Vassar College was included in Democrat & Chronicle and Poughkeepsie Journal stories about colleges that require COVID booster shots for returning students. The film, Master, which was filmed on Vassar’s campus, was selected to be shown at the Sundance Film Festival, as noted by Newsbreak and WPDH. In an article about rethinking the pathways to college, Chronogram quoted President Elizabeth Bradley on Vassar’s Exploring College program. 

The White House announced that President Biden has nominated economist Philip Jefferson ’83 for a seat on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors.

Meryl Streep ’71 continues to be the most nominated feature performer at the SAG Awards—a new nomination for Don’t Look Up bringing her total to 17—notes Deadline.

Somebody Somewhere, a new HBO comedy created by Hannah Bos ’00 and Paul Thureen ’00, is a New York Times Critic’s Pick.

Making Gay History, the podcast created and hosted by Eric Marcus ’80, was named one of the Atlantic’s best 50 podcasts of 2021. 

Sherrilyn Ifill ’84 was on an episode of the MSNBC podcast Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast.

Shanlon “Shan” Wu ’80, a lawyer and CNN legal analyst, was quoted in a New York Times story about the latest in the Bill Cosby case.

Dara Greenwood, Associate Professor of Psychological Science, discussed the impact of anti-vax celebrities on their fans in a video accompanying a Huff Post story about arguments people use to discredit COVID vaccines. She also took part in an episode of The Comeback podcast on the allure of fame and the repercussions of achieving fame.

Baize Buzan ’10 will play the role of Scout Finch in the Broadway adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird, as noted by Playbill. The production is on hiatus until June because of COVID.

The work of author and fashion maverick Elizabeth Hawes, class of 1925, was the subject of a Yahoo! News story.

Barry Lam, Associate Professor and Chair of Philosophy, talked with AlterNet about the problems with the federal tax code—including the ways wealthy people avoid estate taxes.

Patricia Ann Neely ’75, musician and Director of Abendmusik–New York’s Period Instrument String Ensemble, wrote a Boston Musical Intelligencer article on the late Judith Davidoff.

Geo Maher, Visiting Associate Professor of Political Science, talked about his latest book, A World Without Police: How Strong Communities Make Cops Obsolete, on Rising Up With Sonali.

Raphael Gonzalez ’93 was named Managing Director and Senior Investment Specialist at J.P. Morgan Global Alternatives, as noted by ABL Advisor.

Cinematographer John Inwood ’81 talked with American Cinematographer about his latest project, Girls5eva—a new series on Peacock.

The work of artist Mira Lehr ’56 was the subject of a Palm Beach Social Diary story, which included a photo of Lehr and Diane Robinson ’91.

Camille Carey ’95, who will take over as Dean of the University of New Mexico law school, was the subject of an Albuquerque Journal story.

Artist Niamh Mulligan ’25 was quoted in a City of Boston article about the 30-year celebration of the Mayor’s Mural Crew.

Ronald Patkus, Head of Special Collections and Adjunct Associate Professor of History on the Frederick Weyerhaeuser Chair, took part in a project to read aloud James Joyce’s novel Ulysses, as noted by Thornwillow Press.

San Francisco Human Rights Commissioner Karen Clopton ’80 talked with Haute Living San Francisco about her life and her work.

Julie Sisk ’77, Founder and Director of the American Pavilion—a Cannes Film Festival communications, hospitality, and media center—was quoted in a Deadline story about Penske Media’s acquisition of the Pavilion. 

Ranahnah Afriye ’95, Regional Director of Africa for Pact, wrote the article, “Challenging the Development Paradigm,” for Africa.com.

Amitava Kumar, Professor of English on the Helen D. Lockwood Chair, was featured in a Yahoo! News story about authors from India. His latest noverl, A Time Outside This Time, was reviewed by India Today.

QuestBridge scholar Samuel Rebuelta ’26 was the subject of a Columbia Basin Herald story.

Ramon Lopez ’04 was named Chief Technology Officer of Redbot Security, as noted by several publications, including Yahoo! Finance.

Jessica Olson ’04 was named Vice President of Policy at CALSTART, as reported in several publications, including Yahoo! Finance.

Michael Fanuele ’94 will lead brand marketing at ZenBusiness, as noted by BusinessWire.

Ali I. Haque ’05 joined BakerHostetler as a partner in the law firm’s Litigation Practice Group, as reported by PublicNow.com.

Photo credits: Campus shot, Tamar Thibodeau; Philip Jefferson, Karl Rabe; Baize Buzan, David Goddard; John Inwood, courtesy of the suject; Karen Clopton, Roman Iwasiwka.