Vassar College was mentioned in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution article about the Silver Linings exhibition from Spelman College coming to the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center.

President Elizabeth Bradley was quoted in a Washington Post article about the Supreme Court decision on affirmative action in college admissions.

Kiana Moore ’02, co-director of the award-winning documentary The Beauty of Blackness and Vice President of Epic Stories at Vox Creative, was named to Adweek’s Creative 100, which celebrates top talents in marketing, media, and culture. 

Tony award-winning set designer Beowulf Boritt ’93 was mentioned in a Playbill article about where 2023 Tony Award winners went to college.

Kimberly Nguyen ’19, a poet and UX writer, spoke to the New York Times about her experience with an employer regarding salary transparency.

Hadley Bergstrom, Associate Professor of Psychological Science, was quoted in a Vox article, “How to learn something new every day.”

The Powerhouse Theater was mentioned in a Chronogram story about the new musical, We Start In Manhattan: A New Queer Musical, showcased at the theater.

The Powerhouse Theater was mentioned in a Playbill story about a production of Mimi Quillin’s Call Fosse at the Minskoff.

Producing Directors Ed Cheetham and Michael Sheehan talk to WAMC about the exciting 2023 season of Vassar’s Powerhouse Theater.

Author and Professor Emeritus of English Frank Bergon wrote a Los Angeles Review of Books essay on the Second Amendment to the Constitution and how it’s read.

Film Professor Mia Mask talked to NPR’s 1A Movie Club about The New Republic’s list of 100 most significant political films of all time and her involvement as one of the contributors.

U.S. Navy veteran Mildred H. McAfee, class of 1920, the first director of the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Services (WAVES) and the first woman commissioned in the U.S. Navy Reserve, was the subject of an Aerotech News story.

Charlie Stickney ’96, a writer, producer, and comic book creator, talked with Publishers Weekly about how crowdfunding helped him launch his comic book series.

Artist, book illustrator, and teacher Rebecca Hoenig ’81 was the subject of a Chestnut Hill Local story.

Author Joseph Bardin ’89 wrote a Dramatists Guild article, “Bad Words and Good Theatre.”

Tenants’ rights lawyer, Managing Attorney for Housing Policy at Mobilization for Justice, and New York City Planning Commission member Leah Goodridge ’04 was interviewed by Brooklyn Magazine.

The grave of ERA co-author and women’s suffrage leader Crystal Eastman, class of 1903, will be given a commemorative marker and be added to the National Votes for Women Trail, as noted by the Finger Lakes Times.

Playwright Chisa Hutchinson ’02 was a recipient of a 2023 Provincetown American Playwright Award, as noted by American Theater.

Andrij V. Dobriansky ’99, Director of Communications and Media of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, discusses many issues related to the war in Ukraine, mostly recently on Press TV.

Glenn Roy, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Chemistry, was quoted in a New York Times article about the use of aspartame in diet soda.

Jason Blakely ’03, author and Associate Professor of Political Science at Pepperdine University, wrote the Harper’s Magazine cover story “Doctor’s Orders: COVID-19 and the new science wars.”

Ava Whitney ’27, a track and field competitor who broke her high school record in the 800-meter run, was the subject of a Brattleboro Reformer story.

Ani Kodjabasheva ’12 took part in an award-winning project, “Danube Design Lab Ruse,” which was a European Bauhaus Prize winner.

Emmy-winning producer Judith James ’59 was remembered by the Hollywood Reporter.

Photo credits: Moore, Chad-Avery V. Hilliard; Bergon, Sam Rosen-Amy ’08; Goodridge, Laura Merrill; Blakely, Lindsay Blakely.

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