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Vassar College

Vassar College is a private, coeducational, liberal arts college in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, in the United States. Founded in 1861 by Matthew Vassar, it was the first degree-granting institution of higher education for women in the United States. Wikipedia*

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Vassar College has hosted 6 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 1995 Speech. The year with the most events was 2001 with two events. The year with the highest average number of views per video was 2005 with an average of 1,486 views per video. Most appearances with Francis Fergusson (2). Most common tags: Colleges & Universities, Commencement, American Perspectives.

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