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Andrew Morris, associate professor of history, was featured in an essay on the History Channel about the origins of the federal disaster relief act.

Morris joined Union in 2003.

Andrew Morris, associate professor of history, was featured in a Times Union story on the GI Bill (subscription may be required).

Morris joined Union in 2003.

Union celebrated its 225th Commencement on Sunday, June 16. Nearly 500 students in the Class of 2019 received their degrees during the ceremony.

Susan Zirinsky, the president and senior executive producer of CBS News, was the featured speaker. She received an honorary doctorate of letters degree.

The College also awarded an honorary doctorate of letters degree to Deborah Margolin, a playwright, actor and founding member of Split Britches Theater Company. Margolin is Professor of the Practice in Yale University’s undergraduate Theater Studies Program.

Several local media outlets provided coverage of the ceremony (subscription may be required):

• The Daily Gazette
• The Times Union
• CBS6

Max Stwertka '19 composed a seven movement suite to honor his grandfather's uncle, Julius Stwertka. Stwertka was brought to the Vienna by Gustav Mahler to be concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic orchestra from 1902 until his retirement in 1936. From 1934 to 1938 he was a member of the Rose Quartet. In 1938, Julius was deported to Theresienstadt, where he died on December 17, 1942. Two years later his beloved wife Rosa was put on the train to Auschwitz. Max Stwertka recently performed his composition.

To learn more about this remarkable story, read a column in the Times Union (subscription may be required).

Nearly 500 students showcased their intellectual and artistic prowess Friday, May 10, as part of the 29th annual Steinmetz Symposium.

The all-day event included a diverse lineup of oral presentations, poster sessions and exhibits highlighting student research as well as dance and musical performances, an art exhibit and other activities.

Bradley Hays, associate professor of political science, was a recent guest on "Congressional Corner" on WAMC, Northeast Public Radio. He discussed the 2020 presidential election.

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.

An op-ed examining Attorney General William P. Barr's view of presidential authority by Bradley Hays, associate professor of political science, was published by the Washington Post’s Made by History section.

Hays joined Union in 2008.

A new lecture series, the Union College Forum on Constructive Engagement, debuted with a conversation featuring a former white supremacist and a Sikh whose father was killed in a mass shooting at a temple.

A number of media outlets covered the event, including WAMC, Northeast Public Radio, the Times Union, Spectrum News and News10, the local ABC affiliate.

“Son of Prince Edward County,” a new book by Twitty Styles, professor emeritus, was featured in the Daily Gazette. A subscription may be required.

The annual PRIDE Walk at Union was featured in the Daily Gazette.