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Tomas Dvorak, chair of the Economics Department, wrote an op-ed on college retirement plans that was published in The Chronicle of Higher Education. His research interests are in the design of retirement plans, performance measurement, financial literacy and conflicts of interest in financial markets. His work has been published in top academic journals including the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the Journal of Finance, the B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy and the Journal of Retirement.

He recently published a study in the Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, "Do 401K plan advisors take their own advice?"

Dvorak also serves as a fiduciary of Union College’s defined contribution retirement plan.

To read his op-ed in the Chronicle, click here (subscription may be required).

Actor James Franco visited campus recently to shoot scenes for an upcoming movie. A number of Union students were extras for the scenes and film study students helped wit the shoot.

To read a story in The Daily Gazette, click here.

To view a photo gallery in the Times Union, click here.

The College was selected to host the only U.S. Senate debate between incumbent New York Democrat Charles Schumer and the Republican challenger, Wendy Long.

The debate was Sunday, Oct. 30, in the Nott Memorial.

More than a dozen media outlets covered the debate, including the New York Times.

To read the Times story, click here.

Maya Lin, the artist known for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington and the Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Ala., was the featured speaker at the second annual Feigenbaum Forum on Innovation and Creativity.

Lin’s talk was Thursday, Oct. 27, in the Nott Memorial.

The Feigenbaum Forum brings in prominent speakers who have revolutionized their fields of endeavor through contributions deemed innovative and creative.

To read a story in The Daily Gazette, click here (subscription may be required).

To view an article in the Times Union, click here.

John Dooley '65 was recently featured on vtdigger.org. The story focused on his legal career and impending retirement from Vermont’s Supreme Court. He is one of the state’s longest sitting Supreme Court justices, having joined the bench 30 years ago. During his time at Union, Dooley was a member of Kappa Alpha and WRUC Radio.

Read the story 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.

Union students will be able to ride the CDTA bus for free under an agreement with the transportation agency.

Read about the partnership in The Daily Gazette (subscription may be required).

Catherine Walker, a visiting assistant professor of psychology, was quoted in USA Today in a story about body positivity.

The story also appeared in dozens of other Gannett papers.

To read the article, click here.

Barry Newman '67 was recently featured in The Writer magazine. The story focused on his 43-year career with the Wall Street Journal.

During his time at Union, Newman was involved with Phi Epsilon Pi and Concordiensis. Read the story on Newman here.

Luke Dosiek, the John D. MacArthur Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, presented two papers at the IEEE Power and Energy Society North American Power Symposium in Denver. They were titled “Variances in Estimates of Power System Inter-area Modes using Lattice Structure - Initial Results” and “A Framework for Assessing Methods of Deriving Frequency Data from PMU Voltage Angles in the Presence of Measurement Noise.”

Irlando Goncalves ’18 met writer Wes Moore after his recent talk at Schenectady County Community College. Work by Moore, a New York Times bestselling author, includes “The Other Wes Moore” and “The Way Home.”

“Intersectional Mothering: A Black Baptist Example,” an article by Deidre Hill Butler, associate professor of sociology and director of Africana Studies, was published in the edited volume, Angels on Earth: Mothering, Religion and Spirituality, by Demeter Press.

Michael Vineyard, the Frank and Marie Louise Bailey Professor of Physics, presented a paper at the Interfaces Against Pollution conference in Lleida, Spain. “Undergraduate Research and Training in Ion-Beam Analysis of Environmental Materials” was co-authored by Scott LaBrake, senior lecturer, Heather Watson, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, Sajju Chalise '19, Morgan Clark '17, Andrew McCalmont '16, Brendan McGuire '18, Iseinie Mendez '17and Joshua Yoskowitz '16.

Pattie Wareh, associate professor of English, delivered a paper, “Social and Theatrical Performance in Love's Labour's Lost," at the British Shakespeare Association meeting at the University of Hull.

Works by Chris Duncan, the May I. Baker Professor of Visual Arts, and Charles Steckler, the Dwane W. Crichton Professor of Theater and Scenic Designer in Residence, are on view at the 30th Anniversary Invitational of the Saratoga Arts Gallery, Saratoga Springs. The exhibition, which continues through Oct. 29, features 30 selected artists who have shown at the gallery in the past three decades.

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