Aug 2, 2016
Poetic Justice
Ross Gay ’96, winner of Claremont Graduate University’s $100,000 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award for his latest…
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Jul 12, 2016
Finding Comfort in Uncomfortable Places
Over two decades, Yolanda Wisher ’98 has built alliances as an English teacher, a performing poet, and a leader of one of America’s leading municipal…
May 5, 2016
Students Honored for Academic Excellence
Lafayette honored 138 students for academic excellence at the annual All-College Honors Convocation May 1 in Colton Chapel. Awards and prizes recognized…
Apr 22, 2016
Students Present at National Conference on Undergraduate Research
Seventeen students presented their findings at the 30th National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) April 7-9 at University of North Carolina…
Mar 2, 2016
Ross Gay ’96 Wins $100,000 Tufts Poetry Award
Ross Gay ’96 has won the Claremont Graduate University’s $100,000 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award for his book, Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude. The Tufts…
Oct 26, 2015
Meet the New Faculty
This fall, Lafayette welcomes eight new professors, bringing the College’s total to 215 full-time, tenure-track faculty members. Over the past several…
Oct 16, 2015
Ross Gay ’96 Nominated for National Book Award
Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, the latest book by Ross Gay ’96, has been named to the shortlist for the 2015 National Book Award for Poetry. Gay is…
Jul 22, 2015
Voyages of Literary Discovery
With feet anchored in the past and head steered toward the future, Chris Phillips leads students on voyages of literary discovery. In his Literature of…
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…
Apr 20, 2015
Professor Lee Upton Discusses Latest Book of Poetry
Just in time for National Poetry Month, Lee Upton, professor of English and writer-in-residence, has published her sixth book of poetry, Bottle the Bottles…