Academic News

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…

Aug 28, 2018

The Intern Chronicles

By Katie Neitz Summer might put some people in relaxation mode. But for many Lafayette students, it’s time to hustle—to try out a career, gain hands-on…

Aug 27, 2018

Coming Soon to Your Home

Story by Bryan Hay, photos by Clay Wegrzynowicz Not too long from now, 3D printers will likely take their place among other common household appliances…

Aug 24, 2018

Fulbright Takes Alex Barton ’18 to Colombia

By Kathleen Parrish Alex Barton ’18 has long held a passion for teaching. During her time at Lafayette she tutored school children in Easton through…

Aug 21, 2018

Epic Expedition

By Katie Neitz Twenty Lafayette students spent nearly three weeks this spring exploring the western United States, where they rafted the Colorado River…