President Elizabeth Bradley wrote a Forbes article about strategic thinking in education. Bradley also discussed the benefits of grand strategy when facing the next pandemic on OPB.

A $10 million gift from Dede Thompson Bartlett ’65 to create a new admissions and career education center at Vassar College was the subject of a Poughkeepsie Journal story.

This summer, the campus was filled with crew members and actors filming the latest Mindy Kaling series for HBOMax. Check out the trailer for The Sex Lives of College Girls and see if you can spot all the Vassar locations.

Discover magazine highlighted research by Professor of Psychological Science Randolph Cornelius that can help explain why humans are the only animals that cry.

Port magazine interviewed Caleb Stein ’17 and Andrea Orejarena ’17 about their artistic collaboration, what it’s like to work with one's “other half,” and how they met as first-year students at Vassar.

Camilla Selian Meeker ’22, a self-described “history nerd,” wrote a Tempest article on why she finds historical TV shows unsatisfying.

Michelle Monje ’98, a neuroscientist and neuro-oncologist, was named a MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Award recipient.

Assistant Professor of Sociology Catherine Tan’s ice-breaker questions that can avoid revealing class backgrounds were highlighted in Code Like a Girl’s tips for creating a more inclusive workplace.

Associate Professor and Chair of Anthropology April M. Beisaw spoke to American Archaeology Magazine about the importance of addressing archaeology's legacy of racism and colonialism. Beisaw was also quoted in a New York Times article about the possible domestication of the cassowary 18,000 years ago.

Kat Hand ’07 and the cider business she runs with her spouse were featured in the Berkshire Edge.

Centrum announced its 2021 Emerging Artist Resident recipients, including Jaleesa Johnston ’11.

Sherrilyn Ifill ’84, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, was selected as one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2021 and was a featured Time 100 Talks interviewee.

A Time Outside This Time by Amitava Kumar, Professor of English on the Helen D. Lockwood Chair, was featured in a Chronogram list of six books to “devour” in October. Kumar was interviewed on WAMC about the novel. He also talked with Mint Lounge about his work process and his workspace.

Dara Greenwood, Associate Professor of Psychological Science, was quoted in a New York Times article about the impact of exercise routines on couples during the pandemic lockdown. Greenwood also wrote a Psychology Today article about why people feel a personal loss when a celebrity dies.

The Georgetown University Health Policy Institute Center for Children and Families announced that Tomás Guarnizo '16 will be first its first National Urban Fellow.

Curator Katharine Kuh, class of 1925, was featured in the WTTW Chicago Public Media article "Two Avant-Garde Women Who Took Big Risks in Chicago's Art Scene."

Women You Should Know profiled anthropologist Ruth Benedict, class of 1909,

Business Insider Australia and District Chronicles noted Zendaya’s upcoming movie role as Anita Hemmings, class of 1897, the first African American woman to graduate from Vassar. The film is based on the novel The Gilded Years by Karin Tanabe '02.

Vassar College and astronomer Maria Mitchell, the College’s first professor, were discussed in a Hawk Eye story about the 1869 solar eclipse that brought people from all over the word to Burlington, Iowa-including Mitchell and several Vassar students.

Christine Yu Moutier ’90, published a clinical handbook on suicide prevention for mental health and primary care clinicians, and wrote about why in this Cambridge Blog article. She was also featured in the New York Times, the AARP, Real Simple, and the NEI Podcast.

Esteban Argudo, Assistant Professor of Economics, discussed one way that wealthy people received their wealth-receiving gifts, trusts, inheritances, or similar transfers-in a Grow story.

Geo Maher, Visiting Associate Professor of Political Science, discussed his book, A World Without Police: How Strong Communities Make Cops Obsolete, and its subject in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story. He also took part in a Newsweek The Debate with Josh Hammer podcast about defunding police agencies.

Rovaniaina “Rova” Raveloson ’24, a beneficiary of the CollegePoint virtual advising program, was featured in a Queens Chronicle story about the CollegePoint program. Raveloson also wrote a New York School Talk story about the importance of having a guide on the road to college.

Tessa Permar ’15 will perform a new solo dance titled, “Specially for You” at Tisbury Waterworks as part of Pathway Arts, as noted in MV Times.

Joseph Nevins, Professor of Geography, and the Flying Less petition and campaign he co-created, were mentioned in an Undark op-ed about carbon footprints.

Kayla Holliday ’19 wrote a Vanity Fair article, “Black Hair, Red Carpet: How the Push for Representation is Reshaping Beauty in Hollywood and Beyond.”

Colette Salyk, Assistant Professor of Astronomy, is leading a research team examining the molecules in the inner regions of protoplanetary disks, as announced by NASA.

Friends Like These, by author Kimberly McCreight '94, was chosen as a Good Morning America Buzz Pick, as noted by ABC News.

Tysan Dutta ’95, director of Yuan Spa, was the subject of a 425 Business story.

Software marketing executive David Appelbaum ’85 joined Chief Outsiders-an “executives-as-a-service firm,” as announced by Yahoo! Finance.

Eric Marcus ’80, the creator and host of the Making Gay History podcast, talked with NPR's All Things Considered about his six-episode audio memoir, "Coming of Age During the AIDS Crisis."

Rosa Thomas ’93 was named Assistant Chief Executive Officer of the V.I. Economic Development Authority, as noted by Virgin Island Daily News.

Alicia Payton-Miyazaki ’98 was named Principal at Oak Knoll School, as noted by InMenlo.

The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center exhibition Changing Forms: Metamorphosis in Myth, Art, and Nature, 1650-1700, was the subject of an Art Daily article.

Frances “Sissy” Farenthold ’46, a Texas state legislator who championed criminal justice reform and women's rights, was remembered by numerous publications including the Washington Post and the New York Times.

Leonard Steinhorn ’77, Professor of Communications and Affiliate Professor of History at American University and CBS political analyst, wrote a Washington Post op-ed, “Donald Trump still captures our attention, but he’s losing the culture wars.”

Lucy Sun ’74, a former Vassar trustee and managing director of Goldman Sachs, was named to the Orange County Museum of Art Board of Trustees, as noted by the Orange County Register.

The Vassar College and New York Stage and Film’s Powerhouse Theater was mentioned in a Yahoo!Life story about the musical, Diana: The Musical, which was workshopped at Powerhouse.

Marsha (Findlay) Bourque ’74 received the Distinguished Service Award at the annual meeting of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists/ Society of Exploration Geophysicists.*

Richard Born, Professor of Political Science, discussed redistricting and its impact on congressional races with Spectrum News.

Cynthia Lee ’92, Interpretive Planner at Thinc Design, was included in a Quiet Before interview about the Museum of Chinese in America.

John “Mac” Marshall ’06, Vice President, Market Intelligence for the United Soybean Board and the U.S. Soybean Council, was on a panel discussion about conservation, sustainability, and global demand for U.S. soy, as noted by Agri-Pulse.

John Long, Professor of Biology and Cognitive Science on the John Guy Vassar Chair, was quoted in a Great Courses Daily story about Amazon’s new home robot, Astro.

Russell Goldman ’02 was named International Weekend Editor of the New York Times, as noted by Talking Biz News.

Francisco Andrade ’22 is in the inaugural class for the Peter Roth Internship Program, as noted in a Variety article about the program, named after the longtime Warner Bros. Television executive.

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Photo credits: Campus shot, Tamar Thibodeau; Dede Bartlett, Katherine Marks; Karin Tanabe, Karl Rabe; Amitava Kumar, Michael Lionstar; Michelle Monje, courtesy of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; Rova Raveloson, courtesy of CollegePoint; Eric Marcus and Marsha Bourque, courtesy of the subjects.