The recently launched Vassar Veterans Initiative was the subject of a Yahoo! Finance story. Vassar College was mentioned in a Michigan Daily story about women’s baseball. The College’s Commencement and its guest speaker, John Leguizamo P’23, S’90, were included in a MarketWatch story on 2022 commencement speakers. Vassar’s Exploring College program was mentioned in the River story, “Poughkeepsie High School Refuses to Give Up.”

Zeina Azzam ’77 was named the poet laureate of Alexandria, Virginia, as noted by the Alexandria Times and Zebra.

Michaela Pohl, Associate Professor of History, discussed Vladimir Putin—a subject in which she’s an expert—in Poughkeepsie Journal and Yahoo! News stories.

Diane Harriford, Professor of Sociology and member of the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project, spoke at a lynching memorial marker dedication ceremony, as noted by hottytoddy.com.

Magazine beauty editor Pamela Edwards Christiani ’90 wrote a Zoe Report article about age representation in the beauty industry.

Zachary Cofran, Assistant Professor of Anthropology on the Mary Clark Rockefeller Chair, was quoted in a CNN story about how evolution works.

Kiana Moore ’02, Vice President of Content Production at Vox Media and co-director of the HBO Max documentary Beauty of Blackness, spoke to Elle magazine about the film—which was also the subject of stories in BlackFilm.com, Yahoo! Life, and WWD.

Jonathan Safir ’15 was named Director of Basketball Strategy and Analytics at the University of Florida, as announced by the college and 247sports.com.

Marilyn Thompson ’75, former Global Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Johnson & Johnson, was the subject of a Sarasota Magazine story.

Sharon Jennings-Rojas ’91, Chair of the Department of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine of Maryland University of Integrative Health, was quoted in a Baltimore Sun article about acupuncture.

Marie Therese Guirgis ’93 was one of the producers of the Oscar-winning documentary Summer of Soul, which was the subject of many articles, including Pitchfork and Hollywood Reporter stories.

Benjamin Ho, Associate Professor of Behavioral Economics, wrote a Bangkok Post article about how new technology can help build trust.

Angela Tondu-Solomon ’94 wrote a LinkedIn article titled, “‘Persevere’: The Weight of Black Exceptionalism.”

Trustee and lawyer Brian Farkas ’10 was quoted in a Law360 article titled, “Activision Suit Could Shed Light on Arbitration Ban’s Scope.” 

Mia Mask, Professor of Film on the Mary Riepma Ross ’32 Chair, was quoted in a New York Times story about the lack of Black women winning best actress Oscars—the last was Halle Berry in 2002.

Vassar organist Gail Archer and her latest album, Chernivtski: Contemporary Ukrainian Organ Music, were the subjects of a BroadwayWorld.com story.

Violet Witchel ’22 was quoted in a Business Insider story about Gen Z investment trends.

Johnna Torsone ’72 retired as Global Chief Human Resources Officer at Pitney Bowes, as announced by Bakersfield.com.

Dr. Lisa Adams ’05 joined the Community Health Center on Cape Cod, as noted by the Bourne Enterprise.

Actor Ethan Slater ’14 was a guest on the podcast The Art of Kindess with Robert Peterpaul.

Dr. Mary Steichen Calderone, class of 1925, an inductee into the National Women’s Hall of Fame, was the subject of a La Crosse Tribune story.

Cancer immunologist Danielle Twum ’12, who was one of the scientists featured in the Smithsonian’s statue display at the National Mall for Women’s History Month, was the subject of a GhanaWeb.com story.

Priya Nair ’15 was named Deputy Chief Diversity Officer of New York, as noted by the governor’s office.

A collection of essays titled Making it Modern by professor, author, and art historian Linda Nochlin ’51 was the subject of an Art Newspaper story.

Elizabeth Vianna ’89, Chimney Rock Winery Winemaker, was included in a Visit Napa Valley story, “Napa Valley Women in Wine.”

Priya Nair ’15 was named Deputy Chief Diversity Officer of New York, as noted by the governor’s office.

Jena Holtberg-Benge ’95, General Manager at John Deere Reman, was the subject of a Springfield News-Leader story.

Areej Noor ’06, Founder and CEO of Statement Films, was quoted in a Deadline story about the unveiling of projects from female African creators for a Statement and Topic program.

Vassar Trustee Natalie Nixon ’91 has been appointed to the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s Board of Trustees, as announced by the museum. 

The new novel by Jeff Wallach ’82, Everyone Here Is From Somewhere Else, was the subject of a Portland Tribune story.

Fubing Su, Professor of Political Science, was quoted in a Star article about China’s zero-COVID policy.

Geo Maher, Visiting Associate Professor of Political Science, talked with Andrew Keen about why Ukrainian resistance to the Russian invasion is anti-colonial, as noted by Lit Hub.

Katharine Abbott ’49 and her new children’s book, Henrietta, was the subject of a Yahoo! News story.

Anika Chapin ’05 was named director of artistic development of Signature Theatre, as noted by Playbill.

Alexandra Berzon ’01 was named an investigative reporter for the New York Times, as noted by Talking Biz News.

A presentation by Michele Chouteau McLean ’87, Maui County Planning Director, was the subject of a Lahaina News story.

Photo credits: Azzam, Jeff Norman; Safir, University of San Francisco Athletics; Mask, Buck Lewis; Nair, courtesy of the subject; Su, Karl Rabe.