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Elsie Paxton ’27 goes to Washington: Student’s efforts to help Ukrainian children leads to special invite

Elsie Paxton '27, whose passion for helping Ukrainian children affected by the ongoing war with Russia, traveled to Washington, D.C. this week to continue her advocacy. Paxton was invited to a panel discussion, “Ukraine's Humanitarian Response: Local Voices, Shared Perspectives," hosted by People in Need Ukraine at the US-Asia Institute. The event brought together Ukrainian civil society and local organizations, U.S. policymakers, donors and international partners for a conversation about humanitarian needs

A poet’s journey

Nadia Alexis '09

Nadia Alexis '09

A love of nature leads to creation of Schenectady preserve

Gray Watkins '73 and Vicki Herzl Watkins '76

Gray Watkins '73 and Vicki Herzl Watkins '76

Meet Miyah Falk, the student speaker for the Class of 2026

Miyah Falk

Project by Jillmarie Murphy examines the history of women during a critical period

Jillmarie Murphy, the William D. Williams Professor of English and director of Interdisciplinary Studies, recently completed “Women and the Environment in the Long Nineteenth Century 1775-1925.” The four-volume set considers varied interconnections between gender and the environment, broadly conceived, and includes extensive editorial commentary focusing on a variety of rare, unpublished and difficult-to-access archival documents, as well as more familiar published sources.

Holocaust Survivor Henia Lewin Speaks on Campus

Photo of Henia Lewin

Convocation ushers in a new academic year and a new president

President Elizabeth Kiss presiding over her first Convocation ceremony at the College

Class of 2029 set to begin its journey; Convocation is Sept. 2

Caroline Frost '29

Students dive into a diverse mix of summer research projects at Union

Maya Corridore ’27 is investigating how hunger level affects escape performance in wolf spiders, or Pardosa milvina as part of her summer research project.

The Eras course: The Beatles, Motown and Taylor Swift (Union's version)

Students in "The Beatles, Motown, and Taylor Swift" class taught by Hugh Jenkins, professor of English.

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