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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.
Recognized as one of the best liberal arts colleges in the country, Vassar has successfully fulfilled its founder’s goals. An English-born brewer and businessman, Matthew Vassar established his college in Poughkeepsie, New York, a small city on the Hudson River, 75 miles north of New York City.
Matthew Vassar (1792–1868), a prosperous Poughkeepsie brewer, became a pioneer for women’s education and the study of the liberal arts in the United States when he founded Vassar College in 1861.
Vassar College, private, coeducational institution of higher learning in Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S., one of the Seven Sisters schools. It is a liberal arts college offering undergraduate studies and bachelor’s degrees in the arts, languages and literatures, natural and social sciences, psychology, and other areas.
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Dec 2, 2016 · 1854 -- Poughkeepsie became a city (chartered 28 March 1854). 1859 -- Harvey Gridley Eastman, cousin of George Eastman of Eastman Kodak fame, arrived in Poughkeepsie and started the Eastman Business College which would become the largest business college in the nation.
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Jun 9, 2023 · In a “fast and furious” game at the Seventh Regiment Armory in New York City, Vassar defeated Smith College 27 to 18 in the first intercollegiate basketball game between teams representing women’s colleges.
