Vassar College was mentioned in a Poughkeepsie Journal article about New York election changes to encourage college student voting. The article included quotes from Cassie Cauwels ’22 and Jean Hinkley, Assistant Director of the Office of Community Engaged Learning. A story about Vassar and its partnership with the University of Global Health Equity was the subject of a Hudson Valley Press story. The College was included in an Arlington Magazine story about the top liberal arts colleges for Arlington, VA, graduates. 

Professor and author Ada Ferrer ’84 received the Pulitzer Prize in history, as noted in many news outlets including the Los Angeles Times and NPR.

Many honored the life of Urvashi Vaid ’79, a legendary activist for LGBTQ+ rights and civil rights who passed away, including the New Yorker, Advocate and Los Angeles Blade.

Sherrilyn Ifill ’84, former President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, was honored with the organization’s Lifetime Achievement Award, as noted by Essence. Ifill also wrote a New York Review of Books article about U.S. Supreme Court decisions that are undermining Black and Latina women.

Bestselling author Chloe Benjamin ’10 was on CBS Mornings to talk about the importance of work-life balance after her health was negatively impacted by overworking. Benjamin also wrote a New York magazine article about the same subject.

Economist Philip Jefferson ’83, a Vassar trustee and Davidson College Dean of the Faculty, was confirmed to the Federal Reserve Board, as noted by multiple news outlets, including CNBC.

The new season of Vassar’s Powerhouse Theater and New York Stage and Film’s season was the subject of a BroadwayWorld.com, Playbill, and Times Square Chronicles stories.

 Samantha van Leer ’17 talked with the Asbury Park Press about the musical Between the Lines, based on the book she co-wrote with her mother, Jodi Picoult.

Yaniv Segal ’03 was named Music Director of the Salina Symphony, as noted by KSAL.

A new book about the life of Edna St. Vincent Millay, class of 1917, was the subject of a New Yorker article.

Darianna Reyes Marquez ’26 was featured and quoted in a KCUR story about what she learned in a music program called Harmony Project KC.

The Young Vote, written, directed, and produced by Diane Robinson ’91, is an official selection of the American Black Film Festival, as noted by Newswires.

The latest documentary series by A&E Networks/History Executive Producer Jeff Cooperman ’84, The American Presidency with Bill Clinton, was the subject of stories in The Wrap and BroadwayWorld.com. 

The latest book by author Camille Guthrie ’93, Diamonds, was reviewed by Seven Days.

Ruby Cramer ’12 was named national political enterprise reporter at the Washington Post, as noted by Talking Biz News.

Karl Strovink ’95, CEO of Blue Bottle Coffee, was quoted in Fortune, Yahoo! Finance, and Coffee Talk stories about the company, which didn’t lay off any employees during the pandemic.

Writer and comedian Jessi Klein ’97, the former head writer of Inside Amy Schumer and a lead voice on the Netflix series Big Mouth, discussed her new book of essays about motherhood, I’ll Show Myself Out, on NPR’s Fresh Air.

Veronica (Plaut) McDaniel ’01, Teacher Supervisor at Atlanta International School, talked about human trafficking awareness and action at the school with CNN.

Ryan Mazurkiewicz ’22 wrote an Inside Higher Ed article reflecting on censorship versus discomfort in college classrooms.

Sarah Roth ’21 co-wrote a Fast Company story about the poor quality of Tinder’s background checks.

Ethan Zohn ’96, winner of the third season of Survivor, was included in a New York Times story about celebrities who are running in the Boston Marathon.

Public defender Jason Wu ’07, co-chair of Gay Asian & Pacific Islander Men of New York, discussed the roots of anti-Asian violence in a Nation article.

Dr. Simon Rabinowitz ’75 was recognized by Continental Who’s Who as a Top Pinnacle Healthcare Professional in the Medical Field, as noted in Yahoo! Finance.

The book created for the Women Picturing Women exhibition at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center was named one of the 10 best art books from the fall by the Financial Times.

Andrea Danyluk ’84, Williams College Professor Emerita of Computer Science, was remembered by the Williams Record.

Author and professor Lucas Mann ’08 wrote a Slate article about the myths and realities of the “free speech crisis” at colleges and universities.

Jason Blum ’91, Blumhouse Productions Founder and CEO, wrote a New York Times op-ed about why Netflix should change the way it compensates creators.

Marc Michael Epstein, Professor of Religion on the Mackie M. Paschall Davis and Norman H. Davis Chair and Director of Jewish Studies, discussed an erasure in a 700-year-old manuscript of the Hebrew Bible in a Mosaic article. 

Paul Bieber ’96 was named Vice President of Investor Relations at Leaf Home, a tech-enabled direct-to-consumer home improvement products and solutions provider, as noted by Morningstar.

MB Caschetta ’88 wrote a New Scientist** article about having long COVID and seeking answers in clinical research.

**Article behind a paywall 

Photo credits: Ferrer and Blum, courtesy of the subjects; Jefferson, Karl Rabe; Robinson, Tanya Boggs Photography; Klein, Shutterstock; Wu, Kenrick Louie.