Jan 2, 2019
John Kincaid Presents Federalism Paper at International Conference
By Bryan Hay Professor John Kincaid, author of various works on federalism, presented a paper at a recent conference, Federalism, Democracy and National…
Academic News
Academic News
Dec 27, 2018
The Class: “The Year 1971-72 in Music, Art, and Literature”
By Bill Landauer Take us there: The war in Vietnam is hurtling toward its ambiguous end. The nation is still bruised from the Kent State massacre the year…
Dec 23, 2018
Claire Grunewald ’20 Earns Prestigious Boren Scholarship
Grunewald, a double major in international affairs and mathematics, is the second Lafayette College student to receive this highly competitive scholarship…
Dec 20, 2018
Art and Animals
By Kathleen Parrish In 2005, Carrie Rohman’s two worlds collided when she attended a six-week course at Cornell School of Criticism and Theory. There…
Dec 19, 2018
The Class: “Spectacles of Revenge”
By Kathleen Parrish The backstory: It was Shakespeare who wrote, “And if you wrong us shall we not revenge?” Who hasn’t fantasized about raining…
Dec 18, 2018
Signal and Noise
Story and photos by Stephen Wilson A message from the College is received by a 17-year-old via social media. A variation of that message is being sent…
Dec 18, 2018
Finals Week Scenes
After a semester's worth of learning, students seek to prove their mastery of course material as they compose major papers and study for exams. Photographer…
Dec 15, 2018
The Class: “The Dog Course”
By Kathleen Parrish What’s it about? Humans’ complicated relationship with dogs. While they may be good for us—some scientists believe without them…
Dec 12, 2018
The Classes: “Baseball: The One Constant through All the Years” and “Baseball”
By Mark Eyerly What’s the focus? Both courses provide a historical perspective on baseball, through which students explore economics, statistics, racism…
Dec 8, 2018
Sweet Tooth Squared
Photos and story by Stephen Wilson Cheston Elementary first-graders joined mathematics students and Trent Gaugler, assistant professor of mathematics,…