In the Media

May 4, 2023

Animals Are Dying in Droves. What Are They Telling Us?

The New Republic reports on the rise in mass mortality events, with Prof. Sam Fey [biology] weighing in on the “biblical” proportions of such die-offs.

The New Republic

April 7, 2023

New study sounds alarm, provides hope for Western red cedars

Oregon Capital Chronicle reports on climate threats to Western red cedars, drawing from new research in a paper coauthored by Prof. Aaron Ramirez [biology].

Oregon Capital Chronicle

February 15, 2023

U.S. Senate Confirms Justice Adrienne Nelson to a Seat on Federal Bench

The Reed Trustee is the first Black woman jurist to serve on Oregon's U.S. District Court.

OPB

February 15, 2023

Fostering a Culture of Innovation at the Reed Research Reactor

Lab Manager writes on the innovative program at Reed's nuclear reactor that empowers students to create their own unique nuclear experiments.

Lab Manager

February 10, 2023

Grammy Award for Wilco Reissue Has a Reed Connection

Cheryl Pawelski is a record producer, three-time Grammy Award winner, and wife to Reed President Audrey Bilger.

Portland Business Journal

February 1, 2023

Reed's Dance Program Repositions Itself for the Future

Oregon Artswatch profiles new Assistant Professor Oluyinka Akinjiola, whose experience in African diasporic dance traditions could transform how the department teaches dance at the intersection of social, political, and creative movements.

Oregon Artswatch

January 20, 2023

Washington Post Names Prof. Bora Yoon a Classical Music Artist to Watch

New to Reed this year, Yoon is a composer, vocalist, and sound artist who creates immersive and experimental work.

Washington Post

January 9, 2023

Emeritus Trustee Steve McCarthy ’66 Dies at 79

McCarthy, who served more than two decades on Reed’s board of trustees, exemplified “the interesting life, and the purposeful life.”

The Oregonian

January 4, 2023

Bronson James ’94 to Serve on Oregon’s Highest Court

Governor Kate Brown appointed the Reed alum as a justice on Oregon’s Supreme Court during her final days in office.

OPB

November 22, 2022

Has the end of college rankings arrived?

In a New York Times op-ed, former Reed President Colin Diver responds to the announcement by Yale Law and other top-tier law schools that they will no longer participate in U.S. News & World Report rankings.

New York Times

November 16, 2022

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez ’12 Captures Hotly Contested Congressional Seat

Gluesenkamp Perez defeated a Trump-backed opponent and will serve in the U.S. House, representing Washington state’s 3rd Congressional District.

NPR

November 16, 2022

Suzan DelBene ’83 Scores a Sixth Term in the House

DelBene, who will represent Snohomish County, WA, in Congress again next year, vowed to eschew “hyperpartisanship.”

Everett Daily Herald

November 10, 2022

Mounting Pressures May Push Election Officials Into Early Retirement, New Survey Shows

Amid threats of violence and skyrocketing records requests, Prof. Paul Gronke [political science] and the Democracy Fund found that 1 in 5 election officials plan to retire before 2024.

Oregon Capital Chronicle

November 10, 2022

Good News for Fans of Cult Classic Author Katherine Dunn ’69

A previously unpublished novel, Toad, is now available in print six years after the writer's death.

New York Times

November 9, 2022

What a Surge in Early Voting Could Mean for Midterm Election Results

Prof. Paul Gronke [political science] shares why early voting may not mean early results in an article for the Los Angeles Times.

Los Angeles Times

November 9, 2022

Should Portland Adopt Ranked Choice Voting?

In an op-ed for Oregon Capital Chronicle Reed political science professors Paul Gronke and Paul Manson take a look at Measure 26-228, which would change the way Portland elects its City Council.

Oregon Capital Chronicle

October 5, 2022

Alumnus to Donate Proceeds from Sale of Historic Home to Reed

The pristinely preserved Tudor-style home in Spokane, WA, belongs to Michael “Mick” McGarvey ’63, whose family lived there for generations.

Spokesman-Review

September 12, 2022

College Rankings Face New Criticisms

Reporting on the U.S. education secretary's recent denunciation of college rankings, The Washington Post talks with former Reed President Colin Diver.

The Washington Post

September 2, 2022

Reed Alumna Barbara Ehrenreich ’63 Dies at 81

Barbara Ehrenreich, journalist, historian, and social critic who explored economic justice, healthcare, and peace in her many articles and more than 20 books, told the New York Times that she “believed that her job as a journalist was to shed light on the unnecessary pain in the world."

The New York Times

July 15, 2022

Reed Trustee Justice Adrienne Nelson Nominated to Serve as Federal Judge

Justice Adrienne Nelson has received a federal judicial nomination from President Biden. If confirmed, she will be the first Black woman to serve on Oregon's U.S. District Court.

whitehouse.gov

June 10, 2022

Prof. David Schiff Premieres Two Compositions

Retirement has not slowed down Emeritus Professor of Music David Schiff, who continues to delight music lovers with virtuosic creativity shaped by the composer’s lifelong love for blending genres.

Classical Voice North America

May 25, 2022

The Oregonian Tips Its Hat to Bev Grant

Her photos lived in a shoebox for years. Now they adorn the walls of Reed’s Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery and provide a glimpse into the artist’s fascinating life.

The Oregonian

May 17, 2022

Will the Trend of Low Voter Turnout Continue in Oregon?

Oregon Capital Chronicle turns to Professor Chris Koski [political science] to weigh in.

Oregon Capital Chronicle

May 5, 2022

Behind Party Lines

Professor Paul Gronke [political science] takes a look at hyper-partisanship in Oregon state politics and the attitudes needed to defeat it.

OPB

April 28, 2022

Reed Professor Tapped by Newsweek to Weigh Russia’s Prospects in Moldova

Political science professor Alexander Montgomery sheds light on whether the Kremlin can breach intense Ukrainian resistance to overtake a volatile region in eastern Moldova.

Newsweek

April 28, 2022

American Chemical Society’s Magazine Honors Professor Kelly Chacón in Special Issue Celebrating LGBTQ+ Chemists

In an interview for the Trailblazers issue of Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), Prof. Chacón [chemistry] talks ions, identity, and breaking barriers for the next generation of LGBTQ+ scientists.

Chemical & Engineering News

April 7, 2022

Professor Alex Montgomery Talks with Brookings about Risk, Russian Aggression, and Ukraine.

Avoiding escalation is key, says Professor Alex Montgomery [political science] and coauthor Amy Nelson. But, NATO should mind its appearance of risk aversion.

Brookings

March 8, 2022

Reed College professor and Ukraine expert reflects on humanitarian crisis caused by Russian invasion

Alexandra Hrycak, a professor of sociology at Reed College, joins Oregon Public Broadcasting's Think Out Loud to talk about the impact of the current crisis on women and children and other vulnerable populations in Ukraine.

Oregon Public Broadcasting

March 4, 2022

Understanding the Crisis in Ukraine, A Conversation with Marat Grinberg

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has everyone confused and seeking more clarity. Marat Grinberg, Associate Professor of Russian and Humanities at Reed College, discusses the situation, offering an up-to-date analysis, and answering audience questions.

Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education

February 9, 2022

Colleges could soon be making admissions decisions without affirmative action

For decades, affirmative action programs have been used as one way to bring racial equity to college admissions. OPB talks with Milyon Trulove, the vice president and dean of admission and financial aid at Reed.

OPB

December 21, 2021

Art History Professor Dana Katz contributes as a guest editor to Art Journal Open

In a feature article, "The Quarantine Question," AJO readers respond to the pandemic in words, sound, and images.

Art Journal Open

November 21, 2021

Ben Read reads "At Harlem Hospital Across the Street from the Schomburg ..."

Ben Read '21 pays homage to prof. Samiya Bashir by reciting one of her poems for Spokane Public Radio.

Spokane Public Radio

November 19, 2021

Michelle Nijhuis '96 on Changing the Conservation Narrative

Reed graduate and White Salmon–based writer talks her latest book, the problematic history of the conservation movement, and what living off the grid taught her.

Portland Monthly Magazine

November 8, 2021

Liberal Arts Colleges Buck Pandemic Downturn

While other higher ed institutions are struggling to attract students, liberal arts colleges in Oregon are welcoming larger classes. Vice President of Admission Milyon Trulove explains why.

Oregon Business

October 30, 2021

Poet’s Q&A: Lisa Steinman on Landscapes, Community, and the Embodiment of the Page

ArtsWatch Q&A with poet, author, and professor Lisa Steinman about reading, writing, community, and the landscapes of her childhood.

Oregon ArtsWatch

October 18, 2021

‘Is This a Room’ Review: A Transcript Becomes a Thrilling Thriller

Tina Satter MALS '04 turned the FBI transcripts from the Reality Winner investigation into a New York Times 'Critic's Pick' Broadway play!

New York Times

October 14, 2021

More than a month in, Oregon’s private colleges avoid on-campus COVID-19 outbreaks

Madison Riethman, COVID-19 Response Coordinator talks about Reed's approach to the fall semester based on what the college learned since the onset of the pandemic.

OPB

October 5, 2021

Born into slavery, they rose to be elite New York Jews. A new book tells their story.

The Washington Post ran an extensive interview with Professor of English Laura Arnold Leibman about her new book, Once We Were Slaves: The Extraordinary Journey of a Multiracial Jewish Family.

Washington Post

September 29, 2021

Verdi's Nabucco: By the Rivers of Babylon

Prof. of Music Mark Burford adds insight to Giuseppe Verdi's Nabucco on WNYC's Aria Code podcast.

WNYC Aria Code

September 7, 2021

Prof. Sonia Sabnis discusses the poetry of The Wild Party

Professor of Greek, Latin, and Ancient Mediterranean Studies and Humanities Sonia Sabnis discusses the power and poetry of language and rhyme in The Wild Party.

Cygnet Radio Productions

August 31, 2021

An All-American journey through Blackness, whiteness, Christianity, Judaism, slavery and freedom

A review of Prof. Laura Arnold Leibman's book, Once We Were Slaves: The Extraordinary Journey of a Multiracial Jewish Family.

Forward

August 22, 2021

Clark County History: Mary Barnard

The Columbian looks back on one of Clark County's most famous residents and Reed College graduate Mary Barnard '32.

The Columbian

August 13, 2021

The art of the COVID copy

Prof. Dana Katz piece on the viral sensation "COVID Copy." As museums closed to patrons, art lovers found ways to mimic cherished fine art. In March of 2020, when toilet paper and hand sanitizer were flying off store shelves, these items made abundant appearances in viral social media posts.

Art Journal Open

August 11, 2021

Some Oregon private colleges expect record enrollment this fall

Vice President and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid, Milyon Trulove talked with OPB news about the increase in fall enrollment.

OPB News

August 11, 2021

‘We are in harm’s way’: Election officials fear for their personal safety amid torrent of false claims about voting

A survey by Prof. Paul Gronke and the Democracy Fund found that 60 percent of election officials in the country’s largest jurisdictions are considering retirement by 2024.

Washington Post

August 8, 2021

Former longtime Reed College President Paul Bragdon dies at 94

The Reed community mourns the death of one of its most admired and beloved leaders, Paul Bragdon, a dedicated family man and genuine intellectual who was deeply committed to the power of education.

Willamette Week

July 1, 2021

Lord of the rankings

Malcolm Gladwell interviews Prof. Kelly McConville and former students about their investigation into the US News & World Report college rankings. Also, watch Gladwell explaining McConville's reseach on CNN.

Revisionist History

June 29, 2021

Threats against election officials are a threat to democracy

A look at attacks on election officials uses Early Voting Information Center polling data to forecast a potential increase of retirements in the field.

The New Yorker

June 25, 2021

Data analysis of urban trees forecasts climate change impact

Prof. Aaron Ramirez explains how the health of urban trees can be used as an indicator of climate change.

Government Technology

June 23, 2021

Dr. Ali Nouri '97, confirmed by U.S. Senate to serve in the Biden Administration

The U.S. Senate confirmed Dr. Ali Nouri by voice vote to serve as Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs at the U.S. Department of Energy.

Department of Energy

June 21, 2021

Unmasking the far right: An extremist paid a price when his identity was exposed online after a violent clash in Washington

Freelance journalist Laura Jedeed '19 whose Reed thesis was titled Making Monsters: Right-Wing Creation of the Liberal Enemy was harassed at the "Million MEGA March" in November. She caught the harassment on video, which went viral. The Washington Post covered the aftermath.

Washington Post

June 9, 2021

DNA jumps between animal species. No one knows how often.

Professor of Biology Sarah Schaack comments on recent discoveries that are leading researchers to question if genes can transfer from one species to another outside the normal sexual channels.

Quanta Magazine

June 7, 2021

Oxygen levels dropping in US and European lakes: study

Professor of Biology Samuel Fey helps explain why a decline in dissolved oxygen levels could reshape the ecosystems of lakes.

The Scientist

June 6, 2021

Reed offers anonymous peer-to-peer mental health support

Dr. Johanna Workman, Reed's director of counseling services, talks about how the college is fulfilling its commitment to the health, wellbeing and academic success of it students during the pandemic.

Diverse Issues in Higher Education

May 28, 2021

A skillful narrative of excavating the truth about the Tulsa race massacre

A New York Times book review of The Ground Breaking: An American City and Its Search for Justice by Scott Ellsworth ’76 calls the volume "candid and self-aware" in its exploration of the Tulsa Race Massacre, built upon "earnest efforts to get at this history, and to get it right." His previous book, Death in a Promised Land: The Tulsa Race Riot of 1921, was a landmark study that began as his senior thesis at Reed.

New York Times

May 28, 2021

Feeling socially rusty? Try a little light gossiping.

Luke Chang ’02, an assistant professor of psychological & brain sciences, shares that a little gossip in the name of vicarious learning and facilitating social connection has a beneficial societal function that comes from its ability to make things clearer and to help people better understand their environment.

New York Times

May 26, 2021

Cooperatives can make economies more resilient to crises like COVID-19

The article relies heavily on Prof. of Sociology Marc Schneiberg work that looks at how counties with more cooperatives experienced fewer job losses during the Great Recession and greater job growth in its aftermath.

Fortune

May 21, 2021

Death in a Promised Land: The Tulsa Race Riot of 1921

A New York Times column on the Tulsa Massacre written by Charles Blow references a groundbreaking work by Scott Ellsworth ’76. His book, Death in a Promised Land: The Tulsa Race Riot of 1921, was a landmark study that began as his senior thesis at Reed.

New York Times

May 6, 2021

Repairing generations of trauma, one lotus flower at a time

Duncan Ryuken Williams '91, a Soto Zen Buddhist priest and author of American Sutra, explains the symbolic significance of the lotus flower blossoming.

New York Times

May 1, 2021

Prof. Jay Dickson reflects on Xingu with director Louanne Moldovan

Prof. Jay Dickson provides insight on the play Xingu by Edith Wharton, accompanying the Cygnet Productions audio performance.

Cygnet Radio Hour

April 24, 2021

How NIH funding is powering discovery at Reed College

Dean of Faculty Kathy Oleson shares how the $2.2 Million in active NIH grants propels undergraduate research at Reed.

Portland Business Journal

April 23, 2021

First known recording of Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl” is from Portland’s Reed College

Prof. Pancho Savery helps put Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl,” into its political and artistic context for OPB Radio.

OPB Radio

April 1, 2021

The first recorded reading of Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl” took place in Portland.

Portland Monthly Magazine features two-time Grammy winner, and wife of President Audrey Bilger, Cheryl Pawelski for restoring the historic 1956 Reed College recording of Allen Ginsberg's Howl.

Portland Monthly Magazine

March 24, 2021

The most intimate portrait yet of a black hole

Sheperd Doeleman ’86, the founding director of the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration, shares a closeup glimpse of a black hole with the world.

New York Times

March 17, 2021

Opinion: Who will march for Asian Americans after the killings in Atlanta?

Alafair Burke ’91, novelist and professor of law at Hofstra University, writes in the Washington Post about the intersection of xenophobia and misogyny in the recent murders of Asian-American women.

Washington Post

March 8, 2021

Mary Barnard brought Sappho into 20th century, infusing the lusty ancient Greek with ‘cutting clarity’ of Pacific Northwest

The Oregonian celebrates poet and translator Mary Barnard, Reed class of ’32, who brought Sappho into 20th century.

The Oregonian

March 1, 2021

Derek Applewhite’s actin research inspires the next generation

The Scientist highlights Professor of Biology Derek Applewhite for inspiring the next generation of biologists, promoting inclusion and equality in the field.

The Scientist

February 19, 2021

Think Out Loud: Anti-Asian violence has increased over the past year

Professor Yaejoon Kwon discusses the history and recent rise of anti-Asian violence both locally and nationally.

Oregon Public Radio

February 14, 2021

It's about academic rigor

Prof. Kathy Oleson, the dean of the faculty, forcefully defended Reed’s grading policy in a Letter to the Editor to The Wall Street Journal after it came under attack in a recent misguided opinion piece by columnist Andy Kessler.

Wall Street Journal

February 3, 2021

Oregon seniors struggle to book vaccine appointments

After helping her mom navigate the bureaucratic labyrinth to get a COVID-19 vaccine, Professor of Philosophy Margret Scharle helped set up a vaccine outreach website for people 65 and older. She has been updating the website daily with new information and has since helped others book appointments. Margaret also has connected seniors with transportation to get to their appointments.

KOIN TV

January 21, 2021

Astrophysicist Sheperd Doeleman awarded National Academy Of Sciences Henry Draper Medal

Sheperd "Shep" Doeleman '86, an astrophysicist at the Center for Astrophysics has been named the recipient of the National Academy of Sciences 2021 Henry Draper Medal. As founding director of the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), Doeleman is widely known for his pivotal role in capturing the first image of a supermassive black hole in 2019.

Science Magazine

January 18, 2021

Argentina legalized abortion. Here’s how it happened and what it means for Latin America

Professor of Political Science Mariela Szwarcberg Darby helped provide analysis for the Washington Post on the legalization of abortion in Argentina.

Washington Post

January 11, 2021

Variety: Lost 1956 Allen Ginsberg ‘Howl’ recording to be released, thanks to Omnivore/Reed College connection

The highly anticipated April 2 release of At Reed College: The First Recorded Reading of Howl and Other Poems by Omnivore Recordings was first announced by Variety but then quickly picked up by local and national news outlets, such as:

Rolling Stone
Allen Ginsberg’s first recorded reading of ‘Howl’ to be released
At Reed College: the first recorded reading of Howl and Other Poems arrives decades after the performance

Willamette Week
The earliest known recording of Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl,” captured at Reed College in 1956, is finally getting a public release
In 1956, Ginsberg and poet Gary Snyder were hitchhiking through the Pacific Northwest when they decided to stop at Reed, Snyder's alma mater.

Boing Boing
First recording of Ginsberg's "Howl" to be released in April

Oregonian
First recording of Allen Ginsberg reading his controversial epic ‘Howl’ took place in Portland; now it’s finally being released

December 28, 2020

2020 in review: Iconic bookstore weathers COVID-19, Courtney Barnett’s love for words

Prof. and Poet Samiya Bashir talks about the importance of Powell’s Books to Portland in a yearend news roundup.

PBS Newshour

December 16, 2020

COVID relief package contains a $120 billion gift to the superwealthy

Prof. Kimberly Clausing explains the "double dip" tax provisions of forgiven loans coupled with a tax break in the COVID Relief package.

Mother Jones

December 13, 2020

Middle-grade graphic novels are storming the best-seller lists

Gina Gagliano '05 publishing director of Random House Graphic shared her expertise with the Portland Monthly on the success of graphic novels.

Portland Monthly Magazine

December 8, 2020

These two doctors provide the last signatures before Oregonians get a COVID-19 vaccine

Dr. Laura Byerly '83 was appointed by Oregon Governor Kate Brown to review the COVID-19 vaccine for the Western States.

Willamette Week

November 20, 2020

Oregon colleges and universities take precautions for Thanksgiving travel

Oregon Public Broadcasting compares how Oregon colleges are managing COVID-19 over fall break.

Oregon Public Broadcasting

November 19, 2020

Tax cheats deprive governments worldwide of $427 billion a year, crippling pandemic response: study

Prof. Kimberly Clausing helps illustrate tax loses during the pandemic as a result of tax evasion.

Washington Post

November 11, 2020

Biden’s policy agenda rests heavily on senate outcome

Prof. Kimberly Clausing explains President-elect Biden's options to reshape trade and financial regulation, as well as other policy changes if his party does not control the US Senate when he is sworn in on January 20.

New York Times

November 3, 2020

Portland Monthly: The busiest man in Oregon right now is also one of the country’s foremost early voting experts

As the Portland Monthly Magazine headline indicates, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Early Voting Information Center Paul Gronke is a busy guy around election time. He is one of the foremost experts on all forms of early voting and election integrity. Here is a sampling of news stories that featured Prof. Gronke during this election cycle—from election night commentary on MSNBC to explaining the prevalence of early voting for readers of the Times of India.

New York Times
‘The state kind of dumped this on us:’ early voting stirs anxiety in N.Y.
NPR Special Series 2020 Elections: Secure Your Vote
'Naked Ballot' rule could lead to thousands of Pa. votes getting rejected
Pennsylvania Supreme Court weighs in on mail-in ballot issue
USA Today
How sports arenas ran up score on 2020 election, hosting hundreds of thousands of voters
CNBC
Don’t think Biden’s Arizona lead is going to evaporate enough: Professor
The Irish Times
Early voting a key battleground in US Presidential elections
Oregonian
A majority of Oregon voters have weighed in. Here’s how that could play out Tuesday
Times of India
Indian-Americans seem more confident voting for Trump

October 30, 2020

Here’s why national money fuels so many Oregon campaign adsChris Koski talks about policy and national funding for Oregon elections

Prof. Chris Koski talks about policy and national funding for Oregon elections.

KOIN TV

October 30, 2020

U.S. Billionaires got $1 trillion richer during Trump’s term

Prof. Kimberly Clausing explains how Trump’s tax cuts exacerbated the wealth inequity in America. Since 2016, the nation’s 200-or-so wealthiest people have increased their combined wealth by a staggering $1 trillion.

Bloomberg

October 27, 2020

Oregon has added 755,000 registered voters since motor voter law passed

Prof. Paul Gronke responds to the success of Oregon’s automatic voter registration system.

KGW TV

October 26, 2020

Opinion: Oregon’s small colleges, universities managing COVID-19 successfully - so far

President Audrey Bilger collaborated with presidents from other Oregon private colleges on an oped about our collective response to COVID-19 and the resilience of our campus communities.

Oregonian

October 22, 2020

Op-Ed: The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was wrongheaded from Day 1. It should be rethought

Prof. Kimberly Clausing argues that overturning the the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act could stimulate our economy, while improving tax policy.

Los Angeles Times

October 18, 2020

Oregon was among the slowest at paying jobless benefits after pandemic hit

Prof. Chris Koski considers the administrative hurdles that could prevent the state from quickly administering unemployment payments to Oregonians.

Oregonian

October 14, 2020

Election jitters spark Portland push for peaceful 'coup' protests

Prof. Paul Gronke was asked to comment on pre-election plans to counter rumored harassment at Oregon polling places.

Portland Tribune

October 14, 2020

E. B. White's "Plain Style" @75

Prof. Jan Mieszkowski takes a deep dive into The Elements of Style with his essay for, 'E. B. White's "Plain Style" @75.'

Public Books

October 5, 2020

Oregonians from both parties agree climate change is a problem

Reed’s Early Voting Information Center as part of the Northwest Policy Priorities Project conducted a public opinion poll on the attitudes of Oregon and Washington residents on issues of political, environmental, and economic change in the region. The Oregonian synthesized some of those data in this story.

Oregonian

October 4, 2020

Beyond ‘test-optional’: Some ‘test-free’ colleges drop the SAT and ACT entirely Washington Post

Reed College was mentioned for its decision to go test blind for the 2021 and 2022 admission cycles, which means Reed will not require nor use test results from the SAT or ACT in our admission review.

Washington Post

September 29, 2020

The attack on voting

Prof. Paul Gronke added context to the New York Times Magazine's comprehensive look at President Trump's false claims about voter fraud.

New York Times Magazine

September 18, 2020

Did coronavirus lay the groundwork for nationwide protests against systemic racism?

In an interview with the Oregonian, Professor of History and Humanities Radhika Natarajan draws parallels between the 1918 flu pandemic, COVID-19, and advances in the social justice movement.

Oregonian

September 14, 2020

Admission Without Tests

Due to COVID-19, Reed has temporarily stopped requiring standardized tests for admission. Inside Higher Ed takes a look at why some schools went test-optional and some, like Reed, went test-blind.

Inside Higher Education

September 9, 2020

It’s Too Late to Expand Mail-In Voting as Trump Steps Up Attacks

Professor Paul Gronke contributes to an article about President Trump's constant unsubstantiated attacks on the safety of mail-in voting.

Bloomberg

September 4, 2020

Reed College holding outdoor classes in tents named after Earth, Wind & Fire

Professor Michael Breen chats about the benefits and challenges of teaching in tests as part of a KGW story about how Oregon colleges are adapting to COVID-19.

KGW8

August 21, 2020

Colleges and universities releasing plans for online and in-person classes this fall

Vice President for College Relations & Planning Hugh Porter talks with KGW about Reed's hybrid course delivery for the fall.

KGW-TV

August 14, 2020

Most Oregon colleges charging ahead toward fall opening despite virus risks

Reed's reopening plans for the fall were highlighted among other Oregon colleges and universities.

Oregonian

August 13, 2020

Faculty, alumni urge Oregon colleges to keep campuses locked down

The Oreonian reports on petitions against reopening some of Oregon's colleges and universities.

Oregonian

August 13, 2020

Are you overpraising your child?

The New York Times cites research by Prof. Jennifer Henderlong Corpus to explain how praise can direct a child's development.

New York Times

August 11, 2020

How Trump’s mail voting sabotage could result in an election night nightmare

Prof. of Political Science Paul Gronke shares with Vox his concern about how Trump’s vote-by-mail rhetoric could turn election night into a nightmare.

VOV

August 9, 2020

It’s a Tough Time for the Left. But I’m More Optimistic Than Ever.

In an op-ed for the New York Times, Thea Riofrancos '06, political scientist and activist, write why the political conditions ripe for change.

New York Times

July 14, 2020

Archivist preserves Black history and culture

Reed College Archivist Tracy Drake is a member of The Blackivists, a national group of Black archivists who prioritize Black cultural heritage preservation and memory work. Drake was invited on OPB's prominent lunchtime news talkshow to discuss the group's work to help institutions build historical collections that include Black heritage.

OPB Think Out Loud

July 14, 2020

After 43 years, Mossy Kilcher’s folk songs for Alaska get a second life

The New York Times chronicles the life of Mairiis "Mossy" Kilcher '66 as her reissued 1977 "Northwind Calling" hits the top of the folk music charts.

New York Times

July 24, 2020

Attorney General Barr says DOJ acts independent of Trump's interests

Professor of Political Science Paul Gronke was asked to address Attorney General Barr's assertion that "you don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out" that mail-in ballots would be an obvious target for voter fraud. "It shows a fundamental lack of understanding about the soup to nuts of administering an election. You can't just source the paper, re-create the ballot styles, fake the signatures, on any kind of mass scale."

NPR All Things Considered

June 4, 2020

U.S. states see major challenge in delivering record mail ballots in November

Professor of Political Science Paul Gronke talked with Reuters News service about the nessessity of election officials to plan for November. “Election officials need to move now” to make preparations to expeditiously move election mail and to avoid widespread disenfranchisement, said Gronke, who heads the Early Voting Information Center at Reed College in Portland.

Reuters

May 19, 2020

How Trump’s tax cuts and tariffs will make coronavirus recession worse

Proffesor of Economics Kimberly Clausing describes to the Los Angeles Times how Trump's tariffs and tax cuts could hinder economic recovery.

Los Angeles Times

May 26, 2020

Slosh! Slurp! Welcome to the ‘Walktail’ Party

With most bars still takeout only, indoor gatherings discouraged and the weather getting warmer, many Americans are sipping and strolling. Prof. Kristen Anderson shares her expertise with the New York Times on how drinking to cope with the pandemic may reveal bigger issues for some.

New York Times

May 19, 2020

America Is Woefully Unprepared for a COVID-19 Election—And More Than a Million Votes Are at Stake

Between anemic funding, poor voter education, and zero precedent, November’s election is shaping up to be a voting disaster, experts predict. Prof. Paul Gronke shares predictions with Vanity Fair for how the pandemic will affect the 2020 elections.

Vanity Fair

May 15, 2020

Coronavirus puts the future of college — and colleges — in limbo

President Audrey Bilger tells Yahoo News the challenges of the pandemic have strengthened her belief in the value of a Reed education.

Yahoo News

May 14, 2020

MAITA’s Debut Album Got Kill Rock Stars Founder Slim Moon Back in the Game

Maria Maita-Keppeler '14 of the band MAITA released their debut album, Best Wishes, to critical acclaim. Spin proclaimed: "Portland, Oregon’s MAITA have announced themselves as members of that rarified class of artists with the ability to enthrall the listener right from the jump, and one that stands out even in the ever fertile indie rock incubator that is the band’s hometown."

SPIN

May 4, 2020

Discovering Katherine Dunn’s Unpublished Work

The New Yorker featured a previously unpublished piece by Katherine Dunn '69, who died in 2016 and was the author of, among other things, the best-selling 1989 novel “Geek Love,” which follows a family of self-described “freaks” who operate and perform for a travelling circus.

The New Yorker

May 2, 2020

A Conservative Legal Group Significantly Miscalculated Data in Report on Mail-in Voting

Profeddor of Political Science and the Director of the Reed College Early Voting Information Center Paul Gronke, sheds light on the "mystery" of the missing ballots.

Propublica

April 28, 2020

The Pandemic Will Reduce Inequality—or Make it Worse

Professor of Econimics Kimberly Clausing helps sort out winners and lossers in from the Coronavirus, Aid. Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) act.

Bloomberg Business

April 18, 2020

Landmark Oregon Bookstore Strains to Survive the Pandemic

Professor of Creavie Writing and Poet Samiya Bashir talks with PBS Newshour on the uniqueness and importance of Powell's Books to Portland.

PBS Newshour

April 18, 2020

College Admission Officials Plan to be Flexible, Lenient in COVID-19 Era

Milyon Trulove, Reed College’s vice president, dean of admission and financial aid, discusses how Reed will consider high school transcripts from the COVID-19 era.

Bend Bulletin

April 15, 2020

Yields and Admit Rates Are in Flux

Reed is mentioned in a story about how COVID-19 is factoring in the admission decisions of selective colleges.

Inside Higher Ed

April 3, 2020

Bored or wanting to escape? Pick up a book

Professor of Creative Writing Peter Rock's latest book, The Night Swimmers, is on the top of the list of Oregon books recommended to help alleviate the boredom some are feeling as they wait out the shelter-in-place orders.

Portland Tribune

April 1, 2020

Portland State’s plan for virtual college graduation brings real-life heartache in age of coronavirus

The Oregonian examines how local colleges are handling commencement and the difficulty of carrying on traditions during unprecedented times. The story highlights President Audrey Bilger's letter to student and parents, announcing the postponement of May's ceremony, as poetic and heartfelt.

Oregonian

March 29, 2020

Announcing the 2020 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Finalists!

Professor of Creative Writing Peter Rock's most recent book, Night Swimmers, has been selected as one of five finalists for the 2020 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, America’s largest peer-juried prize for fiction.

PEN/Faulkner

March 25, 2020

Coronavirus Creates College Uncertainty, Admissions Gets Easier

The Wall Street Journal consults with Vice President and Dean of Admission & Financial Aid Milyon Trulove about how colleges are coping with uncertainty created by the coronavirus pandemic (subscription needed).

Wall Street Journal

March 17, 2020

Hundreds of Scientists Scramble to Find a Coronavirus Treatment

Kevan Shokat ’86, a professor of cellular molecular biology, was featured in The New York Times regarding the urgent project involving hundreds of the world’s top scientists to find a treatment for the coronavirus. He was also featured on ABC’s Good Morning America for his work to identify known drugs that could help slow the spread of COVID-19.

New York Times

March 10, 2020

What I Learned From My Term as Acting President

Vice President for College Relations Hugh Porter shares advice for advancement professionals from his time as Reed's interim president.

Inside Higher Ed

March 6, 2020

Argentina is about to debate legalizing abortion — despite being a very Catholic country

Professor of Political Science Mariela Szwarcberg Daby writes for the Washington Post about Argentina, where Catholicism is growing, as is support for legalized abortion.

Washington Post

February 10, 2020

The Battle for Fortune: State-led Development, Personhood, and Power among Tibetans in China

Sociology Professor Charlene Makley appeared on the New Books Podcast talking about The Battle for Fortune, which was recognized with an Honorable Mention for the E. Gene Smith Book Prize in Inner Asian Studies.

New Books Podcast

February 27, 2020

How a warming climate is affecting Portland trees and what it tells us about the future

Biology Professor Aaron Ramirez was a guest on KGW’s Straight-Talk discussing how climate change is affecting Portland.

KGW TV Straight Talk

February 4, 2020

Trillium dorm puts "petals to the metal"

Trillium residence hall houses 180 students, and the design process was as important as the bricks and mortar. Enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at how Reed facilities staff and ZGF collaborated to ensure that campus standards for using green products, materials, and staging were implemented.

Portland Tribune

January 23, 2020

Have We Reached Peak Globalization?

Professor of Economics Kimberly Clausing in one of the business leaders, economists, and other experts to give their views on the future of economic integration.

Bloomberg

January 20, 2020

Options for international tax policy after the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

In an issue brief, Professor Kimberly Clausing argues for reforms to the United States’ international corporate tax regime to also raise revenue, while simultaneously reducing profit shifting and offshoring incentives. She investigates several proposals for international corporate tax reform, providing a range of estimates for the amount of revenue that reforms would bring the United States.

The Center for American Progress

January 23, 2020

How tech taxes became the world’s hottest economic debate

Professor of Economics Kim Clausing adder her expertise on how to tax the digital economy.

New York Times

October 24, 2019

Is Reed College’s new president too cool to be a university administrator?

Reed College's new president Audrey Bilger is a gay trailblazer and pop culture pundit with an absolutely baller vinyl collection.

Portland Monthly Magazine

October 11, 2019

Here Comes the Prose Police

Professor of German and Comparative Literature and author of Crises of the Sentence Jan Mieszkowski offered his thoughts on why academic writing gets a bad rap.

Chronicle of Higher Education

October 24, 2019

Does the New York accent still exist?

Professor of Linguistics Kara Becker discusses the myths and realities of the New York accent on the Brian Lehrer Show. Additional content on the WNYC Blog: "Fuhgeddaboutit! Sorry, But There Is No Brooklyn Accent."

WNYC radio

October 18, 2019

Election 2020 Foreign Policy Roundup: The Democratic Debate, Trade Policy, and the Iran Nuclear Deal

In a foreign policy roundup focusing on the October 18 Democratic debate, James Linday references Prof. of Economics Kimberly Clausing’s guest editorial for Foreign Affairs: The Progressive Case Against Protectionism.

Council on Foreign Relations

October 18, 2019

"Ribcage" by Ben Read

Ben Read ’21 Quest editor, comparative literature major, and basketballer, reads his original poem, Ribcage, for Spokane Public Radio's Poetry moment.

Spokane Public Radio

September 29, 2019

Shell workers were incentivized with their paycheck to attend a Trump event, and one expert says it signals the 'slow death of democracy'

Professor of Political Science Mariela Daby talks about political clientelism, or paid political support, that took place at an August Trump rally in Pennsylvania, a practice that is unprecedented in the U.S.

Business Insider

September 26, 2019

Letters document former inmate’s path ‘out of hell’

Isabelle Sinclair ’22 was an inmate at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility when she befriended a spiritual advisor, Stuart Perrin, who was teaching a meditation class. The two began a correspondence that resulted in a friendship, and 160 letters. The letters have subsequently been turned into a book, From Darkness to Light. Sinclair hopes to distribute the book to current inmates.

KOIN-TV

September 18, 2019

Gresham bike shop gives homeless youth a career head start

Kaia MacLaren ’11 describes her job at Gresham bike repair and sales shop for p:ear as “a social justice enterprise that provides job training.” The goals are to build confidence, critical thinking, and life skills in participants.

Portland Tribune

September 19, 2019

Emilio Pucci RTW Spring 2020

Fashion magazine WWD points out the Emilio Pucci ’37 got his start designing clothes with the Reed College ski team uniform.

WWD

August 7, 2019

US News & World Report ranks America‘s “best” colleges. But is there really a way to know?

Reed statistics students challenge the US News college rankings, finding evidence that Reed is under-ranked. USA Today examines the flaws in the system.

USA Today

May 8, 2019

Was Joe Biden a Climate Change Pioneer in Congress? History Says Yes.

Prof. of History Joshua Howe helps Politifact check presidential candidate Joe Biden’s record on environmental protection.

Politifact

May 1, 2019

Experimental Colleges: An Idea Whose Time Has Passed?

Acting President Hugh Porter talks about the struggles of Hampshire College contrasted by the strengths of Reed. A free subscription is needed to read this story.

Times Higher Education, London

May 1, 2019

Celebrating Jazz Fest at 50: With Duke Ellington and Mahalia Jackson

Prof. of Music Mark Burford and author of Mahalia Jackson and the Black Gospel Field talks about Jackson’s New Orleans roots for American Routes (second hour).

American Routes

April 27, 2019

Reed College Selects Audrey Bilger as 16th President

Reed College’s Board of Trustees has appointed Audrey Bilger as the school’s 16th president. She is the first woman to be selected for the job.

Oregonian

April 19, 2019

Censorship in a China Studies Journal

Prof. of Anthropology and the author of The Battle for Fortune: State-led Development, Personhood and Power among Tibetans in China Charlene Makley comments on the pervasiveness of censorship in China Studies Journals.

Inside Higher Education

April 17, 2019

Portland Composer David Schiff Will be Honored With Two Concerts Celebrating Three Decades of Impact

Professor, composer, conductor, and author of books on Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, and Elliott Carter, David Schiff retires at the end of this semester after 38 years at Reed. The Oregonian highlighted his career and the three-concert retrospective at Kaul Auditorium that celebrated his music.

Oregonian

April 11, 2019

Fixing our 'America Last' Tax Policy

Professor of Economics and author of Open: The Progressive Case for Free Trade, Immigration, and Global Capital, Kimberly Clausing penned a OpEd for The Hill on improving tax policy.

The Hill

March 12, 2019

The Progressive Case for Free Trade

Prof. of Economics Kimberly Clausing makes the progressive case for free trade. She speaks with Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal, Romaine Bostick and Caroline Hyde on "Bloomberg Markets: What'd You Miss?"

Bloomberg Finance

March 10, 2019

Opinion: Richardson Exemplified Fair, Nonpartisan Elections Oversight

Prof. of Political Science Paul Gronke is director of the Early Voting Information Center. Phillip Keisling is director of the Center for Public Service at Portland State University and served as Oregon secretary of state from 1991 to 1999. Together they wrote a tribute to Oregon Secretary of State Dennis Richardson who died in February of 2019.

Oregonian

March 6, 2019

In Blow to Trump, America’s Trade Deficit in Goods Hits Record $891 Billion

Prof. of Economics Kimberly Clausing helps the New York Times explain how the Trump tax cuts exacerbate the record trade deficit.

New York Times

February 13, 2019

These Reedies Just Made the World’s Biggest Piece of Chalk

What happens when you leave four Reed College science majors unattended over winter break? No big explosions, nothing catching on fire, but you might get the largest piece of chalk ever.

Portland Monthly Magazine

February 25, 2019

‘The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs’ is a User-Friendly Opera That Plays Better With Audiences Than Critics. Does it Matter?

The legacy of Robert Palladino, Llyod Reynolds, and Reed's famed calligraphy tradition lives on in an opera about Steve Jobs.

The Seattle Times

February 12, 2019

Playwright Anne Washburn: ‘I Pray God my Trump Play Won’t be Relevant in Three Years’

Anne Washburn '91 concieved of her latest play, Shipwreck, while on a silent playwriting retreat in Texas run by fellow writer Erik Ehn. “I felt like the political situation was all I was thinking about. I just wanted to discharge my brain.” Writing a play about Trump “didn’t seem possible to me,” she says, but then she thought: “What I do in this week is my own business.”

The Stage

January 6, 2019

How to keep faculty searches on track

(Requires Subscription) Mary B. James, Reed's dean of institutional diversity, talks about faculty search process.

Chronicle of Higher Education

January 6, 2019

Jazmine Barnes case shows how trauma can affect memory

Daniel Reisberg the Patricia & Clifford Lunneborg Professor of Psychology Perception, cognition, psychology, law explains the body's biological response to stress and how it affects memory for a New York Times story on eyewitness accounts pertaining to the Jazmine Bares case in Texas.

New York Times

December 26, 2018

The 5 greatest trolls of Portlanders in 2018, plus 7 more “WTF?” moments

Reed College came in at number one for the Sacha Baron Cohen character Prof. Nira Cain-N'Degeocello from his Showtime series Who is America?

Willamette Week

December 26, 2018

Reed College recycles holiday trees for salmon

Restoration Manager Zac Perry talks about how Reed uses recycled Christmas trees to prevent creek erosion and provide fish nurseries.

KION-TV

December 25, 2018

Gov. Brown appoints Appeals Court Judge Chris Garrett to Oregon Supreme Court

Reed College graduate Chris Garrett '96 ascends to Oregon's highest court.

Oregonian

December 10, 2018

Oregon needs to regulate development for wildfire, report concludes

Jefferson Public Radio’s coverage of the report Ashlee Fox ’19 on wildfire and urban planning for 1000 Friends of Oregon.

Oregon Public Radio

November 25, 2018

How much student loan debt will your Oregon college require?

A new national study finds that Reed grads leave with the least student debt of all four-year colleges in the state. Reed's $27 million-a-year financial aid budget makes this possible.

Oregonian

November 21, 2018

No money. No English. But America welcomed a young foreigner.

New York Times opinion columnist Nicholas Kristof writes about his father Ladis ’55 and his journey from Ukraine to American citizenship.

New York Times

November 15, 2018

Discrediting the recount process takes advantage of voters' lack of understanding

Professor of Political Science Paul Gronke helps NPR listeners understand the rules that govern the Florida recounts. The story makes the case that the lack of knowledge of this process makes the electorate vulnerable to political rhetoric casting doubt on the legitimacy of the results.

NPR

November 14, 2018

Weighing the advantages and disadvantages of a universal basic income

The idea of universal basic income, a fixed income that every adult receives from the government, has been garnering interest as a response to wage stagnation and automation. Prof. of Economics Kimberly Clausing joins Berkeley's Hilary Hoynes and Eduardo Porter of the New York Times to share their views on its feasibility and offer alternatives.

EconoFact

November 14, 2018

Lucia Martinez Valdivia on Unifying and Divisive Identities

Prof. of English and Humanities Lucia Martinez Valdivia talks about the history of Hum 110 and ways to think of identity in the Half Hour of Heterodoxy podcast.

Half Hour of Heterodoxy

November 1, 2018

Prof. Paul Gronke warns against deriving meaning from early voting results.

Prof. Paul Gronke pens an op-ed for Slate.com on the perils of prognosticating elections using early voting data.

Slate

October 29, 2018

Peter Rock has fairy tale published in The New York Times Style Magazine.

Prof. Peter Rock’s "Once Upon a Time in Montana" is featured in the New York Times Style Magazine’s fairy tale issue

The New York Times Style Magazine

October 24, 2018

Alumna and current coach Rachel Johnson ’13 selected to U.S. Women's National Rugby team.

OPB's Think Out Loud interviews alumna and current rugby coach, Rachel Johnson ’13 on her selection to the U.S. Women’s National Rugby team.

OPB Think Out Loud

October 18, 2018

Prof. Kimberly Clausing interviewed about federal deficit on PBS Newshour.

Prof. Kimberly Clausing adds insight to the PBS Newshour story on the growing federal deficit.

PBS Newshour

October 3, 2018

Dean for Institutional Diversity Mary B. James featured in Nature.

Dean for Institutional Diversity Mary B. James is highlighted by Naturefor her work at Reed and as chair of the American Institute of Physics diversity task force.

Nature

October 9, 2018

Georgia’s motor-voter drive boosts eligible balloters who lean democratic

In a push by Republican Gov. Nathan Deal, Georgia increased its registered voters by 15 percent. Deal is in a closely contested reelection bid and his voter initiative has resulted in enlisting more traditionally democratic leaning voters into the rolls. Reed Prof. of Political Science Paul Gronke talks about how many new voters went to the polls after a similar registration effort in Oregon.

The Wall Street Journal

October 9, 2018

Why it will take more than basic recycling to cut back on plastic

The work of Bio. Prof. Jay Mellies and his mentee Morgan Vague'18 to isolate strains of bacteria that degrade PET plastic was included by PBS Newshour as a reason for optimism in an otherwise alarming story about plastic in the environment.

PBS Newshour

October 4, 2018

The Ivy League is the problem

In his option piece for The Week, Ryan Cooper '08 asks if it's healthy for the American democracy for all nine U.S. Supreme Court Justices to be graduates of either Harvard or Yale.

The Week

October 2, 2018

Expert explains the science of accurate memories

Daniel Reisberg is the Patricia and Clifford Lunneborg Professor of Psychology at Reed College. He is often called as an expert witness in court cases to talk about memory. KGW asked Prof. Reisberg about memory and testimony in the wake of the Kavanaugh hearings.

KGW-TV

October 3, 2018

Boosting the number of students from underrepresented groups in physics

Dean for Institutional Diversity Mary B. James is highlighted for her work at Reed and as chair of the American Institute of Physics diversity task force.

Nature

August 16, 2018

Kate Bredeson and Lars Jan Discuss 1968 and Joan Didion's “The White Album”

Professor of Theatre Kate Bredeson is a theatre historian, a director and a dramaturg. Her recent conversation with Lars Jan was chronicled by the LA Review of Books.

Los Angeles Review of Books

June 20, 2018

Story of father and girl found living in Forest Park is now a movie

Leave No Trace, the film adaption of Prof. Peter Rock's My Abandonment, opens on June 28. The Oregonian chronicles the story from Forest Park to the silver screen.

The Oregonian

June 19, 2018

Reed senior makes 'watershed' discovery of potential pollution-fighting bacteria

The Oregonian reports on biology major Morgan Vague '18 whose thesis research identified plastic-eating bacteria.

The Oregonian

June 11, 2018

Tax Havens blunt impact of Corporate Tax Cut, Economists Say

Professor Kim Clausing explains the role of tax havens in association to the Tax Bill

The New York Times

June 6, 2018

Alexander Askoldov, Whose Banned Film Was Found, Dies at 85

Professor of Russian and Humanities, Marat Ginberg, and his book feature prominently in the obituary of filmmaker Alexander Askoldov.

The New York Times

June 6, 2018

Steven Raichlen Continues to Teach us in Project Fire

This story highlights Steven Raichlen's '75 latest book and PBS program, Project Fire.

Martha's Vineyard Times

May 21, 2018

The Brain Waves That Make Frogs Pitch Perfect

Courtship calls of the amphibious? Prof. Erik Zornik and colleagues studied the brains of two closely related species of African clawed frog and learned that while males of both species emit fast trills to lure mates, a group of neurons could help to explain the difference between them.

Nature: International Journal of Science

May 15, 2018

On the Unsettling Allure of ‘Watership Down’

Peter Rock, professor of creative writing, reflects on "Watership Down"—the novel as well as the English village.

The New York Times

May 1, 2018

Bashir Wins Oregon Book Award in Poetry for "Field Theories"

The Oregonian described professor of creative writing Samiya Bashir's “Field Theories,” a collection of innovative and experimental poems that meld science and race. Bashir is the winner of the 2018 Stafford/Hall Award for Poetry.

Oregonian

April 28, 2018

Poet, Creative Writing Prof. Samiya Bashir Nominated for Oregon Book Award

Poet, professor of creative writing Samiya Bashir was nominated for the Stafford/Hall Award for Poetry, Oregon Book Awards, for Field Theories

OPB's State of Wonder

April 18, 2018

TV Writer and "Ship It" Author Britta Lundin '07 Returns Home

Britta Lundin '07 author of Ship It and writer for the Riverdale TV series visits her hometown of Astoria, Oregon and chats with the Daily Astorian (which she delivered as a child) about her writing success.

Daily Astorian

April 13, 2018

Did Best-Selling Novelist Alafair Burke '91 Foresee the #MeToo Movement?

Alafair Burke '91, a former assistant prosecutor has written 16 novels, including her most recent, The Wife, in which the life of Angela Powell is shattered when her husband, a successful economics professor, and frequent news show guest, is accused of sexual harassment.

LegalNews.com

April 12, 2018

Diversifying a Classic Humanities Course

Reporter Colleen Flaherty wrote a thorough followup to her September 2017 story, Occupation of Hum 110. She chronicled the steps taken by the Hum faculty that resulted in the new class structure.

Inside Higher Education

April 12, 2018

Students Said a Keystone Course Was Racist. Here’s What Professors Did About It.

The Reed faculty approved a new course structure for Hummanities 110. The new structure will begin fall 2018 with the ancient Mediterranean and Athens. Updates will proceed in the spring with new modules on Mexico City from the fifteenth through twentieth centuries and Harlem from 1919 to 1952.

Chronicle of Higher Education

March 9, 2018

How it's Easier and Harder to Vote in the U.S.

Professor of Political Science Paul Gronke talks about the changing voter landscape in the United States. The show focuses on the drive to increase efficiency, integrity and access to the American voting system, while some states are purging electoral rolls. This conversation is happening amid a backdrop of probes regarding Russian influence during the 2016 presidential election and allegations of voter fraud considered by a now disbanded presidential commission.

ABC Radio News

March 4, 2018

The American Campus, Under Siege:

"Now under fire from an array of forces on the right, colleges must learn how to weather the attacks"

President John Kroger is quoted in this broad story about "far-right-wingers who want to take the fight to the heart of Blue America," by legislative powers and grassroots activists.

The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)

February 26, 2018

Music and Activism Intersect: Civil rights leader fronts new CD with Pink Martini

Longtime Portland civil rights leader and Reed College graduate Kathleen Saadat ’74 is releasing a collection of jazz standards with Pink Martini founder Thomas Lauderdale. The CD titled, “Love for Sale” will be available March 1. Kathleen Saadat was commencement speaker for Reed’s graduating class of 2015.

Portland Observer

February 18, 2018

HBO’s 'Here and Now' introduces companion podcast features Portlanders talking about race, identity and belonging

A new HBO show based in Portland, Here and Now, has a companion podcast that features locals talking about themes explored in various episodes. Reed assistant professor of English and humanities Lucia Martinez Valdivia is featured on a segment about identity. The Oregonian wrote about the podcast which can be heard on iTunes.

Oregonian

February 12, 2018

President John Kroger to step down in June

Board Chairman Roger Perlmutter thanks John for his invaluable leadership.

Oregonian

January 11, 2018

Dr. Demento, comedic song hero and unsung punk rock legend, gets his due on new album

The LA Times chronicles how the release of a new CD compilation, "Dr. Demento Covered in Punk," came into being. The story includes a brief retrospective of the 50-year broadcasting career of Barret "Dr. Demento" Hansen '63 and explains how he was an early supporter of punk rock music.

Los Angeles Times

January 8, 2018

Sold as Boon to Jobs in U.S., Tax Bill May Lead Firms to Open Plants Abroad

Reed Prof. of Econ Kim Clausing explains why the tax bill may lead to more foreign than domestic jobs.

New York Times

December 31, 2017

MAX Heroes are The Oregonian 2017 Newsmakers of the Year

Reed College graduate from the Class of 2016, Taliesin Namkai-Meche, 23, and Rick Best, 53, who were fatally slashed when coming to the aid of two young women on the MAX train, along with poet Micah Fletcher who survived the attack, were named the Oregonian’s Newsmakers of the Year.

The Oregonian

December 12, 2017

Count the ways: How the GOP tax plan would reward rich families

Professor of Economics Kim Clausing shines light on the GOP tax plan. Government and outside analyses of the House and Senate tax bills show that the benefits would flow disproportionately to the wealthy. Aides to President Donald Trump argue that lower tax rates for companies and the wealthy would trickle into substantial pay raises for middle-income workers. Clausing disagrees.

Associated Press

December 12, 2017

The unrealized potential of nonaffiliated voters

Professor of Political Science Paul Gronke contributed to this story on Oregon’s second-largest voting block—nonafilliated voters.

East Oregonian

December 3, 2017

The Rise of Katherine Dunn: How the late Portland author survived hard times and becomes a literary legend

The Oregonian writes a loving remembrance of Katherine Dunn ’69, the author of the "Geek Love," a National Book Award finalist and a novel that has gained a cult-status following.

The Oregonian

November 29, 2017

Pushing back against the conservative caricature of higher education

Tracy Thompson of Bowie, Maryland, whose relationship to Reed is unknown, came to the defense of college in the Letter to the Editor section of the Washington Post. She quoted the Reed Magazine Almanac’s section on those who perpetuate the myth on Underwater Basket weaving. Spoiler alert — It’s not real! The Paideia course continues to attract attention of those who wish to disparage higher education.

The Washington Post —Letter to the Editor

November 27, 2017

Anne Washburn on watching 156 Twilight Zone episodes for freaky remake

The 1991 Reed College graduate has turned The Simpsons into a post-apocalyptic opera, invented her own language and put on a communist Dracula pageant. Now, the US playwright is staging the creepy, late-night TV classic that scarred her as a child.

The Guardian

November 26, 2017

Letting politics trump science in the Pruitt’s EPA. Prof. of chemistry and Environmental Studies Juiane L. Fry

Prof. Fry chronicles her experience in attempting to volunteer for the The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Scientific Advisory Board, whose charter calls for its members to "provide independent advice and peer review to EPA's Administrator on the scientific and technical aspects of environmental issues.

The Oregonian

November 26, 2017

GOP tax bill wrong way to spur growth and create jobs

According to Reed College economist Kimberly Clausing, the Republican tax plan uses obsolete methods to achieve its promised growth targets.

MSNBC

November 24, 2017

Philosophy Talk: When Democracies Torture

Darius Rejali from Reed College, author of Torture and Democracy is the guest of Stanford professors John Perry and Ken Taylor who host the philosophical chat show that airs in Oregon on OPB Thursdays from 9 to 10 p.m.

KALW

November 20, 2017

“How the GOP’s Tax Plan Puts Other Countries Before America”

Kimberly Clausing is the Thormund A. Miller and Walter Mintz Professor of Economics at Reed College wrote the following commentary.

“The international features of the Republican tax bills make an odd pairing with the nationalist rhetoric of President Trump. Trump has long made it clear to the American public that, for better or worse, he wants to put “America first.” Like most economists, I view such nationalism as simplistic and dangerous. There are substantial gains for both the world and the United States from closer economic ties and international.”

Fortune

November 20, 2017

Steve Martin's 'King Tut' Sketch is Racist, Liberal Arts Students Say

Steve Martin’s seminal “King Tut” sketch is being blasted as cultural appropriation by a group of students at a prestigious liberal arts college in Oregon after the classic "Saturday Night Live" parody was played in a humanities course.

NewsWeek

November 17, 2017

Paradise Papers investigation Calls Out Reed College Fossil Fuels Investment

Student protestors are asking Reed College to consider social and environmental goals in its investment strategy. The student body has long been active in divestment movements, including a current sit-in since Oct. 23 in the president's office and hallway to protest the use of Wells Fargo as the college's operational bank.

Portland Tribune

November 12, 2017

The Right Way to Cut Corporate Taxes

Prof. of Economics Kim Clausing's proposal to tax companies for sales that take place within US boarders to help eliminate tax shelters was mentioned by the Times Editorial Board in Sunday's editorial. This mentions resulted in many other media outlets including Nov. 13th broadcast of NPR's Morning Edition.

The New York Times

November 11, 2017

Sarah Silverman Shares Some Interesting Thoughts On The Evolution Of ‘Offensiveness’ On ‘Real Time’

This articles is in response to comedian Sarah Silverman's more thoughtful response, during an episode of HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, on the offense taken by some Reed students regarding the showing of Steve Martin's King Tut video during Hum 110.

UPROXX

November 10, 2017

My Old School

Ethan Epstien ’10 is an associate editor at The Weekly Standard. He's also written for the Wall Street Journal, National Journal, Slate, City Journal. He holds a BA in history from Reed College and chimed in on the recent protests.

The Weekly Standard

November 10, 2017

Universities Tell Students: We Run Campuses, Not You

The University of Oregon and Reed College are highlighted in this extensive piece on administrative responses to student protests.

Daily Beast

November 8, 2017

Why Everyone Should Learn About Western Civilization

Author Michele Nijhus ’87 wrote an opinion piece that began: “My alma mater is, for better or worse, the undergraduate equivalent of a cult film: Most people have never heard of Reed College, and the few who have really like to argue about it.”

The Atlantic

November 7, 2017

Details show tax bill isn't really about competitiveness or workers

Prof. of Economics Kim Clausing explains to The Hill how the House tax cut will make the country less competitive.

The Hill

November 6, 2017

IT, ‘Like Electricity,’ Is Now Everywhere

Information technology is pervasive in everything we do in so many ways, says Marty Ringle, chief information officer at Reed College and a founder and former chair of Educause. Like electricity, that’s what technology in education has become. He talks about his long history with the organization and how tech in teaching has changed on campuses since Educause started, in the 1970s.

The Chronicle of Higher Education

November 2, 2017

The Surprising Revolt at the Most Liberal College in the Country

Activists are disrupting lectures to protest "white supremacy," but many students are taking steps to stop them.

The Atlantic

November 2, 2017

Poetry and Science Collide In The Work Of Samiya Bashir

Creative Writing Prof. Samiya Bashir on OPB Radio’s State of Wonder. Bashir talks about her latest release, Field Theories. Her website describes her third book of poems as wending its way through quantum mechanics, chicken wings and Newports, love and a shoulder’s chill, melding blackbody theory (idealized perfect absorption, as opposed to the white body’s idealized reflection) with real live Black bodies.

OPB Radio

October 13, 2017

Class Struggle: How Identity Politics Divided a Campus

Joe Kolman ’77 wrote a second story about the protests.

Spiked Online

October 13, 2017

How a Quarter of Cow DNA Came From Reptiles

Reed Prof. of Bio Sarah Schaack explains how it can be easy to miss a step in a gene’s history.

The Atlantic

October 6, 2017

Colleges won't apply new sexual-assault guidelines

This story on the new Department of Education directive regarding Title IX features VP of Students Mike Brody discussing Reed’s approach.

Portland Tribune

October 5, 2017

The ‘fish missionary’ who changed what we eat, one Alaskan salmon at a time

Obit of Jon Rowley '69 and his work to market copper river salmon among other things.

Washington Post

September 15, 2017

Some retirees are rethinking Florida, post Irma

Prof. of Economics Jon Rork contributes to a CNBC story on retirees rethinking Florida, post Hurricane Irma.

CNBC

September 11, 2017

Prof. Mark Burford Adds Context to Chuck Berry’s “Promised Land.”

Prof. Mark Burford contributes to an article that follows the route of Chuck Berry’s 1964 hit “Promised Land” that chronicles the African-American experience in the 20th century.

The New York Times

August 2, 2017

Kip Berman of The Pains of Being Pure at Heart talks new album, dad life and his love for Chicago

Kip Berman ’02, front man of The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, talks about studying “ancient religion” at Reed, songwriting, and his musical influences.

Chicago Tribune

July 26, 2017

Prof. Paul Gronke visits with OPB's Think Out Loud to discuss election reform.

Professor of political science Paul Gronke and former Oregon Secretary of State Phil Keisling discuss election reform.

OPB Radio

July 10, 2017

How Reed Grew International Population in Challenging Year

Reports on how Reed increased international student diversity despite the White House travel ban.

Inside Higher Ed

June 27, 2017

From High School Dropout to College at 30: One Woman’s Path to Success

NBC News Digital reporter and 2012 Reed grad Mary Emily O'Hara explains what she learned navigating the college admissions process as an adult.

NBC News

June 1, 2017

Praise for Reed’s Anti-Rankings Stance

How to Raise an Adult author Julie Lythcott-Haims hails Reed for its stance on college rankings at the New York Times Higher Ed Leaders Forum (17:00).

The New York Times (Youtube)

May 30, 2017

On a Portland Train, the Battlefield of American Values

Nicholas Kristof provides commentary on the murder of 23-year-old recent Reed College graduate Taliesin Myrddin Namkai Meche ’16 and 53-year-old Army veteran.

The New York Times

May 28, 2017

Three Men Stood Up to Anti-Muslim Attack. Two Paid With Their Lives.

The harrowing story of Taliesin Myrddin Namkai Meche ’16 who lost his life protecting two teenage girls and from a hateful and violent racist.

The New York Times

April 26, 2017

Curb the Use of Overseas Tax Havens? Yes! But How?

“There’s a lot of evidence that the holiday created no jobs and did not lead to any additional investments,” said Kimberly Clausing, an economist at Reed College.

The New York Times

March 10, 2017

From Yemen with love: Reed professor's coffee sign brews a global friendship

Professor of English and Humanities Lucia Martinez’s support of Yemeni people engendered a kind response.

The Oregonian

March 4, 2017

"Bookmarks: 'Book of Joan' movie, buzz for Reed alumna, new NW field guide

Reed College graduate Julianne Pachico's get a nice mention for her debut novel, The Lucky Ones

Oregonian

February 28, 2017

Psych Prof. Called As Expert Witness in Murder Case

Prof. Daniel Reisberg, an expert in eye-witness identification, testified on behalf of a man who was convicted in part as a result of doubtful police procedures.

Idaho Statesman

February 25, 2017

Reed College’s Cooley Gallery Featured on State of Wonder

The only Portland artist-in-residence, Ryan Woodring, has work in the group exhibition “ICONOCLASTIC” at Reed College’s Cooley Gallery

OPB Radio

February 23, 2017

Reed Prof.'s Novel, 'My Abandonment,' Will be a Movie Starring Ben Foster

Professor of Creative Writing Peter Rock’s novel My Abandonment is being made into a movie. Shooting began in April.

The Oregonian

February 19, 2017

Professor of Political Science Darius Rejali Penned an Op Ed for the LA Times

Prof. Rejali lays out the social science on how Donald Trump's pro-torture rhetoric could help bring abuse to a neighborhood near you.

LA Times

February 15, 2017

Reed Dropped Its Admission Fee, Students Push Ivies to do the Same

Vice President of Financial Aid and Admission Milyon Trulove is quoted extensively in this article that got picked up by more than 30 news outlets.

Associate Press

February 14, 2017

The Land of Rain

In January, High Country News hosted two students from Reed College to see the inner workings of a news magazine and the magazine published the stories they wrote.

High Country News

February 7, 2017

Reed Linguist Explains Jackie Kennedy’s Strange, Elegant Accent

Professor of Linguistics Kara Becker features prominently in this article about why Natalie Portman’s accent in Jackie is spot-on.

Vox

February 1, 2017

Professor of Economics Kimberly Clausing helps explain Border Adjustment Tax.

“Unless the dollar appreciates quickly and countries don’t fix their exchange rates, at least in the short run you’re going to be paying more for all that stuff,” Clausing says.

Los Angeles Times