News and Events Home 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 Taneisha Means, Assistant Professor of Political Science on the Class of 1951 Chair, was quoted in a 19th News article about President Biden’s imminent nomination of a Black woman to the Supreme Court. CNN reports that Sherrilyn Ifill ’84 is a potential nominee to replace retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. ET hailed Louisa Jacobson ’13, daughter of Meryl Streep ’71, as the “breakout star” of the new HBO historical drama The Gilded Age. Paulina Bren, Adjunct Associate Professor of International Studies and author of The Barbizon: The Hotel That Set Women Free, was quoted in a How Stuff Works story about the history of the Barbizon Hotel Meryl Streep ’71 continues to be the most nominated feature performer at the SAG Awards—a new nomination for Don’t Look Up bringing her total to 17—as noted by Deadline. Philip Jefferson ’83, a Vassar trustee, was officially named to serve on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors. Civil rights lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill ’84 discussed the events of January 6, 2021 and the fight to save American democracy on MSNBC’s Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast. The latest novel by Professor Amitava Kumar, A Time Outside This Time, was reviewed by India Today. Bloomberg reports that the White House is likely to nominate economist Philip Jefferson ’83 for a seat on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors. View More Items
Taneisha Means, Assistant Professor of Political Science on the Class of 1951 Chair, was quoted in a 19th News article about President Biden’s imminent nomination of a Black woman to the Supreme Court.
CNN reports that Sherrilyn Ifill ’84 is a potential nominee to replace retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer.
ET hailed Louisa Jacobson ’13, daughter of Meryl Streep ’71, as the “breakout star” of the new HBO historical drama The Gilded Age.
Paulina Bren, Adjunct Associate Professor of International Studies and author of The Barbizon: The Hotel That Set Women Free, was quoted in a How Stuff Works story about the history of the Barbizon Hotel
Meryl Streep ’71 continues to be the most nominated feature performer at the SAG Awards—a new nomination for Don’t Look Up bringing her total to 17—as noted by Deadline.
Philip Jefferson ’83, a Vassar trustee, was officially named to serve on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors.
Civil rights lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill ’84 discussed the events of January 6, 2021 and the fight to save American democracy on MSNBC’s Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast.
Bloomberg reports that the White House is likely to nominate economist Philip Jefferson ’83 for a seat on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors.