Oct 2, 2014
Abu Rizvi Appointed Provost
S. Abu Turab Rizvi, professor of economics and former dean of the Honors College at the University of Vermont, has been named provost. He will begin his…
Faculty and Staff
Sep 16, 2014
Meet the New Faculty
This fall, Lafayette welcomes nine new professors, bringing the College’s total to 212 full-time, tenure-track faculty members. Over the past several…
Sep 12, 2014
Prof. Andrea Smith’s Research Uncovers Lost Easton Neighborhood
Like the best discoveries, this one happened by chance. While conducting other research, Andrea Smith became curious about an old Easton community known…
Sep 2, 2014
New Facilities, Courses, and Technology Upgrades Enhance Academic Experience
Thanks to new and upgraded facilities, technology upgrades, and a slate of new courses, the academic experience is richer and more diverse than ever on…
Aug 19, 2014
Kim Spang Named Vice President for Development and College Relations
Kim Spang has been named vice president for development and college relations at Lafayette. She has served as acting vice president since April of this…
Aug 12, 2014
Neha Vora Explores Educational Paradox in Qatar
At the edge of Doha, Qatar’s capital city, lies a sprawling campus known as Education City. There you will find branch campuses of six American universities…
Aug 4, 2014
Hollis Ashby Named Director of the Performance Series
Hollis Ashby, former associate director of Cal Performances at U.C. Berkeley, has been named director of the Performance Series at the Williams Center…
Jul 25, 2014
Three Professors’ Books Reviewed in The New York Times
Three professors have had their books favorably reviewed recently in The New York Times. The Tao of Humiliation by Lee Upton, Professor of English and…
Jul 25, 2014
A Fulbright for Combining Fact and Fiction
Art professor Karina Skvirsky will teach and create a film in Ecuador placing her great-grandmother in a historical narrative. In 1906, Karina Skvirsky’s…
Jul 25, 2014
Prof. Kristen Sanford Bernhardt Receives National Engineering Honor
Kristen Sanford Bernhardt is this year’s recipient of the George K. Wadlin Distinguished Service Award given by the Civil Engineering Division of the…