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 Forward reported on the first test images out of an observatory in Chile named after Vera Rubin ’48, as well as highlighting her life accomplishments as a trailblazer of astronomy. The Architect’s Newspaper listed 2500 New Hackensack at Vassar College as one of the modernist landmarks made by a Black architect, Jeh Vincent Johnson, who received a preservation grant. The Poughkeepsie Journal mentioned both The Heartwood and Vassar College after Poughkeepsie was named among one of the best cities in the US, calling it “small but mighty.” Assistant Professor of English Pasquale Toscano wrote an op-ed for Dayton Daily News about his experience as an educator, and how he uses literature as a vehicle for approaching polarizing topics with his students. Hannah Bos ’00 and Paul Thureen ’00, co-creators of the HBO series Somebody Somewhere, were nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series. Leah Goodridge ’04 wrote a piece for The Guardian about the proposed rent freezes by Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s Democratic nominee for mayor, as well as her experience on the New York rent board. Professor of History Robert Brigham was a panelist on the July 9 episode of WAMC’s The Roundtable, discussing the Supreme Court ruling regarding firing government workers, US weapons policy, and more. Chris Bull ’86 interviewed Former Professor of English Thomas Mallon for Queerty, after being named in their Pride50, and following the release of his book, The Very Heart of It: New York Diaries, 1983-1994. Professor of English Amitava Kumar was interviewed for Frontline about his profound love for reading and what books influenced him as a writer. View More Items
Forward reported on the first test images out of an observatory in Chile named after Vera Rubin ’48, as well as highlighting her life accomplishments as a trailblazer of astronomy.
The Architect’s Newspaper listed 2500 New Hackensack at Vassar College as one of the modernist landmarks made by a Black architect, Jeh Vincent Johnson, who received a preservation grant.
The Poughkeepsie Journal mentioned both The Heartwood and Vassar College after Poughkeepsie was named among one of the best cities in the US, calling it “small but mighty.”
Assistant Professor of English Pasquale Toscano wrote an op-ed for Dayton Daily News about his experience as an educator, and how he uses literature as a vehicle for approaching polarizing topics with his students.
Hannah Bos ’00 and Paul Thureen ’00, co-creators of the HBO series Somebody Somewhere, were nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series.
Leah Goodridge ’04 wrote a piece for The Guardian about the proposed rent freezes by Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s Democratic nominee for mayor, as well as her experience on the New York rent board.
Professor of History Robert Brigham was a panelist on the July 9 episode of WAMC’s The Roundtable, discussing the Supreme Court ruling regarding firing government workers, US weapons policy, and more.
Chris Bull ’86 interviewed Former Professor of English Thomas Mallon for Queerty, after being named in their Pride50, and following the release of his book, The Very Heart of It: New York Diaries, 1983-1994.
Professor of English Amitava Kumar was interviewed for Frontline about his profound love for reading and what books influenced him as a writer.