Director for Institutional Equity. She started working at Vassar in 2005, teaching in the ENST program as a visiting professor. Lynn joined the Biology Department full-time as an Assistant Professor in 2010 and is now a full professor at the college. She teaches ecology and ecosystems classes in the biology department and environmental science in the ENST program. One of the best parts of her job as a professor is working with students in both the lab and field, conducting research that advances our understanding of the environment. Her role as Associate Faculty Director for Institutional Equity is new, as she joined the team in January 2025. For the past two years, she has served as an Equity Advisor, assisting departments with the hiring of new faculty. Finding new faculty members who bring creativity and fresh perspectives to our campus has been an important contribution.&nbsp;Similarly, helping our community navigate our core standards of behaviour is super important to Lynn. Hearing how we treat one another and responding to concerns allows this office to promote practices that can overcome these challenges.&nbsp;Sometimes we treat each other poorly; her goal in the Title IX office is to work with all community members and to remember that kindness, empathy, and consideration of our actions can ultimately strengthen our community.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/04\/Loni-with-backdrop-768x1024.png\" alt=\"Headshot of Olani Maher, Office Specialist.\" class=\"wp-image-1730\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/04\/Loni-with-backdrop-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/04\/Loni-with-backdrop-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/04\/Loni-with-backdrop-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/04\/Loni-with-backdrop-113x150.png 113w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/04\/Loni-with-backdrop.png 1284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c4a74fe4 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><b><a href=\"mailto:omaher@vassar.edu\">O<\/a><\/b><strong><a href=\"mailto:omaher@vassar.edu\">lani Maher<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-xsmall-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Office Specialist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-xsmall-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"tel:8454377924\"><a href=\"tel:+18454377924\">(845) 437-7924<\/a><\/a> | Main Building<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-xsmall-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/04\/Loni-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"A cartoon squirrel in a Vassar red t-shirt.\" class=\"wp-image-1740\" style=\"width:auto;height:75px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/04\/Loni-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/04\/Loni-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/04\/Loni-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/04\/Loni-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/04\/Loni-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/04\/Loni.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Meet Olani<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Olani (Loni) Maher has worked at Vassar since 2018 as the Office Specialist for the Office for Institutional Equity (previously EOAA\/Title IX), supporting the office\u2019s operations, the work of the Administrators in the office, and all initiatives with the College community, student employees, and the Student Advisory Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before Olani\u2019s employment at Vassar, she had no prior history in higher education, Title IX, or Title VI. 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