Vassar College’s Institute for the Liberal Arts, Crossroads Inn, and Salt Line restaurant were the subjects of WPDH and Westchester & Fairfield County Business Journals stories, which included comments from Bryan Swarthout, Vice President of Finance and Administration. The expansion of the Exploring Transfer program into the Exploring Transfer Together initiative was the subject of an Inside Higher Ed article, which quoted President Elizabeth Bradley and Dean Wendy Maragh Taylor, Associate Dean of the College for Student Growth and Engagement.

Emmy-nominated composer Amanda Jones ’10 spoke about her work with NatGeo’s Super/Natural series on The Big Score.

Vassar Veterans Association hosted a car smash fundraiser for the nonprofit Hudson River Housing, as noted by the Times Union.

Sherrilyn Ifill ’84, former President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and current Senior Fellow at the Ford Foundation, will receive the New York Bar Association Gold Medal Award—the highest honor bestowed by the association—as announced by the NYSBA. 

Megan Gall, Associate Professor of Biology, was quoted in a National Geographic article about the great gray owl.

Steve Reilly ’09, a Pulitzer Prize finalist and investigative reporter at Grid, was elected to the board of the National Press Club for a three-year term, as noted by the club.

Tom Facchine ’11, Imam and Director of Religious Affairs of Utica Masjid and Imam of Hamilton College, talked about masculine modesty in Islam on the MM Podcast, as noted by Muslim Matters. 

The work of renowned astronomer Vera Rubin ’48 and the observatory named after her were the subjects of an Astronomy magazine article.

Judge Tamiko Amaker ’90 was appointed acting Chief Administrative Judge of the New York State court system, the first Black woman in this role, as noted by the Brooklyn Eagle.

A collaboration between multimedia artists Andrea Orejarena ’17 and Caleb Stein ’17, which culminated in the book Long Time No See and other mediums of expression, was the subject of a British Journal of Photography article.

Sarah Karmon ’97 was named Executive Director of the Harvard Alumni Association, as noted by the Harvard Gazette.

Mike Schmidt ’03, Multnomah County District Attorney, was the subject of a Portland Monthly feature story.

Chris Deutsch ’97, Founder and Managing Partner of the angel investment firm Lofty Ventures, talked with Crain’s Chicago Business about his work.

Wesley Dixon, Special Assistant to the President and Secretary of the Board of Trustees, was mentioned in a Yahoo! News story about an episode of REVOLT Black News Weekly.

New York State Supreme Court Judge David Gandin ’92 was mentioned in a Hudson Valley One article about a court case in Kingston, NY.

Andrew L. Russell ’96, Professor of History and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at SUNY Polytechnic Institute, was appointed Officer In Charge of the institute, as noted by the Daily Sentinel.

Andrew Edelen ’05 was named Partner, Corporate and Transactions at the law firm Davis+Gilbert, as noted by Yahoo! News.

Caroline Culp, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art, talked about the artwork of Caroline Clowes on WAMC’s 51%.

Quinn Kennedy ’93 wrote a Psychology Today article about aging and mindfulness which included research from Nina Smiley ’73 and Michele Tugade ’95, Professor of Psychological Science on the William R. Kenan Jr. Chair. Tugade was also quoted in a Huff Post article about depression and anxiety during the holidays.

Self-taught botanist Margaret Oldenburg, class of 1915, was the subject of a MPR News article.

David Ambroz ’02, author of A Place Called Home and co-founder of FosterMore.org, talked with the Human Rights Campaign about his experiences.

Connie Kehoe ’69, who was inducted into the Westchester County Senior Hall of Fame, was the subject of a Rivertowns Enterprise story.

Photo credits: Rubin, Will Faller; Jones, Lee Harcourt; Tugade, Karl Rabe; Schmidt, Brent Weisberg.

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