Alina Tugend

New York

Journalist and Editor at Freelance

Write for the New York Times and other national publications. Former Times' ''Shortcuts'' columnist. Author of 'Better by Mistake.' Born in LA, live in NY.

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Articles

Repatriation Retirement: Return to Your Home Country for Retirement

3 weeks ago | kiplinger.com | Alina Tugend

It seems like repatriation retirement — returning to your home country after years in the U.S. — is on the rise. Just ask George Roque. He was 18 years old when he left behind his parents and sister in his small farming village in northern Portugal. It was 1977, several years after a military coup plunged the country into tumult. Many of Roque’s friends were leaving. He had an aunt living in New Rochelle, N.Y. and decided to visit her.
From SSPs to SAFE

1 month ago | aza.org | Alina Tugend

feature From SSPs to SAFE min read When the Association of Zoos and Aquariums moved some species out of the Species Survival Plan® program and into SAFE: Saving Animals From Extinction, the goal was to improve collaboration between conservation programs focused on specific species and highlight the needs and achievements of those programs. “Switching to a SAFE program is now allowing us to connect with partners with the same vision and mission,” said Kyle McAuliffe, the recovery program...
Οι πολιτικές ανατροπές δεν έχουν τελειώσει

Dec 31, 2024 | euro2day.gr | Alina Tugend

Το µόνο στο οποίο συµφωνούν Δηµοκρατικοί και Ρεπουµπλικάνοι είναι ότι οι πολίτες των ΗΠΑ ζητούν σταθερά αλλαγή και... αλλάζουν πιο εύκολα στρατόπεδο. Αρθρο στην Ειδική Εκδοση Business Review του Euro2day.gr και των New York Times. Δημοσιεύθηκε: 31 Δεκεμβρίου 2024 - 13:12 Οι προεδρικές εκλογές του 2024 στις ΗΠΑ δεν έχουν πραγµατικά τελειώσει. Παρόλο που η καταµέτρηση των ψήφων έχει ολοκληρωθεί και ο εκλεγµένος πρόεδρος Donald J.
Seismic Political Shifts Will Continue

Dec 11, 2024 | nytimes.com | Alina Tugend

This article is part of our special section on the DealBook Summit that included business and policy leaders from around the world. The 2024 presidential election isn't over. While the vote count is official and President-elect Donald J.
Lightening the Load

Oct 23, 2024 | aza.org | Alina Tugend

feature Lightening the Load min read LinkedIn Twitter Facebook In the middle of the night in August 2023, care specialists with the San Diego Wildlife Alliance in San Diego, Calif., received an urgent call: Could they take in three baby spider monkeys confiscated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection? By 8 a.m., the monkeys, a subspecies of Geoffrey’s spider monkey designated as endangered, were under veterinary care at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, Calif. “This story...
What if Everyone Did Something to Slow Climate Change?

Sep 25, 2024 | nytimes.com | Alina Tugend

Make more beef-free meals. Compost food scraps. Replace a natural gas stove with an electric one. These are all fairly simple ways people can help combat climate change in their own kitchens. Still, most Americans don't do it. Why? Because it means changing lifelong habits. Because they believe it won't make a difference. Because they think their friends and neighbors aren't doing it.
College Admissions Tests: A Brief History

Aug 19, 2024 | ewa.org | Alina Tugend

The Scholastic Aptitude Test (now officially just SAT) was based on the Army’s IQ test administered during World War I and was first administered experimentally as a college admissions test to a few thousand high schoolers in 1926. It was developed by Carl Brigham, who was later a psychology professor at Princeton University and a fervent advocate of the eugenics movement.
Test-Optional vs. Test-Required Policies at Colleges

Aug 19, 2024 | ewa.org | Alina Tugend

Almost a century after the first SAT college admissions test was first administered, in 1926, its importance and impact seemed to be waning. In 2020 – before the COVID-19 pandemic – almost half of four-year colleges and universities nationwide, close to 1,100, did not require college admissions tests (the SAT and ACT).
The Particular Loss in a Close Friend's Death

Jun 25, 2024 | kiplinger.com | Alina Tugend

Sheldon Heitner and Stephen Kling met on a school bus in 3rd grade; almost seven decades later, they still had the exceptional kind of friendship where they could communicate in shorthand. So, when Kling, 71, suffered a cardiac arrest in April while engaging in one of his passions — cycling — Heitner immediately flew from his home in France to New York to be with him. As Kling lay on life support, Heitner played songs on his mandolin for hours as Kling’s family gathered around.
Upgraded Museums Add New Value to College Campuses

Apr 27, 2024 | nytimes.com | Alina Tugend

This article is part of our Museums special section about how institutions are striving to offer their visitors more to see, do and feel. Michigan State University and Yale University are very different types of higher education institutions, but they have at least one thing in common: They have been spending millions of dollars to revamp their museums.