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 WAMC reported on the Powerhouse Theater at Vassar, mentioning A Trojan Woman, the closing performance of the season. Erik Szwed ’17 was mentioned in the Benzie County Record Patriot after receiving his PhD in physics from the University of California San Diego. Forward reported on the first test images out of an observatory in Chile named after Vera Rubin ’48, as well as highlighting her life accomplishments as a trailblazer of astronomy. The Poughkeepsie Journal mentioned both The Heartwood and Vassar College after Poughkeepsie was named among one of the best cities in the US, calling it “small but mighty.” Assistant Professor of English Pasquale Toscano wrote an op-ed for Dayton Daily News about his experience as an educator, and how he uses literature as a vehicle for approaching polarizing topics with his students. Leah Goodridge ’04 wrote a piece for The Guardian about the proposed rent freezes by Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s Democratic nominee for mayor, as well as her experience on the New York rent board. Professor of History Robert Brigham was a panelist on the July 9 episode of WAMC’s The Roundtable, discussing the Supreme Court ruling regarding firing government workers, US weapons policy, and more. Hannah Bos ’00 and Paul Thureen ’00, co-creators of the HBO series Somebody Somewhere, were nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series. Chris Bull ’86 interviewed Former Professor of English Thomas Mallon for Queerty, after being named in their Pride50, and following the release of his book, The Very Heart of It: New York Diaries, 1983–1994. View More Items
WAMC reported on the Powerhouse Theater at Vassar, mentioning A Trojan Woman, the closing performance of the season.
Erik Szwed ’17 was mentioned in the Benzie County Record Patriot after receiving his PhD in physics from the University of California San Diego.
Forward reported on the first test images out of an observatory in Chile named after Vera Rubin ’48, as well as highlighting her life accomplishments as a trailblazer of astronomy.
The Poughkeepsie Journal mentioned both The Heartwood and Vassar College after Poughkeepsie was named among one of the best cities in the US, calling it “small but mighty.”
Assistant Professor of English Pasquale Toscano wrote an op-ed for Dayton Daily News about his experience as an educator, and how he uses literature as a vehicle for approaching polarizing topics with his students.
Leah Goodridge ’04 wrote a piece for The Guardian about the proposed rent freezes by Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s Democratic nominee for mayor, as well as her experience on the New York rent board.
Professor of History Robert Brigham was a panelist on the July 9 episode of WAMC’s The Roundtable, discussing the Supreme Court ruling regarding firing government workers, US weapons policy, and more.
Hannah Bos ’00 and Paul Thureen ’00, co-creators of the HBO series Somebody Somewhere, were nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series.
Chris Bull ’86 interviewed Former Professor of English Thomas Mallon for Queerty, after being named in their Pride50, and following the release of his book, The Very Heart of It: New York Diaries, 1983–1994.