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 Benjamin Ho, Associate Professor of Economics, was interviewed for a New York Times op-ed, “Is Holiday Gift-Giving Really Worth It?” Barry Lam, Associate Professor and Chair of Philosophy and founder of the Hi-Phi Nation podcast, was featured on Slate’s Decoder Ring podcast. Tonia Williams ’21 was named a Rhodes Scholar, as noted by the Harvard Gazette. The Washington Post calls O Beautiful, the new novel by Jung Yun ’94, “an intricate tale of identity and belonging in a divided America.” Vassar’s Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center was the subject of a 94.3 Lite FM story, “Where Is a Rare Picasso Painting Hiding in Poughkeepsie, NY?” The Poughkeepsie Journal noted that filming a new Mindy Kaling-created HBO Max series on the Vassar campus added $5 million to the local economy. The Washington Post reports that Sherrilyn Ifill ’84 will be stepping down from her role as head of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund next spring. Dara Greenwood, Associate Professor of Psychological Science, took part in an episode of The Comeback podcast on the allure of fame and the repercussions of achieving fame. Revelations from the new book Betrayal by ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl ’90 have prompted many recent articles, including in the Guardian. View More Items
Benjamin Ho, Associate Professor of Economics, was interviewed for a New York Times op-ed, “Is Holiday Gift-Giving Really Worth It?”
Barry Lam, Associate Professor and Chair of Philosophy and founder of the Hi-Phi Nation podcast, was featured on Slate’s Decoder Ring podcast.
The Washington Post calls O Beautiful, the new novel by Jung Yun ’94, “an intricate tale of identity and belonging in a divided America.”
Vassar’s Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center was the subject of a 94.3 Lite FM story, “Where Is a Rare Picasso Painting Hiding in Poughkeepsie, NY?”
The Poughkeepsie Journal noted that filming a new Mindy Kaling-created HBO Max series on the Vassar campus added $5 million to the local economy.
The Washington Post reports that Sherrilyn Ifill ’84 will be stepping down from her role as head of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund next spring.
Dara Greenwood, Associate Professor of Psychological Science, took part in an episode of The Comeback podcast on the allure of fame and the repercussions of achieving fame.
Revelations from the new book Betrayal by ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl ’90 have prompted many recent articles, including in the Guardian.