News and Events News & Events All News In the Media Events Press Releases Featured 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 Several media outlets, including AP News and The New York Times, mentioned Meryl Streep ’71, who reprised her role in The Devil Wears Prada 2, which had the biggest opening weekend for a traditional comedy film in over a decade. The Saturday Evening Post published an article about the origins of women’s baseball, mentioning Vassar College as one of the earliest institutions to have an all women’s team. Amanda Forsythe '98 was mentioned in Ludwig Van after it was announced that she would be participating in the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra’s latest program spotlighting women in classical music. David DeSteno ’90 wrote a guest essay for The New York Times about the limitations of using religion to teach the chatbot Claude about morality and ethics. The New York Times honored the work of artist Frederic Church, naming the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center as one of a handful of museums with Church paintings on display. Associate Professor and Chair of Greek and Roman Studies Curtis Dozier wrote an article for Salon about how conservatives use the ancient Roman Empire to justify violent ideology. PEN America announced that they will be honoring Founder and CEO of Blumhouse Productions Jason Blum ’91 with the Business Visionary award at their 2026 annual Literary Gala. The Deccan Herald explored the legacy of Mary McCarthy ’33 as a boundary-pushing novelist and a Vietnam War reporter, who had an incredible talent for depicting the raw realities of life. Associate Professor of Political Science Taneisha Means was quoted in Mid Hudson News after the announcement of “Jane Bolin Day,” honoring the Poughkeepsie native and the first woman of color to serve as a judge in the U.S. View More Items
Several media outlets, including AP News and The New York Times, mentioned Meryl Streep ’71, who reprised her role in The Devil Wears Prada 2, which had the biggest opening weekend for a traditional comedy film in over a decade.
The Saturday Evening Post published an article about the origins of women’s baseball, mentioning Vassar College as one of the earliest institutions to have an all women’s team.
Amanda Forsythe '98 was mentioned in Ludwig Van after it was announced that she would be participating in the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra’s latest program spotlighting women in classical music.
David DeSteno ’90 wrote a guest essay for The New York Times about the limitations of using religion to teach the chatbot Claude about morality and ethics.
The New York Times honored the work of artist Frederic Church, naming the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center as one of a handful of museums with Church paintings on display.
Associate Professor and Chair of Greek and Roman Studies Curtis Dozier wrote an article for Salon about how conservatives use the ancient Roman Empire to justify violent ideology.
PEN America announced that they will be honoring Founder and CEO of Blumhouse Productions Jason Blum ’91 with the Business Visionary award at their 2026 annual Literary Gala.
The Deccan Herald explored the legacy of Mary McCarthy ’33 as a boundary-pushing novelist and a Vietnam War reporter, who had an incredible talent for depicting the raw realities of life.
Associate Professor of Political Science Taneisha Means was quoted in Mid Hudson News after the announcement of “Jane Bolin Day,” honoring the Poughkeepsie native and the first woman of color to serve as a judge in the U.S.