Union in the Media

Union’s faculty, staff and students are often mentioned in local, national and international media outlets. Among the outlets that have highlighted Union include the Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Ed, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio, U.S. News and World Report, MONEY and the Associated Press.

Content on Union’s news site has been honored by the Council for the Advancement of Secondary Education (CASE).

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Alumni in the news: Taif Jany '12

Taif Jany '12 recently wrote a piece for the Huffington Post titled "Our Diversity is Our Strength: White Supremacy Has No Place in America Today."

Jany is the policy coordinator for the Young Elected Officials Network at People For the American Way Foundation. During his time at Union he was involved with Phi Delta Theta and studied in Washington, D.C.

Read the article here.

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Union College welcomes almost 600 new students

WNYT-13

Union welcomed one of its most academically gifted classes when members of the Class of 2021 moved in Sunday, Sept. 3.

The 573 students were selected from record 6,676 applications, one of the most impressive admissions cycles in the school’s history

A number of media covered the event, including WNYT-13, the local NBC affiliate, the Daily Gazette.

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Graduate establishing 3-D archive of Union artifacts

Daily Gazette

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).

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Congressional Corner With Brad Hays

WAMC

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.

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College fellows seeking careers in health care spend summer as palliative volunteers

Daily Gazette

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.

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Life lessons from the dying

Times Union

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.

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Capital Region Women in Finance: Kaywana Raeburn

Women @ Work

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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