Aug. 26: Robin Givhan ’86 Leaves the Washington Post

Robert Fuller *61, a physics prodigy who became Oberlin College’s youngest president at age 33 and argued in books against “rankism” systems that put people down, died of a stroke July 15. — The New York Times

Attorney Paul Fishman ’78 is defending Rep. LaMonica McIver against federal assault charges stemming from a May incident when she and other state Democrats visited a Newark immigration detention facility. — TAPinto Newark

Former vice presidential videographer Azza Cohen ’16 said opponents have used photos and videos to “frame Michelle Obama [’85] as aggressive and threatening rather than a brilliant, strong woman.”  — Contrarian News

Actor and filmmaker Dean Cain ’88 was sworn in as an “honorary” officer for ICE; on social media he touted the agency’s employment benefits, including a $50,000 signing bonus. — NPR

Economist Burton Malkiel *64 wrote in an op-ed that investors’ exuberance in the economy might be premature, and laid out steps that ordinary folks can take to protect themselves. — The New York Times

Former Wisconsin Rep. Mike Gallagher ’05, now head of defense for Palantir Technologies, wrote in an op-ed that given America’s current conflicts with China, American universities should protect the nation’s innovations by enrolling far fewer Chinese students. — The Wall Street Journal

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ’03’s  security needs — stemming from his large, blended family and increasing threats of violence — are requiring the Army’s Criminal Investigation Division to pull agents away from its usual work.  — The Washington Post

George Washington University law professor Paul Schiff Berman ’88 said President Trump doesn’t have constitutional power to change how states run elections, including with his new pledge to get rid of mail-in ballots. — KTLA

Brooke Shields ’87 geared up for her first production contract negotiation as president of Actors’ Equity by speaking at a rally in Times Square, pushing for better conditions and benefits for Broadway workers. — The Hollywood Reporter

Washington Post fashion critic and Pulitzer Prize winner Robin Givhan ’86 took a buyout from the company where she’s worked for 25 years, as severance packages were offered to people who’d been there at least 10 years. — Essence

“Misinformation about COVID vaccines is circulating online — and is even being spread by the federal government — in part because science was treated as the only source of truth during the pandemic, rather than one important tool alongside lived experience, context, history, culture and values.”

— Epidemiologist Céline Gounder ’97, writing in an op-ed for The New York Timesthat the way the pandemic was handled opened the door for science to be twisted for political ends.

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt ’76 and his wife bought the Spelling Manor in Los Angeles, built in 1990 for producer Aaron Spelling, saying they plan to host meetings and events there for local nonprofits and cultural institutions. — The Wall Street Journal

Australian-born mathematician Terrence Tao *96 was featured in a comic series that the Carnegie Corporation of New York commissioned to highlight the lives of famous naturalized citizens. — Carnegie Corporation

Rishi Jaitly ’04, former head of Twitter India, is helping OpenAI facilitate discussions with the Indian government as the artificial intelligence company behind Chat GPT places a team there. — Yahoo! Finance