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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).

Greg Sneed, vice president of enrollment management, featured in Chronicle of Higher Education

Greg Sneed, vice president for enrollment management, was interviewed for Decision Points, a newsletter of the Chronicle of Higher Education.

Each week, CHE ask higher-ed leaders how they’re tackling universal challenges. They asked Sneed about integrating AI into transcript review.

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Sneed joined Union earlier this year.

Student-led effort to protect birds on campus featured in the Times Union

Two members of the College’s Birding Club and Audubon Campus Chapter, Maya Corridore ’27 and Maryann Fuentes ’27, are working with Facilities Services on a project to install protective UV-tinted decals on some of the high-traffic windows across campus.

The tiny see-through polka dots, nearly invisible to the human eye but apparent to the birds, are designed to deter birds from flying into reflective glass by increasing their spatial awareness.

The Times Union recently visited campus to learn about the project.

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President Elizabeth Kiss quoted in The New York Times on AI in higher education

College President Elizabeth Kiss was quoted in The New York Times in an article exploring how colleges and universities are approaching artificial intelligence.

Kiss joined higher education leaders from across the country in discussing the opportunities and questions AI presents for colleges as they consider its role in education and campus life.

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Math professor Kim Plofker featured on The Academic Minute

Kim Plofker, associate professor of mathematics, was recently featured on WAMC's "The Academic Minute."

The daily program features professors from colleges and universities around the world sharing their research. It airs on public radio stations across the country.

To listen to Plofker's segment, visit the website.

Times Union spotlight's Union's new public health major

The Times Union recently highlighted Union's plan to offer a new major in public health beginning this fall.

The interdisciplinary major brings together ideas from a diverse mix of fields. Public health professionals work to identify ways to improve the health of a community using scientific, social, political, economic and other approaches.

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Faculty featured in the academic minute

Union College Week on "The Academic Minute"

It was Union College Week on “The Academic Minute.”

The daily program features professors from colleges and universities around the world sharing their research. It airs on public radio stations across the country.

Union professors with segments for the special week included Kristin A. Bidoshi, professor of Russian; Guillermina Seri, professor of political science and chair of the department; Holli Frey, professor of geosciences, Steve Schmidt, the Kenneth B. Sharpe Professor of Economics; and Mariah Purol, assistant professor of psychology.

To listen to each segment, visit the website.

Commencement 2024

Local media chronicles Union's Commencement

The Daily Gazette in Schenectady and Spectrum News 1 were on hand for Union's 232nd Commencement on Sunday.

Fifty years after his own graduation from Union, John Kelly III '76, a technology pioneer and one of the driving forces behind advanced computing and artificial intelligence research, returned as the featured speaker.

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President Elizabeth Kiss

President Elizabeth Kiss featured in Inside Higher Ed

President Elizabeth Kiss was featured in Inside Higher Ed for an article, "For Presidents, Necessity Breeds Innovation."

As economic, demographic, political and technological forces reshape higher education, presidents are experimenting, including in ways that blur the traditional lines between institution types, and between college and work, according to the article.

Kiss talked about how the College is doubling down on post-graduate pathways, such as the recently announced 4+1 pathway for Union graduates to earn a master's in business at the University of Rochester's Simon School of Business.

In addition, Union is launching micro-credentials this fall to enable Union students to demonstrate their skills to prospective employers. From Excel to AI tools to marketing skills and more, Kiss said students will be able to show that they have earned a nationally normed credential on top of the all the essential skills -- critical thinking, communication, teamwork and more -- that they gain in the classroom.

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