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 Renowned astronomer Vera Rubin ’48, who first discovered evidence of the existence of dark matter, was mentioned in a News Decoder article about women who made major contributions to astronomy. Bruce Mendelsohn ’90 was named Worcester’s director of Veterans Services, as reported by the Jewish Journal of Greater Boston. Emma Meore was promoted to Director of Sports Medicine of the Department of Athletics and Physical Education, as reported by Hudson Valley Press. Jared Fiske ’26 was named the Liberty League Male Scholar Athlete of the Year, as reported by the Hudson Valley Press. Eliza Hardy Jones ’02 was interviewed on WXPN about her new song, which reflects on the context of protest music in the wake of the United States’ 250th anniversary. Chris Colin ’97 was interviewed by The New Yorker about his “Admin Nights”— gatherings he hosts that double as a way to build connection and cross things off the proverbial to-do list. Curtis Dozier, Professor of Greek and Roman Studies, was quoted in a Ms. magazine article about the female casting—including Black actors playing Helen on Troy, Clytemnestra, and Athena—in Christopher Nolan’s film, The Odyssey. Curtis Dozier, Professor of Greek and Roman Studies, wrote a Pittsburgh Review of Books op-ed about the Christopher Nolan film, The Odyssey, noting its varying displays of masculinity and how some mirror the values of white nationalists. The Vassar College Resolutes, the first women’s college baseball team, was mentioned in a GoMag article about the history of organized women’s baseball teams and standout players. View More Items
Renowned astronomer Vera Rubin ’48, who first discovered evidence of the existence of dark matter, was mentioned in a News Decoder article about women who made major contributions to astronomy.
Bruce Mendelsohn ’90 was named Worcester’s director of Veterans Services, as reported by the Jewish Journal of Greater Boston.
Emma Meore was promoted to Director of Sports Medicine of the Department of Athletics and Physical Education, as reported by Hudson Valley Press.
Jared Fiske ’26 was named the Liberty League Male Scholar Athlete of the Year, as reported by the Hudson Valley Press.
Eliza Hardy Jones ’02 was interviewed on WXPN about her new song, which reflects on the context of protest music in the wake of the United States’ 250th anniversary.
Chris Colin ’97 was interviewed by The New Yorker about his “Admin Nights”— gatherings he hosts that double as a way to build connection and cross things off the proverbial to-do list.
Curtis Dozier, Professor of Greek and Roman Studies, was quoted in a Ms. magazine article about the female casting—including Black actors playing Helen on Troy, Clytemnestra, and Athena—in Christopher Nolan’s film, The Odyssey.
Curtis Dozier, Professor of Greek and Roman Studies, wrote a Pittsburgh Review of Books op-ed about the Christopher Nolan film, The Odyssey, noting its varying displays of masculinity and how some mirror the values of white nationalists.
The Vassar College Resolutes, the first women’s college baseball team, was mentioned in a GoMag article about the history of organized women’s baseball teams and standout players.
