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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).

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.

Inside Higher Ed features op-ed by President David R. Harris

An op-ed written by President David R. Harris was featured in Inside Higher Ed. The piece was titled "Actions Now, Consequences Later" (Yes, higher ed has problems, but future generations will not thank us if we tear down the system).

To read the op-ed, visit the website. A subscription may be required to access the content.

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Saratoga Living features interview with incoming president Elizabeth Kiss

Saratoga Living features an interview with Elizabeth Kiss, the president-elect of Union College.

Kiss, an Oxford-trained philosopher and former college president who most recently served as CEO of the Rhodes Trust, was named as the 20th president of the College in February.

Kiss (pronounced ‘quiche’) will succeed David Harris, who announced last fall he would be stepping down at the end of the current academic year after seven years. Kiss begins her new role July 1.

The Hill publishes op-ed by Professor Andrew Morris

Andrew Morris, professor of history, had an op-ed published in The Hill, "Get rid of FEMA? That would be a disaster."

The Hill is an influential non-partisan media outlet for and about Congress, breaking stories from Capitol Hill, K Street and the White House.

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.

Winter Dance Concert featured in Daily Gazette

“The Spaces Between,” this year’s Winter Dance Concert, was recently featured in the Daily Gazette.

Thirty-one dancers performed in 10 original pieces choreographed by students and faculty in the Yulman Theater.

To view a photo gallery, visit the Gazette's website (a subscription may be required to access content).

Research by Allison Malatesta ’24 and Professor Jeff Corbin featured in the Daily Gazette

New research by Allison Malatesta ’24 and Jeff Corbin, the Florence B. Sherwood Professor of Life Sciences, show that parts of Schenectady that were redlined have, to this day, fewer and smaller trees than other areas of the city.

Their research has been published in the journal Urban Forestry & Urban Greening.

The Daily Gazette recently featured the study on its front page. A subscription may be required to read the article.

To read the original story on Union's news site, visit the website.