In the Media–June 2024 Roundup

Headshot of Bella DePaulo
         Bella DePaulo ’75

The book Single at Heart: The Power, Freedom, and Heart-Filled Joy of Single Life by Bella DePaulo ’75 was mentioned in multiple media outlets including Ms. magazine. DePaulo also talked about her book on the Dissenter podcast.

Judith James ’59, a producer who worked on multiple film and television projects including Quiz Show and Mr. Holland’s Opus, was remembered by Variety.

Erik Larson P’26, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Cloverpop, wrote a Forbes article about mid-life career transitions in which he mentioned participating in Sophomore Career Connections.

Vassar College was mentioned in a Morningstar article about 2024 Lighthouse Guild scholarships to legally blind students, including Arthur Murray ’28.

David Foote ’75, Chief Analyst at Foote Partners, was quoted in a Computer World article on AI skills. Foote was also quoted in a CSO article on AI governance and cybersecurity certifications.

Portrait of Sieu Nguyen
Siêu Nguyễn ’17

Siêu Nguyễn ’17, who works for the marketing team for HBO and Max Originals, was the subject of a Northwest Asian Weekly article.

Hallie Flanagan, namesake of the Hallie Flanagan Davis Powerhouse Theater, Founder of Vassar Experimental Theatre, and a faculty member in the 1920s and 30s, was mentioned often in an Atlantic article on a new book about the New Deal-era arts initiatives.

Dara Greenwood, Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of Media Studies, was quoted in an NBC News story about parasocial relationships that people develop for characters on long-running television shows.

The Powerhouse Theater 2024 Season was the subject of a Chronogram story.

Madilyn Sandy ’25 wrote a Bennington Banner op-ed about the toxicity of neonicotinoid pesticides on bee populations and the need to ban their use.

Vassar College is included in a Forbes article with information about early decision at several colleges and universities.

Edith Roberts, a Vassar botany professor appointed in 1919—who is the namesake of an ecological laboratory near the Shakespeare Garden—is one of two botanists included in the new book Wild by Design: The Rise of Ecological Restoration, as noted in a Scientific American podcast interview with the book’s author, Laura Martin.

Kim Yeshi ’77 and the Tibetan Plateau business she co-founded, Norlha, were featured by the Financial Times.

Photo credits: DePaulo, courtesy of the subject; Nguyễn, courtesy of HBO.

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Posted
June 18, 2024