Dec 5, 2018
First-Year Seminars
Lafayette’s First-Year Seminar (FYS) program gives new college students the opportunity to think critically, write clearly, and contribute to thoughtful…
Academic News
Academic News
Dec 4, 2018
Making Beautiful Music
The Concert Choir and Chamber Singers presented their fall concert Saturday under the direction of Jennifer Kelly, director of choral activities, at the…
Dec 3, 2018
FilmStruck’s Demise Could be Good for Movies
The Washington Post published an opinion piece today by Katherine Groo, assistant professor of film and media studies, titled “FilmStruck’s Demise Could…
Dec 3, 2018
Linking Health and Racism
Research has shown that experiencing discrimination increases risk for stress, cardiovascular disease, stroke, and early mortality. So how does one mitigate…
Dec 2, 2018
Iuliia Vasileva ’18 Wins Best Paper Award at International Economic Conference
By Bryan Hay Iuliia Vasileva ’18 (economics and international affairs) took home the prestigious Best Undergraduate Paper Award at the fall International…
Nov 27, 2018
New Jersey Closer to $15/hour Minimum Wage
Adam Biener, associate professor of economics, appeared on a recent WFMZ-TV 69 News report about how the proposed minimum wage raise in New Jersey might…
Nov 9, 2018
Pizza and Politics
By Bryan Hay There’s nothing like pizza and conversation on Election Night to bring together civic-minded young voters from across the political spectrum…
Nov 9, 2018
The History and Media Portrayal of Thugs
By Kathleen Parrish In the 1939 movie Gunga Din, the villains were a secret society of turban-wearing assassins. For many western movie-goers, it was the…
Nov 8, 2018
‘I Enjoyed Every Single Minute’
By Bill Landauer Over four decades at Lafayette, Diane Cole Ahl has helped countless students around the world find their way through the sophisticated…
Nov 6, 2018
Troubled Water
By Stephen Wilson Fifth-grade students from Cheston Elementary use a salt shaker to sprinkle the roads on a plastic rural model and cover the roadways…