News and Events Home All News In the Media Events Press Releases Featured 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 Assistant Professor of Sociology Catherine Tan wrote a piece for Newsweek about President Trump’s nomination for U.S. surgeon general and how this could impact the state of public health. The Vassar College campus was featured as one of the filming locations for the new Netflix comedy-drama series, The Four Seasons. Professor of Film Mia Mask interviewed actor and director Mario Van Peebles about his work in African American Western films for the June 2025 issue of Sight and Sound. Professor of History and Jewish Studies Joshua Schreier published a piece in The Guardian about pro-Israel campaigns that target anti-Zionist Jewish groups. Deputy to the President and Secretary of the Board of Trustees Wesley Dixon and Family Nurse Practitioner at Health Service Mary Paquet have been named honorees of The Hudson Valley’s 20th Annual Top Forty Under 40 Mover & Shaker awards. Rhona Hoffman ’56 was interviewed for Chicago Gallery News about her prolific career as both a visual artist and gallerist. Kelly Shannon ’03 cowrote a guest essay for The New York Times about President Trump and his lack of involvement in human rights issues in Iran. Lawyer John McCormick ’89, a Vassar trustee and well-known leader in asset management and financial services, was appointed as Senior Advisor and Investor of Growth Credit Partners (GCP). Associate Professor of Astronomy Colette Salyk was quoted in an article for Space.com about a star consuming a planet, after the two collided, along with the mention of the observatory honoring noted astronomer Vera C. Rubin ’48. View More Items
Assistant Professor of Sociology Catherine Tan wrote a piece for Newsweek about President Trump’s nomination for U.S. surgeon general and how this could impact the state of public health.
The Vassar College campus was featured as one of the filming locations for the new Netflix comedy-drama series, The Four Seasons.
Professor of Film Mia Mask interviewed actor and director Mario Van Peebles about his work in African American Western films for the June 2025 issue of Sight and Sound.
Professor of History and Jewish Studies Joshua Schreier published a piece in The Guardian about pro-Israel campaigns that target anti-Zionist Jewish groups.
Deputy to the President and Secretary of the Board of Trustees Wesley Dixon and Family Nurse Practitioner at Health Service Mary Paquet have been named honorees of The Hudson Valley’s 20th Annual Top Forty Under 40 Mover & Shaker awards.
Rhona Hoffman ’56 was interviewed for Chicago Gallery News about her prolific career as both a visual artist and gallerist.
Kelly Shannon ’03 cowrote a guest essay for The New York Times about President Trump and his lack of involvement in human rights issues in Iran.
Lawyer John McCormick ’89, a Vassar trustee and well-known leader in asset management and financial services, was appointed as Senior Advisor and Investor of Growth Credit Partners (GCP).
Associate Professor of Astronomy Colette Salyk was quoted in an article for Space.com about a star consuming a planet, after the two collided, along with the mention of the observatory honoring noted astronomer Vera C. Rubin ’48.