Rebecca Edwards, Professor of History on the Eloise Ellery Chair, was elected Town of Poughkeepsie Supervisor and will be taking a leave of absence from Vassar to devote her time to her new role, as noted by the Poughkeepsie Journal.

University Business lauded Vassar College as one of three schools democratizing study abroad access through a program with University of Manchester in England.

The remarkable life of Mary Reynolds, class of 1913, was the subject of an Art Institute of Chicago story.

Renowned astronomer Vera Rubin ’48 was the subject of an Astronomy magazine story.

Jordana Hochman ’01 will be joining The New York Times as the Senior Editor of the Matter of Opinion podcast, as noted by the newspaper.

Summer Sherburne Hawkins ’00, Professor in the Boston College School of Social Work, was appointed the inaugural Associate Director of the Boston College Global Public Health and the Common Good interdisciplinary undergraduate program, as noted by WIA Report.

The Black Joy Project: A Literary and Visual Love Letter to How We Thrive by Kleaver Cruz ’11 is “captivating” and “remarkable,” says Essence magazine.

Peggy Downes Baskin ’52, an educator, scholar, women’s rights advocate, and philanthropist, was remembered by UC Santa Cruz.

Dr. June Jackson Christmas ’45-4, a pioneer psychiatrist who headed the NYC Department of Mental Health and Retardation Services, was remembered by The New York Times.

The work of the late Andrew Tallon, Associate Professor of Art, to map Notre Dame Cathedral with laser scanners, was mentioned in an Ars Technica story about the use of iron reinforcements on the cathedral.

The Silver Linings exhibition at the Francis Lehman Loeb Art Center was the subject of a Poughkeepsie Journal story.

The Silver Linings exhibition at the Francis Lehman Loeb Art Center was also mentioned in an Atlanta Journal Constitution article about art exhibitions of note in 2023.

Author Katherine “Gig” Babson Jr. ’69 discussed her new children’s book, Pippi Rocks: More Stories from the Dog Blog, with the Gloucester Daily Times.

John E. Carlstrom ’81, Subramanyan Chandrasekhar Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago Departments of Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics, was named the winner of the 2024 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics, as noted by Science Magazine.

The Yellow Book: A Traveler’s Diary, the latest by Amitava Kumar, Professor of English on the Helen D. Lockwood Chair, was the subject of an article in The Hindu.

Abigail Hiller ’17, an MD/PhD student at UMass Chan Medical School, received a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Serviced Award Individual Predoctoral Fellowship from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, as noted by the medical school.

Courtney Garland Iglehart ’52, an education administrator and opera aficionado, was remembered by the Baltimore Sun.

Laura Washington ’88 was named Chief Executive at Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley, as noted by Westfair Business Journal.

Photo credits: Edwards, Buck Lewis; Cruz, Roman Iwasiwka; Carlstrom, courtesy of the University of Chicago.

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