Academic News

Apr 15, 2025

McCartney II and Simon Center earn LEED Silver certification

Lafayette’s McCartney Street Housing Phase II and William E. Simon Center for Economics and Business earn prestigious Silver certification from LEED…

Apr 11, 2025

Lafayette hosts Northeast Student Food and Farm Conference

Organized by the Lafayette Food and Farm Co-Operative (LaFFCo) student club, Lafayette College hosted the annual Northeast Student Food and Farm Conference…

Mar 31, 2025

Inside the classroom: Women and the Economy analyzes gender roles, economics of marriage

The course has been a favorite at Lafayette, taught nearly every semester for the last 20 years.

Mar 27, 2025

Global classrooms

For 159 Lafayette students, January interim meant taking the classroom from College Hill to another part of the world.

Mar 27, 2025

Global classrooms: Brazil

Fourteen students traveled to Brazil over the winter interim to explore both urban and sustainable processes.

Mar 27, 2025

Global classrooms: Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands

Combining geology and biology, students traveled to the high Andes mountains in Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands.

Mar 27, 2025

Global classrooms: England and Ireland

The world was a stage for students in London and Dublin Theater.

Mar 27, 2025

Global classrooms: Italy

Bringing ancient history to the present, the Journey to Rome course guided students across Western Europe during the winter interim. 

Mar 27, 2025

Global classrooms: Madagascar

The Lafayette Initiative for Malagasy Education rang in its 15th year over the winter interim.

Mar 27, 2025

Global classrooms: New Zealand

Twenty-two students traveled to one of the most geologically active landscapes on the planet, New Zealand.