Union in the Media

President Stephen C. Ainlay recently announced that he would step down at the end of academic year, his 12th at Union.

He sat down with the Daily Gazette to offer his thoughts on the decision and what comes next.

More than 150 students participated in a Taste Walk, sampling fare from a dozen downtown Schenectady businesses.

A reporter for the Daily Gazette accompanied the students on their walk.

President Stephen C. Ainlay recently announced he would step down at the end of the academic year, his 12th at Union.

A number of media outlets mentioned the announcement, including the Times Union, the Daily Gazette, the Albany Business Review and CBS-6, the local CBS affiliate.

Bradley Hays, associate professor of political science, was a recent guest on WAMC, Northeast Public Radio. He discussed President Trump's low approval ratings.

Northeast Public Radio is a member of National Public Radio serving parts of seven northeastern states. These include New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, New Jersey, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania.

Sonia Sandoval '16 is Union's latest Mielke Fellow, a position reserved for recent graduates who are deemed capable of contributing to the college in a unique way. Her project involves creating a 3-D archive of Union artifacts.

The Daily Gazette recently caught up with Sandoval on campus (subscription may be required).

Matthew Liquori '18, Sydney Keane '18 and Kristen St. Andrews '18 are spending their summer helping care for terminally ill patients at two hospice residences. The eight-week Community Action, Research and Education (CARE) Summer Fellowship Program was created by Carol Weisse, professor of psychology and director of Health Professions.

Matthew Liquori '18, Sydney Keane '18 and Kristen St. Andrews '18 are spending their summer helping care for terminally ill patients at two hospice residences. The eight-week Community Action, Research and Education (CARE) Summer Fellowship Program was created by Carol Weisse, professor of psychology and director of Health Professions.

Read more in the Times Union.

Kaywana Raeburn, the Feigenbaum Assistant Professor of Behavioral Economics, is featured in the July/August issue of Women@Work, a publication of the Times Union.

The article focuses on women in finance.

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The latest issue of Insight into Diversity features advice from Gretchel Hathaway, dean of diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer, to new chief diversity officers.

Insight Into Diversity is the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.

Mechanical engineering students in Professor Ron Bucinell’s class collaborated with the Schenectady ARC on a prototype they designed that allows developmentally challenged individuals to use a machine that precisely places snaps onto clothing. The students were James Hawkins, Raquel Paramo and Lingzhi "Owen" Zhang.