Academic News
Paul Cefalu, associate professor of English, has published two interdisciplinary books that offer significant new insights into English literature. Moral…
With a grandfather who was a prominent general during the Armenian Genocide inflicted by Turkey in World War I, Sara Nersesian ’06 (Sparta, N.J.) has always…
Marquis Scholar Hannah Tuson ’06 (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) has conducted research in a number of areas within chemistry and biochemistry, but her current…
Psychology major Jenny Boyar ’08 (Hillsborough, N.J.) analyzed epilepsy in literature and gained new insights into the representation of the disease in…
Trustee Scholar Samuel Hetzel ’06 (Metuchen, N.J.) arrived at Lafayette planning to study medicine, but after some soul searching and scheduling conflicts…
“It brings what students are learning about alive; it’s a way of getting them to look at their writing and take it seriously,” says Beth Seetch, coordinator…
An English class had 15 students writing for the big screen this past fall. Taught by critically-acclaimed author Alix Ohlin, assistant professor of English…
Pursuing honors in philosophy, Trustee Scholar Scott Wisniewski ’06 questioned “whether what we can imagine can ever serve as a guide to what is physically…
When a family friend suggested that Catherine Herchenroder ’06 (Breezy Point, N.Y.) explore her interest in biomedical engineering by redesigning the vaginal…
The research of W. Mark Crain, William E. Simon ’52 Professor of Political Economy, is featured in leading business publications and mainstream media on…