Menu
Search the Union College website

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).

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.

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.

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.

A graphic that reads: "Saratoga Living."

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.

A view of the Union College campus with the Nott Memorial featured prominently

Announcement of new president Elizabeth Kiss featured in various media outlets

Elizabeth Kiss, an Oxford-trained philosopher and former college president who most recently served as CEO of the Rhodes Trust, has been selected as the 20th president of Union College.

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 announcement was featured in a number of media outlets, including the Times Union, Daily Gazette, Albany Business Review, WAMC, Spectrum News and News10ABC, Inside Higher Ed, University Business and Chronicle of Higher Education, among others. Some outlets may have a paywall.

"All that is Gathered" exhibit featured in Daily Gazette

“All that is Gathered,” a three-person exhibition curated by Allison Conley, lecturer of visual arts in printmaking and drawing, opened Jan. 8 in the Crowell and West galleries, Feigenbaum Center for Visual Arts.

The three – Golnar Adili, Kristina Bivona and Karen Lederer – are artists whose printmaking practice fundamentally informs their work, permeating sculpture, painting, installation and craft.

The Daily Gazette recently previewed the exhibit. A subscription may be required to access the article.

To learn more, read a story on Union's news site.