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March 2021

President Biden announced his intent to nominate D.C. Administrative Judge Rupa Ranga Puttagunta ’02 to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. In The Media Posted 3/30/2021 Read article

The CBC interviewed Paulina Bren, Adjunct Associate Professor of International Studies, about her new book on the history of the glamorous all-women's Barbizon Hotel in New York City. In The Media Posted 3/29/2021 Read article

Dean of the Faculty Bill Hoynes and Professor of Education Chris Bjork’s USA Today op-ed asks whether we are pushing child athletes to professionalize too early. In The Media Posted 3/24/2021 Read article

Associate Professor of English Hua Hsu writes about the "Muddled History of Anti-Asian Violence" in the New Yorker. In The Media Posted 3/19/2021 Read article

In this Academic Minute segment, Associate Professor of Economics Ben Ho delves into how we humans develop trust. In The Media Posted 3/19/2021 Read article

The Poughkeepsie Journal notes the many ties the current crop of Oscar nominees have to the Hudson Valley (and Vassar). In The Media Posted 3/19/2021 Read article

Business Wire reported that Lisa Wardell ’91, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Adtalem Global Education Inc., has been elected to the American Express Board of Directors. In The Media Posted 3/15/2021 Read article

Judas and the Black Messiah, directed by Shaka King ’01, is nominated for six Oscars and makes history as the first Best Picture nominee with all Black producers. In The Media Posted 3/15/2021 Read article

Outsports celebrated Andy Towle ’89’s work in gay media. He’s retiring after publishing Towleroad for two decades. In The Media Posted 3/3/2021 Read article

Read the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette story about admitted student Mariah Jones, who rose above a homelessness crisis to achieve excellence. In The Media Posted 3/3/2021 Read article

A New York Times review calls Adjunct Associate Professor of International Studies Paulina Bren's book The Barbizon: The Hotel That Set Women Free "captivating." In The Media Posted 3/2/2021

February 2021

Professor of Film Mia Mask curated a series of Black westerns for the Criterion Channel. In The Media Posted 2/26/2021 Read article

The New Yorker interviewed Shaka King ’01 about his widely acclaimed film, Judas and the Black Messiah. In The Media Posted 2/26/2021 Read article

In the New Yorker, Ada Ferrer ’84 writes about a fateful decision her mother made as the family left Cuba during the revolution. In The Media Posted 2/23/2021 Read article

Shaka King ’01 and his acclaimed film, Judas and the Black Messiah, were featured in the New York Times. In The Media Posted 2/12/2021 Read article

On WAMC’s Academic Minute, environmental health scientist Beth Feingold ’01 explains how most food wasted in the U.S. doesn’t even make it to the fridge. In The Media Posted 2/12/2021 Read article

Shaka King '01 talks to GQ about his new film about Black Panther Leader Fred Hampton. In The Media Posted 2/11/2021 Read article

January 2021

Dr. Seiji Hayashi ’91 was interviewed for the Economist podcast Checks and Balances for a segment on equitable vaccine distribution. In The Media Posted 1/31/2021 Read article

China Daily reports that environmentalist Charlene Ren '13 was named one of seven Young Champions of the Earth by the UN Environment Programme. In The Media Posted 1/27/2021 Read article

Paula Williams Madison '74 and a group of Black women executives were interviewed by NBC4 Los Angeles, as they celebrated Kamala Harris's swearing in as Vice President. In The Media Posted 1/20/2021 Read article

Sherrilyn Ifill ’84 of the NAACP announced a $40 million scholarship program to fund a new generation of civil rights lawyers. In The Media Posted 1/19/2021 Read article

Congrats to Sherrilyn Ifill '84, head of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, named 2020 Attorney of the Year by The American Lawyer. In The Media Posted 1/15/2021 Read article

Associate Professor of Psychological Science Dara Greenwood talked to Forbes about why we enjoy rooting for anti-heroes. In The Media Posted 1/3/2021 Read article

On the podcast The New Abnormal, NARAL Pro-Choice America President Ilyse Hogue ’91 discusses attempts to restrict women’s reproductive rights over the last few decades. In The Media Posted 1/3/2021 Read article

December 2020

President Bradley discusses the importance of welcoming free speech in the face of varying viewpoints in Forbes. In The Media Posted 12/23/2020 Read article

Listen to Huang Hung '84's TED Talk on how American and Chinese cultures affected responses to the pandemic. In The Media Posted 12/22/2020 Read article

Caterina Fake ’91 interviews attorney Carrie Goldberg ’99 about deep fakes used in revenge porn on Should This Exist? In The Media Posted 12/21/2020 Read article

A TED talk by Daniel Alexander Jones ’91 made TED’s best of 2020 list. In The Media Posted 12/14/2020 Read article

Producer Jason Blum ’91 weighed in on WarnerMedia’s controversial movie-release plan in an interview on KCRW’s The Business with Kim Masters. In The Media Posted 12/14/2020 Read article

Morning Joe recently paid tribute to Phil Griffin ’79, who is stepping down as president of MSNBC after 25 years. In The Media Posted 12/8/2020 Read article

Publishers Weekly features a Q&A with YA author Torrey Maldonado '96. In The Media Posted 12/3/2020 Read article

WGBH Boston talked to Associate Professor of Geography Joseph Nevins about his new co-authored book A People’s Guide to Greater Boston. In The Media Posted 12/3/2020 Read article

Congratulations to national security correspondent Natasha Bertrand ’14 of Politico, featured on the 2021 Forbes "30 under 30" list! In The Media Posted 12/2/2020 Read article

The Dana Foundation spoke with Vassar neuroscientist Abigail Baird about adolescence and typical brain development—and what might change due to the pandemic. In The Media Posted 12/2/2020 Read article

On WAMC's Roundtable, FLLAC director Bart Thurber and Professor David Tavarez talked about the Art Center's current exhibitions as well safety precautions taken in light of the pandemic. In The Media Posted 12/2/2020 Read article

Sociology professor Leonard Nevarez speaks to Chronogram about the Hudson Valley real estate boom ... and its consequences. In The Media Posted 12/1/2020 Read article

November 2020

The Poughkeepsie Journal reports on Vassar's donation of $38K in LED lights along Raymond Ave. In The Media Posted 11/24/2020 Read article

Professor of Political Science Richard Born comments on the state of Democratic and Republican politics in Dutchess County. In The Media Posted 11/16/2020 Read article

Among other heavy hitters, Sway Group CEO Danielle Wiley '95 has been recognized as one of the top 50 social influencers. In The Media Posted 11/16/2020 Read article

Dr. Lisa Gaddis '79 has been named Director of the Lunar and Planetary Institute, according to the Universities Space Research Association. In The Media Posted 11/5/2020 Read article

Producer Jason Blum ’91, a key player in the horror film genre, was ahead of the curve, says The Verge. In The Media Posted 11/4/2020 Read article

Scientist Maggie O’Haire ’08 leads first-of-its-kind research revealing how exactly service dogs are helping veterans. In The Media Posted 11/2/2020 Read article

October 2020

A team lead by attorney Amy Walsh ’87 has won a lawsuit in the Southern District of New York to stop and remedy voter suppression targeting Blacks. In The Media Posted 10/28/2020 Read article

Entertainment Executive Fritz Friedman ’74 was named one of the 75 most influential Filipino-Americans for 2020. In The Media Posted 10/27/2020 Read article

Tony Award-winning composer and sound designer Fitz Patton ’88 was nominated again, this time for Best Original Score for his work on “The Rose Tattoo.” In The Media Posted 10/20/2020 Read article

Professor of Film Mia Mask reveals how movies, TV, and food labels push racist stereotypes on Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien. In The Media Posted 10/20/2020 Read article

Author and poet Jubi Arriola-Headley ’91 was interviewed by PEN America about writing poetry, inspiration, getting published, and his first collection of poems. In The Media Posted 10/19/2020 Read article

Sophia Corwin ’23 was interviewed by WGBH-Boston about how clear masks can help those who are hearing impaired during COVID. In The Media Posted 10/19/2020 Read article

In the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Anna Horner ’00 of the United Nation’s World Food Programme describes the moment she found out that her organization had won the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize. In The Media Posted 10/15/2020 Read article

Sherrilyn Ifill ’84, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, is one of Glamour magazine’s 2020 Women of the Year. In The Media Posted 10/13/2020 Read article

Professor of Political Science Richard Born talks about ensuring the best representation in the upcoming U.S. election in this WalletHub interview. In The Media Posted 10/9/2020 Read article

Professor of Film Mia Mask discussed how movies reinforce racial stereotypes on the Matter of Fact Listening Tour hosted by Soledad O’Brien. In The Media Posted 10/9/2020 Read article

The Los Angeles Times writes about the new series Welcome to the Blumhouse and how Jason Blum ’91’s production company is opening doors for women and filmmakers of color. In The Media Posted 10/8/2020 Read article

The Yale School of Public Health website features President Elizabeth Bradley in its October Alumni Spotlight. In The Media Posted 10/8/2020 Read article

Vassar College and President Elizabeth Bradley were mentioned in a New York Times article on colleges that are successfully suppressing the coronavirus. In The Media Posted 10/2/2020 Read article

Brenda Feigen ’66, who co-directed the ACLU Women’s Rights Project with Ruth Bader Ginsburg, was included in an ACLU tribute to the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice. In The Media Posted 10/1/2020 Read article

September 2020

Sherrilyn Ifill ’84, President of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, talks to Rachel Maddow about the legacy of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In The Media Posted 9/21/2020 Read article

Dr. Paul Lantos ’96 has co-authored a study about the racial, ethnic, and geographic disparities of COVID-19; it was published in the Oxford Academic. In The Media Posted 9/17/2020 Read article

Tim Koechlin, Director of International Studies, talks about his “not so terrible experience” with remote teaching on Common Dreams. In The Media Posted 9/16/2020 Read article

President Bradley discusses Vassar’s return-to-campus plan on WCNY’s Capitol Pressroom. In The Media Posted 9/15/2020 Read article

Emmy-nominated composer Amanda Jones ’10 talked to NPR about her career and switching majors from chemistry to music composition. In The Media Posted 9/11/2020 Read article

President Bradley talks about ways in which Vassar is keeping the campus community safe from COVID-19 in Inside Higher Ed. In The Media Posted 9/9/2020 Read article

Vassar is cited in a New York Times column on how to ethically communicate campus reopening plans. In The Media Posted 9/8/2020 Read article

The elegant work of renowned landscaper Ed Hollander ’76 is featured in Architectural Digest. In The Media Posted 9/3/2020 Read article

August 2020

Creativity strategist Natalie Nixon ‘91 talks about the direct line between creativity and business results in Forbes magazine. In The Media Posted 8/31/2020 Read article

The New York Times spotlights Sabrina Surgil ‘21 who found a new way to make money after her job was disrupted by COVID. In The Media Posted 8/25/2020 Read article

In Women's Health, actor Sakina Jaffrey ‘84 on similarities between Kamala Harris's Indian and Black household and hers. In The Media Posted 8/24/2020 Read article

MSN covers composer Amanda Jones ’10’s first Emmy nomination for score on Apple TV+’s Home. In The Media Posted 8/20/2020 Read article

The New York Times covers artist Jeanine Michna-Bales’s new project, which recreates moments in the life of the suffrage leader Inez Milholland, class of 1909. In The Media Posted 8/20/2020 Read article

In USA Today, President Elizabeth Bradley and Yale’s Dr. Howard P. Forman say a vaccine is still the best path to coronavirus immunity. In The Media Posted 8/18/2020 Read article

President Bradley discusses Vassar's plans to bring students back for in-person learning on the Wall Street Journal podcast The Journal. In The Media Posted 8/14/2020 Read article

Dean of the College Carlos Alamo-Pastrana talks to News12 Westchester about Vassar’s new safety protocols. In The Media Posted 8/11/2020 Read article

President Bradley talks about plans for maintaining a safe campus environment in an NPR story on students returning to college for the fall semester. In The Media Posted 8/7/2020 Read article

President Elizabeth Bradley talks to WAMC about safely opening college campuses this fall. In The Media Posted 8/5/2020 Read article

Google announces a new subsea internet cable named for computer pioneer Grace Hopper ’28 In The Media Posted 8/3/2020 Read article

July 2020

JAMA Open Network publishes President Bradley's counterpoint to a new study on safely reopening colleges. In The Media Posted 7/31/2020 Read article

The Texas Observer on Andrea Roberts ’96’s quest to uncover more than 500 Freedom Colonies founded by independent Black Texans during the Jim Crow era. In The Media Posted 7/24/2020 Read article

The New York Post writes about an exchange between Mark Shepard ’23 and Stephen Jackson of the NBA in which the student calls out anti-Semitism. In The Media Posted 7/22/2020 Read article

Ed Pittman ’82, Senior Associate Dean of the College, writes about sustaining professional development in the midst of COVID in Diverse Issues in Higher Education. In The Media Posted 7/19/2020 Read article

President Bradley co-authored a paper on how changing the organizational culture in hospitals can improve patient outcomes and, thus, save lives. In The Media Posted 7/17/2020 Read article

WMHT profiled Albany Councilman Keith St. John ‘81, the first openly gay Black public official elected in the U.S. In The Media Posted 7/16/2020 Read article

President Bradley talks about ICE’s new policy regarding international students in an interview on Spectrum News. In The Media Posted 7/13/2020 Read article

Business Insider on how Lisa Wardell ’91, the only Black woman CEO in the S&P 400, boosted her company’s minority leadership by 50% in 4 years. In The Media Posted 7/12/2020 Read article

Nick Lee ’19 talks about holding hands as an act of resistance for same-sex couples in the Advocate. In The Media Posted 7/10/2020 Read article

President Bradley discussed fall plans for Vassar in an interview with Spectrum News. In The Media Posted 7/9/2020 Read article

President Bradley, along with other leaders of higher ed and healthcare, co-authored a piece in support of the World Health Organization for the Lancet. In The Media Posted 7/8/2020 Read article

Sherrilyn Ifill ’84, president of the NAACP-LDF, talks about police accountability, memorials to the Confederacy, and more on Face the Nation. In The Media Posted 7/7/2020 Read article

President Bradley explores higher education’s role in addressing the national crises of COVID‑19 and racial injustice. In The Media Posted 7/1/2020 Read article

June 2020

Danushi Fernando, Director of Vassar’s LGBTQ and Gender Resources, speaks with The New York Times about the challenges LGBTQ youth face during the pandemic. In The Media Posted 6/29/2020 Read article

In a segment on the podcast Making The Call, President Bradley discusses planning for the return to on-campus learning in the fall. In The Media Posted 6/29/2020 Read article

Mrinalini Somani ’23’s efforts organizing WE concerts to benefit impoverished children in her hometown of Mumbai was covered by MTI News in India. In The Media Posted 6/29/2020 Read article

Assistant Professor of Astronomy Colette Salyk was quoted in a Hubblesite announcement about her team using NASA’s Hubble Telescope to view nascent stars resembling flapping “bat wings.” In The Media Posted 6/29/2020 Read article

Vassar Board Chair Tony Friscia ’78 grew up in a “time of hope and optimism.” Fifty years later, he asks why we’re still fighting racial and gender inequality, poverty, and more. In The Media Posted 6/24/2020 Read article

Professor of Film Mia Mask discusses racial depictions in classic films on the Hollywood Reporter’s Morning Consult. In The Media Posted 6/24/2020 Read article

Eric Marcus »80, journalist and founder of the podcast “Making Gay History,” reflects on the uniqueness of this Pride Month on NPR’s All Things Considered. In The Media Posted 6/23/2020 Read article

Valarie Walker ’88, organizer of this year’s NYC Dyke March, is featured in a Vogue article on how the event pivoted to social justice. In The Media Posted 6/23/2020 Read article

Playbill offers a look at the trajectory of actor Meryl Streep ’71, “from high school prodigy to Broadway and movie star.” In The Media Posted 6/22/2020 Read article

On the Ted Radio Hour, Huang Hung ’84 talks about China’s collectivist culture and how it helped the country battle the pandemic. In The Media Posted 6/19/2020 Read article

Professor of Political Science Katie Hite was interviewed for an Americas Quarterly article about the fate of controversial statues in Latin America. In The Media Posted 6/19/2020 Read article

A panel discussion about Juneteenth with Texas A&M University professor Andrea Roberts ’96 was recommended by the New York Times. In The Media Posted 6/19/2020 Read article

Stacy Bingham, Associate Dean of the College for Career Development, was interviewed for a Money.com story about virtual summer internships. In The Media Posted 6/17/2020 Read article

Tim Koechlin, Director of International Studies, explains why the median wealth for whites is 10 times greater than that of African Americans. In The Media Posted 6/17/2020 Read article

In Newsweek, Ed Adler ’76, P’16 puts into perspective the “often silly and selfish pursuits” his peers engaged in before the pandemic. In The Media Posted 6/15/2020 Read article

Mia Mask, Professor of Film on the Mary Riepma Ross ’32 Chair, spoke to Marketplace about the lack of Hollywood investment in projects by filmmakers of color. In The Media Posted 6/12/2020 Read article

On Bloomberg Law, President Bradley discusses the U.S. healthcare system's misuse of $4 trillion in the face of a deadly pandemic. In The Media Posted 6/11/2020 Read article

On NPR, Adam Serwer ’05, who covers politics for the Atlantic, compares today's protests with those of 1968. In The Media Posted 6/10/2020 Read article

In the Chicago Sun-Times, Tyrone Forman ’92 writes about black Americans’ daily “struggle for human dignity in a society that devalues blackness.” In The Media Posted 6/10/2020 Read article

On 60 Minutes, Sherrilyn Ifill ’84, head of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, says George Floyd’s death is a tipping point. She talks about where to go next. In The Media Posted 6/8/2020 Read article

In The Hill, Leonard Steinhorn ’77, who teaches communication and history at American University, discusses Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s unheeded warnings about the institutionalized dehumanization of African Americans. In The Media Posted 6/8/2020 Read article

Sherrilyn Ifill ‘84, who heads the NAACP-LDF, discusses the response to the death of George Floyd on the PBS Newshour. In The Media Posted 6/3/2020 Read article

In the New York Times, Mary Retta ’20 shares her disappointment about not having an in-person graduation ceremony, but admits there are some “pros.” In The Media Posted 6/2/2020 Read article

Wendy Freedman, who directs Vassar’s counseling service, talks about helping students cope with the COVID crisis in Hudson Valley Magazine. In The Media Posted 6/1/2020 Read article

May 2020

Professor of History Rebecca Edwards’s book is quoted in New York Times columnist Charles Blow’s latest opinion piece prompted by a racially motivated incident in Central Park. In The Media Posted 5/28/2020 Read article

Andrea Roberts ’96 is quoted in a Chronicle of Higher Education article on the challenges facing women in academia during the pandemic. In The Media Posted 5/27/2020 Read article

The New York Daily News wrote about “Making Gay History” podcast creator Eric Marcus ’80’s idea to keep his Chelsea neighborhood informed during the pandemic. In The Media Posted 5/27/2020 Read article

Actor, writer, and producer Dan Bucatinsky ’87 was interviewed by Backstage’s In the Envelope: The Actor’s Podcast. In The Media Posted 5/27/2020 Read article

Deadline covered the inspiring Commencement speech by movie/television mega-producer Jason Blum ’91, delivered at Vassar on May 24. In The Media Posted 5/26/2020 Read article

Ashley Anderson Bennett ‘96 of Cain Vineyard and Winery was profiled for a Forbes article, “The Women Behind Some Of Napa And Sonoma’s Best Wines.” In The Media Posted 5/21/2020 Read article

President Bradley and Professor of Psychological Science Michele Tugade ’95 on how technological interventions could revolutionize mental health care in higher ed. In The Media Posted 5/19/2020 Read article

In the New York Times, Jennifer Greenstein Altmann ’91 examines the struggles of married couples who live apart in the age of COVID-19. In The Media Posted 5/18/2020 Read article

Sherrilyn Ifill ’84 of the NAACP-LDF comments on the Ahmaud Arbery case and the use of violence against black citizens in the Washington Post. In The Media Posted 5/18/2020 Read article

How do you shoot a film during a pandemic? Very carefully, says mega-producer Jason Blum ’91. In The Media Posted 5/18/2020 Read article

Valerie Paley ’83, Chief Historian at the NY Historical Society, talks about unprecedented changes in NYC due to COVID on CBS This Morning. In The Media Posted 5/13/2020 Read article

Emmy-winning editor Ben Sozanski ’05 talks about his work on ESPN’s documentary “The Last Dance,” about Michael Jordan and the 1997-1998 Chicago Bulls. In The Media Posted 5/12/2020 Read article

Dr. Ethan Weiss ’91 on ABC News: Flight was scarier than volunteering in a COVID-19 ward. In The Media Posted 5/12/2020 Read article

Ken Miles ’07 on the disproportionate ways in which the COVID-19 crisis is affecting the African American population. In The Media Posted 5/11/2020 Read article

In Vogue, Matt Ortile ’14 writes about his mother’s illness and his inability to see her due to the coronavirus. In The Media Posted 5/11/2020 Read article

Huang Hung ’84 delivered a TED Talk on how Chinese and American values shaped responses to the coronavirus. In The Media Posted 5/9/2020 Read article

Screenwriters Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen, both '00, were commended in a review of Brian Dennehy's last film, Driveways, on NPR's Fresh Air. In The Media Posted 5/8/2020 Read article

Clifford Krauss ’75, a national energy correspondent, spoke about the current oil glut on The Daily, a podcast by the New York Times. In The Media Posted 5/8/2020 Read article

Professor of Chinese and Japanese Peipei Qiu talked about working with Chinese families donating PPE to Vassar on WAMC’s 51% program. In The Media Posted 5/7/2020 Read article

HBO's six-part limited series I Know This Much Is True, filmed partially at Vassar, debuts on Sunday, May 10. The series stars Mark Ruffalo. In The Media Posted 5/5/2020 Read article

April 2020

Twin doctors Michael and Dennis D’Urso, both ’11, talk about fighting COVID in NYC and Miami. In The Media Posted 4/29/2020 Read article

In the Washington Post, Marc Thiessen ’89 writes about finding support through social media after his mother became ill with COVID. In The Media Posted 4/27/2020 Read article

Meryl Streep ’71 was among the all-star talent paying tribute to Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim during his live-streamed 90th birthday celebration on April 26. In The Media Posted 4/27/2020 Read article

Mega-producer Jason Blum ’91 (Get Out, The Invisible Man) discussed the post-pandemic future of the film industry on The Ben Shapiro Show: Sunday Special. In The Media Posted 4/24/2020 Read article

Ivanna Guerra ‘20 was interviewed for an NBC News story about students staying on college campuses during the pandemic. In The Media Posted 4/22/2020 Read article

In the Washington Post, physician Dorothy Novick '87 on what to say—and not to say—to health-care workers on the front lines. In The Media Posted 4/20/2020 Read article

Science writer Michael Specter ’77 was interviewed about the career and life of Dr. Anthony Fauci on NPR’s Fresh Air. In The Media Posted 4/17/2020 Read article

In the Detroit News, Richard Rodems ’06, post-doctoral scholar at the University of Michigan, on how stimulus checks may take longer to reach those who need them most. In The Media Posted 4/17/2020 Read article

Architizer on how the late Vassar Professor Andrew Tallon’s structural analysis of Notre-Dame in Paris could hold the key to the cathedral’s future. In The Media Posted 4/16/2020 Read article

In the Nat Geo documentary Saving Notre-Dame, Visiting Assistant Professor of Art Lindsay Cook talks about the cathedral’s reconstruction. In The Media Posted 4/16/2020 Read article