Union College Magazine

Union College — A Magazine for Alumni and Friends

A DECADE OF
KLEMM FELLOWS

As the Klemm Fellowship celebrates its 10th anniversary, alumni reflect on the difference it has made in their lives.

Winter 2026 issue

Union College magazine cover winter 2026

Contact information

Erin DeMuth Judd, editor
demuthje@union.edu

Alumni who want to inform the College about changes of address should contact the Alumni Office at (518) 388-6168, or via email at alumni@union.edu. The same phone number and email address should be used to correspond about ReUnion, Homecoming and Family Weekend, alumni club events and other activities.

Publishing information

Union College is published twice a year by the Union College Office of Communications, Schenectady, N.Y. 12308. The telephone is (518) 388-6131.

Digital ("flipbook") copies of issues dating back to 2012 may be accessed online. The magazine homepage links to individual stories published online.

FROM THE MAGAZINE:

Living the story of food

Erin Bligh '10

Together, a collective cause

Lori Marso, professor of political science

Lori Jo Marso,

Discovering Cuba

In the inaugural Cuba mini-term, students find rich culture, history and politics in an emerging island nation.

Students in Plaza de la Revolución

For Flyers, Gostisbehere is the name of the game

In Philadelphia, where Shayne Gostisbehere '15 led Union to a national hockey championship, 'Ghost' has become a force in the NHL

Rick Bennett, right, head coach of men's ice hockey, meets Shane Gostibehere '15 after a Flyers win

Lyme disease, an interdisciplinary problem

Understanding, treating and containing infectious disease requires more interdisciplinary mind-power and collaboration across fields, institutions and borders than most other big issues facing humanity today.

A close-up view of a deer tick

Electronic health records: Good, bad or both?

Timothy Stablein, assistant professor of sociology

In "Limping on Water," a TV exec writes a memoir and a corporate history

Phil Beuth '54

Phil Beuth '54

Racial solidarity high among African Americans

Lewis Davis, professor of economics

A graphic showing check marks and faces

Same old ‘Skeller spirit, new look

After a July 2014 flood destroyed the Rathskeller as a generations of alumni have known it, the underground hangout reopened in September 2016 with a new, more modern look.

Students enjoying a meal at the Rathskeller

Every voice heard

With conversations that run the gamut from collegial to contentious, campus programs aim to share a range of perspective.

Organizers of Identity Dialogues, from left, Mayte Martinez '18, Antonia "Toni" Batha '17 and Maya Whalen-Kipp '16