Jul 7, 2014
Yolanda Griffith to be Inducted into Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame
Women’s basketball assistant coach Yolanda Griffith was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame June 14 in Nashville, Tenn. Griffith played…
Faculty and Staff
Jun 18, 2014
Prof. Bruce Murphy’s Biography of Justice Scalia Featured in National Media
Scalia: A Court of One, the latest biography by Bruce Allen Murphy, Fred Morgan Kirby Professor of Civil Rights, is receiving national media attention…
Jun 18, 2014
Vivid Memories Aren’t Necessarily Reliable
Professor Jennifer Talarico disproves misconceptions about “flashbulb” recollections Where were you on Sept. 11, 2001? Chances are your memories are extremely…
Jun 18, 2014
Supreme City, Supreme History: Donald L. Miller’s Monumental Book about Manhattan in the ’20s
By Geoff Gehman ’80 Donald L. Miller believes that cities can be read like books. The historian thinks that histories of cities should read like novels…
Jun 16, 2014
Pard Tracks: Meet Custodian and Cartoonist Joe Swarctz
Artist by day, Lafayette custodian by night, Joe Swarctz is hoping an animated cartoon he created called “NIGHTBAT: The Almost Hero of Echo City” will…
May 29, 2014
Rothkopfs’ Gift Honors Wendy Hill
Former Lafayette President Arthur Rothkopf ’55 and his wife, Barbara Rothkopf, have provided a gift to name the neuroscience lab in Oechsle Hall in honor…
May 27, 2014
Educational Entrepreneur of the Arts: Ellis Finger Reflects on 31 Memorable Years
By Geoff Gehman ’80 Ellis Finger helped make Lafayette’s Williams Center for the Arts a multimedia mecca. Over 31 years the building’s only director…
May 23, 2014
Faculty and Staff Saluted for Distinguished Teaching, Scholarship, and Service at Annual Awards Banquet
Outstanding professors and other members of the Lafayette community were honored tonight for distinguished teaching, scholarly research, and service to…
May 23, 2014
Ellis Finger Recognized for Many Years of Service
Ellis Finger, retiring director of the Williams Center for the Arts, was recognized at Lafayette’s annual pre-Commencement reception, dinner, and awards…
May 23, 2014
Retiring Faculty Honored at Annual Awards Banquet
Retiring faculty members Robert Cohn, Philip and Muriel Berman Professor of Jewish Studies in the Department of Religious Studies and chair of the Jewish…