Dec 7, 2011
Xinwei Xu ’13 Gains Global Perspective Studying Economics in London
As a Chinese citizen studying international affairs at an American college, Xinwei Xu ’13 is gaining a clearer perspective on both countries. “The world…
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Dec 6, 2011
A Focus on Global Education: Lafayette Is Expanding Its Language Offerings in Chinese, Japanese, and Arabic
Earlier this year, Mikhail Gorbachev’s visit to campus celebrated the “groundbreaking” of Lafayette’s planned Oechsle Center for Global Education…
Dec 5, 2011
Students Make Contributions to Heart Surgery Technology
By Michele Tallarita ’12 Bridget Hentz ’12 (Ambler, Pa.) thought it was cool when some of her own ideas became part of the design of cutting-edge heart…
Dec 2, 2011
Alexandra Brannick ’12 and Michael Thompson ’12 Named 2011-12 Maroon Club Scholar-Athletes
The Lafayette College Maroon Club named Alexandra Brannick ’12 (Point Pleasant, N.J.) and Michael Thompson ’12 (Shokan, N.Y.) the 2011-12 Maroon Club…
Nov 30, 2011
Photo Galleries: College Theater Presents Rent and Tenn
In November, College Theater presented productions of Rent and Tenn. Winner of four Tony Awards in 1996 and the Pulitzer Prize, Jonathan Larson’s Rent…
Nov 29, 2011
Powerful Resources: EXCEL Scholars Program Allows Students to Work on High-Level Faculty Research
The research Tyler Bamford ’12 (Souderton, Pa.) performed through the EXCEL Scholars program has helped him get closer to his goal of one day becoming…
Nov 29, 2011
Anna Edlund Finds Surprising Ways to Get Students Excited about Biology
It’s hard not to get excited about science when in the company of Anna Edlund, assistant professor of biology, whose passion for the study of sperm,…
Nov 29, 2011
Alumni Arts Institute: Grads Show Students the Secret to Their Success
The career path of an artist is full of unknowns—and that’s as it should be, accomplished poet and painter Ross Gay ’96 told Lafayette art students…
Nov 29, 2011
The Neuroscience of Music: Course Explores How Songs Can Help Heal the Brain
ABC’s Primetime recently profiled Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was critically injured by a gunshot wound to the head in January. In discussing…
Nov 29, 2011
Professor D.C. Jackson Encourages Students to Think about Politics of Technology
D.C. Jackson likes to bring the unexpected into his classroom. Ask most people about their idea of technology, says the professor of history, and they’ll…