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Union in the Media

Union’s faculty, staff and students are often mentioned in local, national and international media outlets. Among the outlets that have highlighted Union include the Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Ed, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio, U.S. News and World Report, MONEY and the Associated Press.

Content on Union’s news site has been honored by the Council for the Advancement of Secondary Education (CASE).

President Elizabeth Kiss quoted in New York Times

President Elizabeth Kiss was recently quoted in The New York Times in a story about the impact of fees for new H-1B visas.

An H-1B visa is a temporary (nonimmigrant) visa in the United States that allows U.S. employers to hire foreign workers in specialty occupations that require a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field.

Kiss told the Times the college employed 16 faculty members with H-1B visas who worked across nine departments. But she said the college could not afford to hire people through the program anymore.

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Elizabeth Kiss

President Elizabeth Kiss, freedom fighters’ daughter

President Elizabeth Kiss recently sat down with noted writer Paul Grondahl, the director of the New York State Writers Institute. Grondahl writes a weekly column for the Times Union.

She shared her very personal story on how she was shaped by parents who witnessed and fought the atrocities of the Nazis and the communists in Hungary.

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Members of the Union community can receive a free subscription through Schaffer Library.

Just over a year ago, ground was broken on an all-purpose arena that would serve as the new home of the Division I men’s and women’s hockey programs. A mere 13 months later, the M&T Bank Center at Mohawk Harbor was officially unveiled during a ribbon-cutting ceremony and tours Thursday morning. A gathering of state, county and local officials and dignitaries, including New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Union President Elizabeth Kiss, celebrated the milestone.

Ribbon-cutting for new arena attracts local media interest

A ribbon-cutting was recently held for the M&T Bank Center at Mohawk Harbor, which will serve as the new home of the Division I men’s and women’s hockey programs.

A gathering of state, county and local officials and dignitaries, including New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Union President Elizabeth Kiss, celebrated the milestone.

A number of local media covered the event, including the Times Union, Daily Gazette, Albany Business Review, News10, WGY and CBS6.

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Professor Andrew Morris appears on Scripps News to discuss FEMA

Andrew Morris, professor of history, recently appeared on Scripps News to discuss President Trump's shifting tone on the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Scripps News is a free ad-supported streaming news channel.

An expert in federal disaster relief, Morris is the author of an upcoming book, “When Natural Disasters Became National Disasters: Hurricane Camille and the New Politics of Disaster Relief” (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2026).

He joined Union in 2003.

Professor Andrew Morris quoted in New York Times about FEMA

Andrew Morris, professor of history, was recently quoted by the New York Times in a story about President Trump's shifting tone on the Federal Emergency Management Agency. A subscription may be required to access the article.

An expert in federal disaster relief, Morris is the author of an upcoming book, “When Natural Disasters Became National Disasters: Hurricane Camille and the New Politics of Disaster Relief” (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2026).

He joined Union in 2003.

Commencement speaker Joanna Stern '06 writes about her talk in Wall Street Journal column

Emmy Award-winning journalist Joanna Stern ’06, senior personal technology columnist at the Wall Street Journal, was the featured speaker at Union's 231st Commencement.

Stern has spent nearly two decades covering the tech industry with a focus on consumer impact, helping readers navigate trends and make smarter tech decisions.

Stern wrote about her talk in her Wall Street Journal column.

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Professor Andrew Morris quoted in The New York Times

Andrew Morris, professor of history, was recently quoted in the New York Times in a story about the resignation of the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster command center.

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An expert in federal disaster relief, Morris is the author of an upcoming book, “When Natural Disasters Became National Disasters: Hurricane Camille and the New Politics of Disaster Relief” (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2026).

He joined Union in 2003.