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 Roll Call quoted Taneisha Means, Assistant Professor of Political Science on the Class of 1951 Chair, in a story about how the upcoming nomination of a Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court has prompted new discussions on equality. Dara Greenwood, Associate Professor of Psychological Science, wrote a Psychology Today article, “Four Powerful Lessons from Disney’s Encanto.” Charlie Steinhorn, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Statistics, is the new Director of the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences, as announced by the board. Blockchain entrepreneur Olaf Carlson-Wee ’12 is featured in Forbes. In an opinion piece for Forbes, President Elizabeth Bradley examines how the pandemic is widening a gender gap in higher education. Science quoted Debra Elmegreen, Professor of Astronomy on the Maria Mitchell Chair and President of the International Astronomical Union, in a story about a new IAU center that will tackle satellite interference with astronomical observations. Bryan Van Norden, Professor of Philosophy on the James Monroe Taylor Chair, discussed the short story “Kong Yiji” on the Chinese Literature Podcast. Amy Entelis ’71 will lead CNN temporarily in the wake of the network president’s resignation, as reported by Variety and many other news outlets. The Washington Post reports that Judge Rupa Ranga Puttagunta ’02, nominated by President Biden to a 15-year term on the D.C. Superior Court, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate. View More Items
Roll Call quoted Taneisha Means, Assistant Professor of Political Science on the Class of 1951 Chair, in a story about how the upcoming nomination of a Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court has prompted new discussions on equality.
Dara Greenwood, Associate Professor of Psychological Science, wrote a Psychology Today article, “Four Powerful Lessons from Disney’s Encanto.”
Charlie Steinhorn, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Statistics, is the new Director of the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences, as announced by the board.
In an opinion piece for Forbes, President Elizabeth Bradley examines how the pandemic is widening a gender gap in higher education.
Science quoted Debra Elmegreen, Professor of Astronomy on the Maria Mitchell Chair and President of the International Astronomical Union, in a story about a new IAU center that will tackle satellite interference with astronomical observations.
Bryan Van Norden, Professor of Philosophy on the James Monroe Taylor Chair, discussed the short story “Kong Yiji” on the Chinese Literature Podcast.
Amy Entelis ’71 will lead CNN temporarily in the wake of the network president’s resignation, as reported by Variety and many other news outlets.
The Washington Post reports that Judge Rupa Ranga Puttagunta ’02, nominated by President Biden to a 15-year term on the D.C. Superior Court, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
