Faculty Events and Special Programming
Upcoming
Fall 2026 Faculty Success Program (FSP)
We are now taking applications for the Fall 2026 Faculty Success Program (FSP) sponsored by the NCFDD. This is a 10-week writing program, which will run from September 14 to November 22. If you are interested in participating, please complete and submit the application form.
Coming in Fall 2026
A Research Info Session for Navigating French and Francophone Archives in France.
Vinay Swamy, formerly of Vassar College and currently working in Paris at France's prestigious CNRS (Centre national de recherche scientifique) and with the Institut de Genre, will present an information session on navigating research resources in French institutions and respond to your questions. His recent experience will offer insights, tips, and useful information for researchers of the French and Francophone world. (via Zoom).
Check back for more upcoming events.
See also, Faculty Research and Writing Workshops.
Past Events
May 7, 2026. A book workshop designed for writers at any stage of the process, open to all faculty in the Vassar community, with Kali Handelman, Professional Editor, with one-on-one consultations after.
April 24, 2026. Presentation about the press, book acquisition, and other aspects of scholarly editorial and publication practices by Tim Mennel, Executive Editor at the University of Chicago Press
March 6, 2026. Grants Workshop, Pivoting in the New Grants Landscape
March 27, 2025. Library Hosted Faculty Book Talk: Education Professor Christopher Bjork and Sociology Professor William Hoynes present compelling first-person stories from their new book, More Than Just a Game: How the Youth Sports Industry Is Changing the Way We Parent and What to Do About It, which provides much-needed perspective about the billion-dollar youth-sports industry.