Academic News

Mar 19, 2003

Oxford Sabbatical Provides Scholarly and Classroom Inspiration for Ilan Peleg

A sabbatical at the University of Oxford, England’s oldest institution of higher learning, gave Ilan Peleg, Charles A. Dana Professor of Social Science…

Mar 19, 2003

Four Students Receive Prestigious Goldwater Scholarships

Four Lafayette students have achieved national distinction as recipients of prestigious Goldwater Scholarships. Awarded for academic merit, the Goldwater…

Mar 18, 2003

New York Times Features Research of Susan Niles, Professor of Anthropology, on Ancient Inca City Machu Picchu

The research of Susan A. Niles, professor of anthropology, is featured in a major story in the March 18 edition of The New York Times about the ancient…

Mar 18, 2003

EXCEL Scholar: Emily Goldberg ’05 Conducts Research for Professor’s World War II Book

History is coming alive for Emily Goldberg ’05 (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) this year as she transcribes interviews and pages through World War II-era periodicals…

Mar 18, 2003

Terrence Monte ’03 Will Pursue Master’s Degree in Prestigious Acting Program at University of Iowa

Marquis Scholar Terrence Monte ’03 (Valhalla, N.Y.) has just accepted an offer to attend one of the most prestigious acting programs in the country at…

Mar 17, 2003

Lafayette Students Present their Scholarly Work at National Conference on Undergraduate Research

Twenty-three Lafayette students earned the distinction of being invited to make presentations on their scholarly research at the 17th annual National Conference…

Mar 17, 2003

Elisabeth Edwards ’04 Uses Math Savvy for Research on Cayley Graphs

After solving the mathematical equation behind the Rubik’s cube, Elisabeth Edwards ’04 (Belle Mead, N.J.) was inspired to crack other complex mathematical…

Mar 17, 2003

New York Times Prints Observations on Reality TV by Sara Nersesian ’06

A letter to the editor about reality television submitted by Sara Nersesian ’06 (Sparta, N.J.) ran in the Feb. 27 issue of the New York Times. The piece…

Mar 14, 2003

Gregory LaConte ’03 Studies Role of Reforms in Fall of Soviet Union

The fall of communism wrought many changes throughout the world, and Gregory LaConte ’03 is examining this historic political shift as part of an intensive…

Mar 14, 2003

EXCEL Scholar: Daysi Pereira ’05 Studies 18th Century Text, Co-Authors Article for Scholarly Journal

More than three centuries ago, Bartolomé Arzáns wrote a history of the once prosperous silver mining city, Potosí, located in the colonial region of…