In the Media–December 2021 Roundup
Vassar College and Pharos, a website directed by Assistant Professor of Greek and Roman Studies Curtis Dozier devoted to documenting appropriations of ancient Greece and Rome by hate groups, were mentioned in a CNN article about the paramilitary group 1st Amendment Praetorian. Vassar women’s rugby won the American Collegiate Rugby Association Division II national championship, as noted by the Poughkeepsie Journal. The College and Emelyn Battersby Hartridge (class of 1892) were mentioned in a Mashed article about the invention of fudge. The filming of The Sex Lives of College Girls at Vassar was the subject of a Distractify story.
President Elizabeth Bradley discussed the role of higher education in stewarding student mental health and wellbeing in a Mary Christie Institute interview.
The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center and its Picasso paintings were the subjects of a 94.3 Lite FM story.
The New Yorker called the latest documentary by Penny Lane ’00, Listening to Kenny G, “an ironic masterpiece.”
Debut novelist Flora Collins ’16 was the subject of a New York Times feature and talked about her book, Nanny Dearest, with Grazia magazine and the Author Stories podcast.
Richard Lyford ’11 was quoted in a Recorder story about Creative Connections Clubhouse, a music studio which serves at-risk children and young adults, where Lyford works as a mentor.
Benjamin Ho, Associate Professor of Economics, was interviewed for a Bloomberg article on the role trust plays in how we view our economic and political institutions and for a New York Times op-ed, “Is Holiday Gift-Giving Really Worth It?”
The new collection of poetry by Linda Joy Walder ’81, Running Naked in the Snow, was the subject of a Benzinga story.
Dr. David Nash ’77 was named to the Scientific Advisory Board of Genomind, as noted by My ChesCo.
Kara Voght ’11 was hired as a politics reporter at Rolling Stone, as noted by Talking Biz News.
Jennifer Holmes ’00 was named Executive Director of the Pace School of Performing Arts, as announced by Pace University.
Carrie Goldberg ’99, lawyer and founder of C.A. Goldberg Law Firm, was scheduled to testify on Capitol Hill about Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, as noted by The Hill.
Tonia Williams ’21, who is pursuing her master’s degree in education at Harvard University, was named a 2022 Rhodes Scholar, as noted by The Jamaican Gleaner and the Harvard Gazette.
Artist Christina Tenaglia ’97 and her artwork were the subjects of a Chronogram story.
Lawyer and Kluger Healey founding partner Mark F. Kluger ’84 was quoted in a New York Times article about an appeals court decision to block a new vaccine mandate for large businesses.
The philanthropic work of Ethan Zohn ’96, a CBS Survivor winner, cancer survivor, and Grassroot Soccer founder, was the subject of a WBGO story.
Sandra “Sandi” A.J. Lawrence ’78 was appointed to the Sera Prognostics Inc. Board of Directors, and noted by Business Insider and Yahoo! Finance.
In his new novel, A Time Outside This Time, Professor of English Amitava Kumar “provides a shimmering assault on the Zeitgeist,” said the New Yorker.
Revelations from the new book Betrayal by ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl ’90 prompted many recent articles, including in the Guardian.
Camille Carey ’95 was named Dean of the University of New Mexico School of Law, as announced by the university.
O Beautiful, the new novel by Jung Yun ’94, received glowing reviews in the New York Times and Washington Post.
Barry Lam, Associate Professor and Chair of Philosophy and founder of the Hi-Phi Nation podcast, was featured on Slate’s Decoder Ring podcast.
Photo credits: Campus shot, Tamar Thibodeau; Penny Lane, courtesy of the subject; Benjamin Ho, Karl Rabe; Tonia Williams, Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard University; Ethan Zohn, courtesy of CBS; Jung Yun, Greg Dohler.