Who founded the college The Vassar Haiti Project is associated with?
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. It became coeducational in 1969, and now has a gender ratio at the national average. The school is one of the historic Seven Sisters, the first elite female colleges in the U.S., and has a historic relationship with Yale University, which suggested a merger with the college before coeducation at both institutions.
Lynchburg College Lynchburg College is a private college in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA, related by covenant to the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) with approximately 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students. The Princeton Review lists it as one of the 368 best colleges in the nation. LC is cited in "Colleges That Change Lives" and is also profiled in "The Templeton Guide: Colleges That Encourage Character Development". Lynchburg College was the first institution in the United States to train nuclear physicists and engineers for the NS "Savannah" project under order of President Eisenhower, to aid in the development and operation of the world's first nuclear-powered ship.