News and Events News & EventsAll NewsIn the MediaEventsPress ReleasesFeatured Videos Members of the Vassar community are always making news! Find the latest media mentions of alums, students, faculty, and other employees right here. In the Media Zoe Hoiland ’26 was mentioned in a Chandra Digest press release for her work locating supernova remnants in a star-forming galaxy. Doctoral candidate Elizabeth Fetterolf ’17 received the 2026 Clayman Institute Lozoff Award for her collaborative research on the online “femosphere,” as noted by Stanford University. Cynthia Elyse Rubin ’66 was appointed to the board of the Society for Commercial Archeology, as reported by their print publication, SCA Road Notes. Curtis Dozier, Associate Chair and Professor of Greek and Roman Studies, was a guest on the New Books Network podcast, discussing his recent book, The White Pedestal: How White Nationalists Use Ancient Greece and Rome to Justify Hate. Minerva Tantoco ’86 talked with EY about her career and how executives can utilize AI to make better decisions in a “human-centric” way. Abigail Coplin, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Science, Technology and Society, was quoted in multiple media outlets about China’s biotech industry and its potential impact on American pharmaceutical firms. Violet Witchel ’22 was profiled in The New York Times about the dense bean salad meals that are a staple of her popular TikTok channel and at a New York City grocery store. Sherrilyn Ifill ’84 was a guest on a recent episode of The Daily Show and discussed the Supreme Court’s weakening of the Voting Rights Act. Vassar was included in a London Theatre timeline of the musical, Hamilton, which was workshopped on campus in 2013. View More Items
Zoe Hoiland ’26 was mentioned in a Chandra Digest press release for her work locating supernova remnants in a star-forming galaxy.
Doctoral candidate Elizabeth Fetterolf ’17 received the 2026 Clayman Institute Lozoff Award for her collaborative research on the online “femosphere,” as noted by Stanford University.
Cynthia Elyse Rubin ’66 was appointed to the board of the Society for Commercial Archeology, as reported by their print publication, SCA Road Notes.
Curtis Dozier, Associate Chair and Professor of Greek and Roman Studies, was a guest on the New Books Network podcast, discussing his recent book, The White Pedestal: How White Nationalists Use Ancient Greece and Rome to Justify Hate.
Minerva Tantoco ’86 talked with EY about her career and how executives can utilize AI to make better decisions in a “human-centric” way.
Abigail Coplin, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Science, Technology and Society, was quoted in multiple media outlets about China’s biotech industry and its potential impact on American pharmaceutical firms.
Violet Witchel ’22 was profiled in The New York Times about the dense bean salad meals that are a staple of her popular TikTok channel and at a New York City grocery store.
Sherrilyn Ifill ’84 was a guest on a recent episode of The Daily Show and discussed the Supreme Court’s weakening of the Voting Rights Act.
Vassar was included in a London Theatre timeline of the musical, Hamilton, which was workshopped on campus in 2013.
