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).

February 18, 2022

Professor Lori Marso writes essay for Los Angeles Review of Books

Lori Marso, the Doris Zemurray Stone Professor of Modern Literary and Historical Studies, has written an essay for the Los Angeles Review of Books, “How Do We Solve a Problem Like Titane?”

Marso shares how she and her Feminist Film students discuss the difficulties of interpretation for films that break the rules, including Julia Ducournau’s "Titane." The controversial film won the Palme D’Or (the top prize) at the Cannes Film Festival last year.

February 18, 2022

President David R. Harris included in special trends report for the Chronicle of Higher Education

President David R. Harris was among college leaders who shared their unique perspective on how colleges can communicate with students in a special trends report for the Chronicle of Higher Education.

February 8, 2022

Professor Chad Orzel featured on WAMC's The Roundtable

Chad Orzel, associate professor of physics and astronomy, appeared on WAMC, Northeast Public Radio, to discuss his latest book, “A Brief History of Timekeeping.”

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.

Orzel joined Union in 2001.

February 2, 2022

Fran'Cee Brown-McClure featured in Inside Higher Ed

Fran'Cee Brown-McClure, vice president for Student Affairs and dean of students, shared her expertise with Inside Higher Ed on how colleges can connect better with its students.

She also shared her thoughts on how precollege experiences and students’ identities shape the challenges they face and connections they make in postsecondary education.

January 15, 2022

Union meeting fundraising goal for Schuler Education Foundation featured in Daily Gazette

The College and Schuler Education Foundation recently announced they had combined to raise $42 million to serve more Pell-eligible students.

The Daily Gazette noted the milestone (a subscription may be required to access the article).

December 15, 2021

University Business features op-ed by President David R. Harris

An op-ed by President David R. Harris, "Leading during COVID’s darkest days was hard. The future may be more difficult," was featured in University Business, a publication widely read by presidents and other senior leaders.

November 25, 2021

Union's Rhodes Scholar featured in The Daily Gazette

Tawreak “Ty” Gamble-Eddington '21 recently was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship for graduate study at the University of Oxford.

Gamble-Eddington is one of 32 Rhodes Scholars selected from a pool of 826 candidates representing 247 colleges in the United States. The class includes 22 women, the most ever.

The Daily Gazette spoke with Gamble-Eddington about his accomplishment. A subscription may be required to access the story.

November 24, 2021

Engineering students engaged in projects to help those with disabilities

Senior mechanical engineering students have partnered with local companies to create devices to make their operations more efficient.

Ron Bucinell, an associate professor of mechanical engineering, crafted a unique capstone course that would push students to devise tools for everyday people who needed them.

To read more in the Times Union, visit the website.

The class was also featured in a segment on WNYT-13, the local NBC affiliate.

November 23, 2021

Union's Rhodes Scholar appears in hundreds of media outlets, including Washington Post and Boston Globe

Tawreak “Ty” Gamble-Eddington '21 has been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship for graduate study at the University of Oxford.

Gamble-Eddington is one of 32 Rhodes Scholars selected from a pool of 826 candidates representing 247 colleges in the United States. The class includes 22 women, the most ever, the Rhodes Trust announced in a statement Sunday.

The announcement was picked up by hundreds of media outlets, including the Washington Post, Boston Globe and The Daily Gazette. A subscription may be required for access to the articles.

WAMC, Northeast Public Radio also did a segment on Gamble-Eddington. 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.

October 12, 2021

Chad Orzel, associate professor of physics and astronomy, featured on ESPN

Chad Orzel, associate professor of physics and astronomy, used the laws of physics to explain to ESPN why it is so difficult to tackle Denver Broncos running back Javonte Williams.

"It's a really rich subject because there is a lot going on, even in the things that are fairly simple in football," said Orzel. "There's a lot of physics going on, you've got so many moving parts. In physics we're famous for approximating everything as a sphere, football players are very not spherical and the ball isn't even spherical. But you look at the spin around the long axis, you look at the random bounce, things like that, it's a really rich subject physics-wise."

Orzel joined Union in 2001