Academic News

Oct 7, 2018

Three Professors Honored

President Alison Byerly and Provost Abu Rizvi recently announced three faculty promotions. (These are in addition to appointments announced in the spring…

Oct 5, 2018

What Can I Do With a Math Degree?

By Katie Neitz The mathematics department recently hosted a career panel, featuring four alumni who were in students’ shoes just a short time ago. The…

Oct 4, 2018

From Books to Big Screen

By Kathleen Parrish How does a book get made into a movie? It varies depending on the project, but it often requires patience, perseverance, and knowing…

Sep 28, 2018

Beyond the Bean

Story by Bryan Hay; photos by Clay Wegrzynowicz Part professor, part barista, Joe Woo grinds and steeps chemistry, economics, and history from his coffee…

Sep 27, 2018

College Theater to Stage ‘Votes for Women’

By Bill Landauer Alice Paul, famous American activist for women’s rights, once said, “I feel the movement is a sort of mosaic. Each of us puts in one…

Sep 12, 2018

At the Forefront of Genetics

Learn why Andrea Killian '19 is "forever grateful."

Sep 11, 2018

Engineering Program Continues Climb in U.S. News Ranking

By Bryan Hay Lafayette’s engineering program moved up to 11th place in the nation among primarily undergraduate programs in the latest ranking by U.S…

Sep 5, 2018

Economic Empowerment in Appalachia

Students in Economic Empowerment and Global Learning Project, or EEGLP, traveled to Whitesburg, Ky., to help residents develop ways to use their cultural…

Aug 30, 2018

Listening to the Public Record

By Stephen Wilson Just after midnight Dec. 7, 1982, Charlie Brooks Jr. was the first man to be executed by lethal injection in the United States. While…

Aug 28, 2018

First Day of Class

By Bill Landauer Ed Kerns runs his fingers over the four edges of a rectangle of watercolor paper. “I used to have a teacher,” the Clapp Professor…