Oct 6, 2015
Jim Toia’s Latest Exhibit Featured in New York Times
Whether it is oil-sprayed spider webs, mushroom spore drawings, or a pewter-cast ant colony, nature has always been at the heart of Jim Toia’s art. His…
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Sep 29, 2015
Using New Technology to Answer New Kinds of Questions
Freedom of the press in Turkey. Ethiopian folk tales. An app for finding fresh produce. These are just some of the projects students designed during a…
Sep 14, 2015
Celebrating Gender Studies
Lafayette is celebrating the 30th anniversary of it's Women's and Gender Studies program. Events will include a talk by Kimberlé Crenshaw, a leading authority…
Sep 9, 2015
Asking the Hard Questions
Among the most famous ancient Greek aphorisms is “know thyself.” As an engineer, Colin Rementer ’12 is used to solving problems, but majoring in…
Sep 9, 2015
Connecting Population Dots
How important was the women’s and gender studies (WGS) major to Alexandra Behette ’13? Very. “If I didn’t take WGS courses, I would not be able…
Sep 9, 2015
Turning Great Thinking into Action
Jiselle Peralta ’13 remembers Mary Armstrong often telling her students that they were great thinkers, but that it takes physical action to use that…
Sep 9, 2015
Now More Than Ever
Imagine it is 1970 and you are an American woman reading the classifieds, looking for a job. Be careful: “Jobs for Women” and “Jobs for Men” are…
Aug 17, 2015
Jolly Shi ’16 Explores Hectic World of Event Planning
Her summer internship with Christine Wheat Special Events was supported by the Robert Beane ’58 Intern Scholarship program.
Aug 11, 2015
Prof. Donald Miller and Students on CSPAN
This weekend, professor Donald L. Miller and students from his History of WWII course will be featured on CSPAN’s Lectures in History series discussing…
Jul 28, 2015
Careers in the Spotlight
Brian Duke ’16 has always been good at math and science, but music has been his passion. “I have always enjoyed building things and working with my…