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In the Media–February 2024 Roundup
By Debbie Swartz and Kimberly Schaye
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          Laura Washington ’88

Laura Washington ’88 was named President and CEO of Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley, as noted by the nonprofit.

Visiting Associate Professor of English David Means wrote a New Yorker piece of fiction, “Chance the Cat.”

Mia Mask, Professor of Film on the Mary Riepma Ross ’32 Chair, reveals her prediction for which film will win the Best Picture Oscar on CBS News.

The collection of the late Jonathan Mann ’83, an Abraham Lincoln aficionado, was the subject of an Art Daily story.

The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center exhibition Making a Life in Photography: Rollie McKenna was the subject of a Hudson Valley 360 story.

Author Amitava Kumar, Professor of English on the Helen D. Lockwood Chair, was a guest on the podcast The Seen and Unseen.

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Erik Larson P’26

Erik Larson P’26 wrote in Forbes about his experience serving as a mentor in Vassar’s 2024 Sophomore Career Connections program—and offers some additional career-planning advice.

Charisma Troiano ’06 was named Deputy Director and Chief Spokesperson in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Public Affairs, as noted by the department.

Author Mariah Fredericks ’88 will be hosted by the Avon Free Public Library to talk about her latest book, The Wharton Plot, as noted by Patch Connecticut.

Betty Turner ’53, former Mayor of Corpus Christi, was remembered by the Corpus Christi Caller-Times.

Photo credits: Washington, Roger Archer Photography; Larson, courtesy of the subject.

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Posted
February 14, 2024