Union in the Media

Zoe Oxley, professor of political science and director of American Studies, provided expert analysis for the Times Union series, "Women in Politics."

Oxley's expertise includes gender stereotyping and elections as well as the gender gap in public opinion and voting. She has published journal articles and book chapters on these topics, including “Gender Stereotyping in State Executive Elections: Candidate Selection and Success,” “Why No Madame President? Gender and Presidential Politics in the United States,” and “Women’s Support for an Active Government.”

To read one article in the series, click here (subscription may be required).

To read another in which Oxley is quoted, click here.

Andrea Foroughi, associate professor of history and director of the Women's and Gender Studies Progam, was recently quoted in a Times Union column by Jennifer Gish on the rise of women's voices in today's world.

To read the column, click here (subscription may be required).

A new exhibit by Fernando Orellana, associate professor of visual arts, recently opened at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia.

The exhibit, "His Study of Life," is about Philadelphia's 19th century artist Thomas Eakins.

To read a review in the Philadelphia Inquirer, click here.

To read a review in PhillyVoice, click here.

To read a review on BillyPenn.com, click here.

Bradley Hays, associate professor of political science, was a recent guest on "Congressional Corner" on WAMC, Northeast Public Radio. He discussed the 2016 presidential campaign between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

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.

In their controversial 2014 book, “The Triple Package: How Three Unlikely Traits Explain the Rise and Fall of Cultural Groups in America,” legal scholars Amy Chua and her husband, Jed Rubenfeld, attempted to explain why some groups “do strikingly better than others in terms of wealth, position and other conventional measures of success.”

The theory received widespread attention, in part because Chua had touched off an intense debate earlier with her bestseller, “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother.”

But a recent study by two Union College psychology professors finds there is little evidence to support the idea of the so-called triple package.

Instead, Joshua Hart and Christopher Chabris counter that intelligence, conscientiousness and economic advantage are the most likely elements of success, regardless of ethnicity.

The study, published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences, received widespread media attention when released in the spring.

Scientific American is the latest to weigh in.

To read the clip, click here.

For decades, some believe the ghost of Alice Van der Veer reappears in Jackson's Garden on the first full moon of summer.

WAMC's Listen With The Lights On is a podcast dive into the strange, mysterious and occult.

The latest episode examines the possibility of a ghost haunting Jackson's Garden.

WAMC, 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.

Sydney Paluch '17 and David Olio '17 are the latest recipients of a summer research fellowship program offered through the Kelly Adirondack Center.

To read about their projects in the Sunday Gazette, click here.

To read a story on Union's news site, click here.

Students participating in Union’s annual EDGE camp helped adapt some toys for kids with special needs at the Langan School in Albany.

To watch a news clip on WTEN-10, the local ABC affiliate, click here.

Since 2002, the College has hosted a two-week summer program, “Educating Girls for Engineering.” With a dearth of women enrolled in undergraduate engineering programs, the camp encourages high school juniors and seniors from across the country to consider careers in engineering.

This summer, the College is restoring a monument dedicated in honor of John Howard Payne, who attended Union between 1806 and 1808. Payne is the author of the popular ballard, "Home, Sweet Home."

Built in 1911 and dedicated at the College’s 115th commencement, the 67-ton monument is the centerpiece of Payne Gate, a 90-foot-wide gateway that replaced the Blue Gate as Union’s main entrance. It was designed by George B. Post & Sons, the architect of Alumni Gymnasium.

To read a story in the Times Union, click here.

To read about the project on the College's news site, click here.

Union alumni Rich and Mary Templeton (both from the Class of 1980) were the commencement speakers at Southern Methodist University.

Rich is the CEO of Texas Instruments, and Mary is a financial analyst and computer scientist. The couple, who are dedicated philanthropists and civic leaders, shared their inspiring story. Mary was paralyzed two years ago in a swimming accident.