Union in the Media

Zoe Oxley, professor of political science, is part of a team whose latest research is featured in a number of media outlets, including Forbes, NPR’s All Things Considered, The 19th, WNYC’s The Takeaway and The Conversation.

The research focuses on girls' declining interest in politics.

Earlier research focused on what do kids today think about the presidency and the president, and how does this compare to what children thought in the 1950s?

Oxley joined Union in 1998.

Union recently announced it would partner with the Schuler Education Foundation to invest up to $40 million to enroll significantly more low-income students, the College’s latest effort to advance educational equity and opportunity.

Union is among the first five schools selected to participate in the Schuler Access Initiative, which aims to enroll more underserved students at the nation’s top liberal arts colleges.

Jack Schuler, co-founder of the Schuler Education Foundation, will spend $500 million over the next 10 years as part of the initiative. He wants to include up to 20 liberal arts schools that will match the funds, for a potential investment of $1 billion.

A number of local and national media outlets reported on the announcement, including Inside Higher Ed, The Daily Gazette , Higher Ed Dive, The Business Journals and WAMC, Northeast Public Radio. 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.

In addition, President David R. Harris authored an op-ed for the Chicago Tribune with the headline, "Pell grants are game changers for promising college students. I should know, I was one."

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Forbes recently featured the Class of 2021 George J. Mitchell scholars, which includes Tawreak “Ty” Gamble-Eddington '21.

He is one of 12 Americans chosen from among 453 applicants for the honor, which was created by the founder and president of the U.S.-Ireland Alliance, Trina Vargo. It is named in honor of Sen. George J. Mitchell’s contributions to the Northern Ireland peace process.

Recipients are chosen based on academic distinction, leadership and service.

A political science and history major with a minor in Spanish, Gamble-Eddington will study race, ethnicity and conflict at Trinity College Dublin before attending law school. He is from Springfield, Mass.

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The New York Times published a piece on Father's Day about Juan Paneto and his son, Joshua, who graduated together at Union's Commencement ceremony for the Class of 2021 June 13, 2021. A subscription may be required to access the article.

Juan Paneto was several credits short of his degree when he left Union in 1992. The pandemic allowed him to complete his coursework remotely nearly 30 years later.

The story of Juan's quest to graduate with his son was first featured on Union's news site.

A study on conspiracy theories by Joshua Hart, associate professor of psychology, and his student, Molly Graether ‘17, was cited by the FiveThirtyEight, a popular blog that covers a broad spectrum of subjects including politics, sports, science, economics and popular culture.

The 2018 research suggests that people with certain personality traits and cognitive styles are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories.

Union held its 227th Commencement on Sunday, June 13. More than 470 seniors in the Class of 2021 received degrees.

The ceremony was featured on the front page of the Daily Gazette. A subscription may be required to access the story.

A story also appeared on Union's news site.

Jeffrey Corbin, professor of biological sciences, was quoted in a recent National Geographic piece about the impact of invasive garlic mustard on native species. A subscription may be required to read the article.

A plant ecologist who focuses on the effects of invasive species and land use change on biodiversity and soil dynamics, Corbin discussed his findings of a 2018 paper in Restoration Ecology, coauthored with Matthew Wolford ('16), that described the challenge of eradicating garlic mustard populations.

A collection of historic Adirondack photos recently donated to the College was featured in the Daily Gazette (a subscription may be required to view article).

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Deidre Hill Butler, associate professor of sociology, director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and academic chief diversity officer, was recently profiled in the Daily Gazette. She was featured in the newspaper's Outlook 2021, which focuses on area leaders.

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A collection of historic Adirondack photos recently donated to the College was featured in the Times Union (a subscription may be required to view article).

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