News and Events News & EventsAll NewsIn the MediaEventsPress ReleasesFeatured Videos Members of the Vassar community are always making news! Find the latest media mentions of alums, students, faculty, and other employees right here. In the Media Samson Okoth Opondo was named Professor of Political Science and Africana Studies, as announced in The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. Apollo Magazine mentioned Rosebud (2021) by Huma Bhabba, a sculpture currently featured at The Loeb, as a part of their list of “Four things to see.” Do You Find Yourself Rooting For The Bad Guy? Vassar Psychologist Dara Greenwood Explains Why Late Professor of Art History Linda Nochlin ’51 was profiled in The Collector on her legacy of introducing feminism into the art history world. The Military Officers Association of America announced that Jordan Nasif ’20 was the recipient of the 2026 Colonel Paul W. Arcari Meritorious Service Award. Andrew Zimmern ’84 was mentioned in TastingTable., discussing his decades long obsession with Katz’s, the oldest deli in the US, and their legendary sandwiches. Lisa Kudrow ’85 received her third consecutive Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Emmy nomination for her role as Valerie Cherish in HBO's The Comeback, as reported by Deadline. Vassar was mentioned in a guide for Hudson Valley Magazine, highlighting commencement ceremonies all throughout the region.
Samson Okoth Opondo was named Professor of Political Science and Africana Studies, as announced in The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education.
Apollo Magazine mentioned Rosebud (2021) by Huma Bhabba, a sculpture currently featured at The Loeb, as a part of their list of “Four things to see.”
Late Professor of Art History Linda Nochlin ’51 was profiled in The Collector on her legacy of introducing feminism into the art history world.
The Military Officers Association of America announced that Jordan Nasif ’20 was the recipient of the 2026 Colonel Paul W. Arcari Meritorious Service Award.
Andrew Zimmern ’84 was mentioned in TastingTable., discussing his decades long obsession with Katz’s, the oldest deli in the US, and their legendary sandwiches.
Lisa Kudrow ’85 received her third consecutive Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Emmy nomination for her role as Valerie Cherish in HBO's The Comeback, as reported by Deadline.
Vassar was mentioned in a guide for Hudson Valley Magazine, highlighting commencement ceremonies all throughout the region.
