Dec 16, 2011
International Affairs Professor Angelika von Wahl Never Stops Exploring the World
Not many people get to see history happen before their very eyes, but Angelika von Wahl watched the Cold War end from atop the Berlin Wall at Brandenburg…
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Dec 16, 2011
Curiosity and Wonder about the Natural World Go a Long Way for Professor Benjamin Cohen
In his office, Benjamin Cohen displays a quote by author A.S. Byatt: “The world is full of life and light, and the true crime is not to be interested…
Nov 29, 2011
Anna Edlund Finds Surprising Ways to Get Students Excited about Biology
It’s hard not to get excited about science when in the company of Anna Edlund, assistant professor of biology, whose passion for the study of sperm,…
Nov 29, 2011
Professor D.C. Jackson Encourages Students to Think about Politics of Technology
D.C. Jackson likes to bring the unexpected into his classroom. Ask most people about their idea of technology, says the professor of history, and they’ll…
Nov 18, 2011
Professor Donald L. Miller Helps Fill Historical Holes with HBO Documentary He Has Seen War
We think of them as the Greatest Generation: the World War II soldiers who fought the noble war and came home to usher in an economic boom and the idyllic…
Nov 4, 2011
Photography by Art Students and Professors Part of Lehigh Valley InVision Exhibits
Photography by art professors Karina Skvirsky and Greta Brubaker, Imogen Cain ’12 (Perkasie, Pa.), and Jack Fedak IV ’13 (Boulder, Colo.) is being…
Nov 4, 2011
Re-Imagining Othello in Venice: Two Professors and Berrisford Boothe ’83 Collaborate to Create 10 Etchings
Working in the very city where the character Othello struggled against racial hostility, Curlee Holton has created a series of 10 images re-imagining Shakespeare’s…
Nov 4, 2011
English Professor David Johnson Challenges Students to Question the Answers
You’ve seen this movie before, or at least one similar: Young, idealistic teacher is hired at a racially diverse, but not well-integrated high school…
Oct 31, 2011
Professor Emeritus Earl Pope Dies
The following email was sent to the campus Oct. 31: Rosie Bukics, Acting Clerk of the Faculty, has informed the faculty of the death of Professor Emeritus…
Oct 27, 2011
Lafayette Attracts National Media Attention
Lafayette made national news for its decision to hire new faculty when other schools are holding the line, its stunning libraries, and the country’s…