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President Daniel Weiss and Diane Windham Shaw, special collections librarian and College archivist, were interviewed live about the Marquis de Lafayette 250th celebration on WDIY’s “Lehigh Valley Discourse” Wednesday, Aug. 29.
Weiss and Shaw discussed Lafayette the man, Lafayette the college, and the 250th anniversary activities that will ensue over the year.
The College is planning a yearlong celebration during 2007-08 in recognition of the life and legacy of the man for whom it is named. Major events will include a lecture series, entitled Lives of Liberty, featuring renowned speakers; a historical exhibit at the Williams Center for the Arts, entitled A Son and his Adoptive Father: The Marquis de Lafayette and George Washington, and a birthday party on Sept. 6.
“Lehigh Valley Discourse” is WDIY’s highly acclaimed local affairs show examining the diversity that is the Lehigh Valley. The show is hosted by Bjorn Olsen, Eleanor Bobrow, and others. Lauren Glazer and Jim DeSousa co-hosted on Aug. 29.