Nieman Notes James Colvin dies at 96 James E. Colvin, a scholar and one of the oldest living fellows, died Jan. 4, 2009, at 96. He was a member of the Class of 1942. January 27, 2009 Share this article James E. Colvin, a scholar and one of the oldest living fellows, died Jan. 4, 2009, at 96. He was a member of the Class of 1942.Read more Related News | Nieman Notes Gene Pell, journalist who led Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in final years of the Cold War, dies at 83 Nieman Notes Under the influence of architecture critic Whitney Gould, NF ’74 Mary Louise Schumacher News | Nieman Notes Whitney Gould, influential architecture critic for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and a 1974 Nieman Fellow, dies at 76