News and Events News & EventsAll NewsIn the MediaEventsPress ReleasesFeatured 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 Victoria Legrand ’03, vocalist and keyboardist of Beach House, spoke to Far Out Magazine about the 20th anniversary of her band’s debut album and what inspired her to make music. Sherrilyn Ifill ’84 was a guest on The Daily Show, discussing the ways states attacked the voting rights of Black people after the Civil War. The Waterways Journal remembered the life of philanthropist and life-long arts supporter Martha Rivers Ingram ’57. Diana Heise ’01 was selected as one of three Redwood National & State Parks’ Fall artists-in-residence, as reported in Kym Kemp. Curtis Dozier, Professor of Greek and Roman Studies, wrote a Yale University Press op-ed about how many assertions in his book, The White Pedestal—written before the 2nd Trump administration took office—are still valid today. Tanya Odom ’92 was appointed co-chair of The New York Women’s Foundation Board of Directors, as reported by CityBiz. Renowned astronomer Vera Rubin ’48, who first discovered evidence of the existence of dark matter, was mentioned in a News Decoder article about women who made major contributions to astronomy. Lauren Shores ’08 wrote a The Story Axis essay about the value of college degrees, including income statistics by race and occupation, and the non-monetary advantages of a college education. Bruce Mendelsohn ’90 was named Worcester’s director of Veterans Services, as reported by the Jewish Journal of Greater Boston. View More Items
Victoria Legrand ’03, vocalist and keyboardist of Beach House, spoke to Far Out Magazine about the 20th anniversary of her band’s debut album and what inspired her to make music.
Sherrilyn Ifill ’84 was a guest on The Daily Show, discussing the ways states attacked the voting rights of Black people after the Civil War.
The Waterways Journal remembered the life of philanthropist and life-long arts supporter Martha Rivers Ingram ’57.
Diana Heise ’01 was selected as one of three Redwood National & State Parks’ Fall artists-in-residence, as reported in Kym Kemp.
Curtis Dozier, Professor of Greek and Roman Studies, wrote a Yale University Press op-ed about how many assertions in his book, The White Pedestal—written before the 2nd Trump administration took office—are still valid today.
Tanya Odom ’92 was appointed co-chair of The New York Women’s Foundation Board of Directors, as reported by CityBiz.
Renowned astronomer Vera Rubin ’48, who first discovered evidence of the existence of dark matter, was mentioned in a News Decoder article about women who made major contributions to astronomy.
Lauren Shores ’08 wrote a The Story Axis essay about the value of college degrees, including income statistics by race and occupation, and the non-monetary advantages of a college education.
Bruce Mendelsohn ’90 was named Worcester’s director of Veterans Services, as reported by the Jewish Journal of Greater Boston.
