May 11, 2020
Date Set for Honors Convocation
Honors Convocation will be held virtually May 21 to celebrate student academic and community achievement.
Academic News
Academic News
May 11, 2020
Studying Global Reactions to COVID-19
A multidisciplinary Lafayette duo has been collecting coronavirus tweets to gather insights that may prove valuable to mitigate the outbreak and manage…
May 11, 2020
2020 Celebrations
In anticipation of virtual Commencement, Lafayette is recognizing and celebrating the Class of 2020.
May 4, 2020
Jones Visiting Lecturer on Media Cacophony
Siva Vaidhyanathan shared how today's media system disrupts healthy communication, amplifies nonsense, and fails to support thoughtful deliberation.
Apr 30, 2020
Shakespeare’s 456th Birthday
Ian Smith helps illuminate racial blindspots in Shakespearean scholarship at Folger Library annual birthday event.
Apr 27, 2020
A Look at Lafayette: Student Vlog, Part III
Watch another vlog from Flor Caceres ’22.
Apr 23, 2020
Art in the Desert Soil
Jim Toia’s research on cryptobiotic soil turns into art and architecture to help save the desert ecosystem.
Apr 21, 2020
Prof. Don Miller Earns Literary Prize
Don Miller earns the Fletcher Pratt Award, best nonfiction book on the Civil War, for Vicksburg.
Apr 17, 2020
Smart, Sustainable Design
Engineering students are continuing design work on a solar-powered charging station. The innovative prototype features a solar tracker that keeps solar…
Apr 9, 2020
‘They Get to Feel Like Scientists’
Prior to transition to remote instruction (due to the COVID-19 pandemic), 152 students were actively participating in the SEA-PHAGES lab.