May 12, 2015
Students Honored for Academic Excellence
Lafayette honored 129 students for academic excellence at the annual All-College Honors Convocation May 3 in Colton Chapel. Awards and prizes recognized…
Africana Studies
Mar 24, 2015
Oechsle Center Is Intersection for Global Education
Officially open for classes this spring, the Oechsle Center for Global Education is a dynamic, collaborative learning environment-a physical intersection…
Oct 17, 2014
Photo Gallery: Rhythm of the Drums
Students and faculty recently took part in a sabar dance workshop in Lafayette’s new film & media studies and theater building on North Third Street. The…
Jul 25, 2014
Voices of South Africa: Students Study History of Colonialism and Apartheid
“Nelson Mandela died on Dec. 5, 2013, less than a month before we arrived in South Africa,” says Kathy Delsener ’14, who was part of an interim-abroad…
Apr 21, 2014
Oechsle Center Models College’s Commitment to Global Education
When the Oechsle Center for Global Education opens for classes next spring, students will find a three-story, state-of-the-art facility themed around interdisciplinary…
Dec 5, 2013
Robert Young ’14 Reveals Lafayette’s Pioneering Past
By Sean Grim ’14 Twenty-seven years before the passage of the 13th Amendment, two slaves were admitted to Lafayette College. One went on to become a…
May 9, 2013
Lafayette Honors Students for Academic Excellence
Lafayette honored more than 85 students for academic excellence at the annual All-College Honors Convocation May 5 in Colton Chapel. Awards and prizes…
Apr 17, 2013
Kenya Becomes a Field School for 17 Students Learning about Social and Religious Dynamics
There is a persistent notion that Africa is a benchwarmer of sorts in the game of world affairs, an untouched land where time stands still. What a group…
Apr 8, 2013
Photo Gallery: Lafayette Breaks Ground for Oechsle Center for Global Education
The College held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Oechsle Center for Global Education April 6 at the site of building’s future location, along South…
Feb 8, 2013
Professor Wendy Wilson-Fall Stimulates Curiosity in the Classroom
To say that Wendy Wilson-Fall is enthusiastic is an understatement. As Lafayette’s first professor hired specifically for the interdisciplinary Africana…