In the Media Members of the Vassar community are always making news! Find the latest media mentions of alums, students, faculty, and other employees right here. Eric Marcus ’80 was featured on NPR’s podcast, All Things Considered, talking about the latest season of his podcast, Making Gay History, which is focusing on the lives of LGBTQ+ people during the Nazi era. Joshua Simmons ’01 wrote a letter to the editor of The Washington Post, reflecting on his experience being both LGBTQ+ and Jewish during Pride month. E.A. Hanks ’05 was profiled in Vanity Fair about her new book, The 10: A Memoir of Family and the Open Road, detailing her intense childhood and life as the daughter of a celebrity. Smithsonian reported on a new quarter that honors notable astronomer Vera Rubin ’48. Hyperallergic mentioned two exhibitions currently at The Loeb in their list of art shows to see in Upstate New York this summer. Visiting Associate Professor of English David Means was awarded the 2025 PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story. SpectrumNews1 reported that four first-generation college students from SUNY Orange will participate in the 2025 Vassar College Exploring Transfer Program this summer. The New York Times listed Making Gay History, a podcast by Eric Marcus ’80, as one of the five podcasts that are “revisiting the past through oral histories.” Nova Gregory ’21 wrote a piece for Outsports about their experience being the first out transgender fencing master. View More Items
Eric Marcus ’80 was featured on NPR’s podcast, All Things Considered, talking about the latest season of his podcast, Making Gay History, which is focusing on the lives of LGBTQ+ people during the Nazi era.
Joshua Simmons ’01 wrote a letter to the editor of The Washington Post, reflecting on his experience being both LGBTQ+ and Jewish during Pride month.
E.A. Hanks ’05 was profiled in Vanity Fair about her new book, The 10: A Memoir of Family and the Open Road, detailing her intense childhood and life as the daughter of a celebrity.
Hyperallergic mentioned two exhibitions currently at The Loeb in their list of art shows to see in Upstate New York this summer.
Visiting Associate Professor of English David Means was awarded the 2025 PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story.
SpectrumNews1 reported that four first-generation college students from SUNY Orange will participate in the 2025 Vassar College Exploring Transfer Program this summer.
The New York Times listed Making Gay History, a podcast by Eric Marcus ’80, as one of the five podcasts that are “revisiting the past through oral histories.”
Nova Gregory ’21 wrote a piece for Outsports about their experience being the first out transgender fencing master.