Academic News

Jun 21, 2018

Entrepreneur’s Journey

By Stephen Wilson You are on Shark Tank. Not pitching an idea, but sitting with the investors—a bankroll in your pocket itching for the right product…

Jun 20, 2018

The Art of Information Literacy

By Stephen Wilson A student draped in a flowing white smock steps out of Farinon swaddling a raw, bloody roast. Around her neck hangs a chain of hot dogs…

Jun 19, 2018

Economic Evolution

By Katie Neitz Perhaps the most dramatic societal shift over the past 100 years has been the evolution of women and the blurring of traditional gender…

Jun 18, 2018

Doing the Math

By Katie Neitz At the heart of every school’s academic scheduling, every Google Maps route calculation, and every Amazon Prime delivery order are mathematical…

Jun 5, 2018

A Win for the Ages

By Bryan Hay After 10 years of inching ever closer to a national title, Lafayette’s steel bridge team beat out 44 others to claim first place in the…

May 31, 2018

On the Fast Track

By Bryan Hay Facing raw, rainy New England weather and other competitive engineering schools, Lafayette’s formula electric vehicle team brought home…

May 30, 2018

Bringing Home a Beineke

By Kathleen Parrish Sam McQuillen ’19 thought he knew what it was like to grow up in a cash-strapped household in Pennsylvania, but then he went to Madagascar…

May 23, 2018

Purple Pride

By Katie Neitz A new honor cord made its debut at Lafayette’s Commencement ceremony on Saturday. Ten seniors proudly draped lilac cords over their gowns…

May 14, 2018

Gunning for the Championship

Story and photos by Bryan Hay Nine Lafayette civil and environmental engineering seniors are preparing for the 2018 National Students Steel Bridge Competition…

May 11, 2018

College Honors Outstanding Teaching, Research, and Service

See more images in Flickr. Outstanding professors and other members of the Lafayette community were honored for distinguished teaching, scholarly research…