Vassar’s Exhibition on Women’s Suffrage Highlights Contributions of Students, Faculty, and Alumnae Announcement Posted 9/23/2020
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
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
"The Great Wonder: Violet Oakley and the Gothic Revival at Vassar" online exhibition and brochure Announcement Posted 8/4/2020
Google announces a new subsea internet cable named for computer pioneer Grace Hopper ’28 In The Media Posted 8/3/2020 Read article
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
Vassar College Unveils Campus Masking Plan in Preparation for Return to Campus in the Fall Announcement Posted 7/21/2020
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
Vassar Joins Fight Against ICE’s ‘Cruel’ Planned Expulsion of International Students Who Take Their Fall Semester Online Announcement Posted 7/13/2020
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
Vassar College Announces Plans for Students' Return to Campus for Fall Semester Announcement Posted 7/2/2020
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
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
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
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
Professor Louis Philippe Romer discusses “coronavirus, herd immunity, and the eugenics of the market.” In The Media Posted 4/14/2020 Read article
Psychology Professor Michele Tugade ’94 discusses resilience in the face of COVID-19 on WAMC's 51%. In The Media Posted 4/11/2020 Read article
President Bradley addresses U.S. healthcare policy and the rationing of health care in Newsweek. In The Media Posted 4/6/2020 Read article
Bryan Ruby ’19 shares the frightening tale of traveling in Peru as the coronavirus spread in the Poughkeepsie Journal. In The Media Posted 4/6/2020 Read article