Apr 19, 2013
Professor Kira Lawrence Coauthors Paper Published in Nature
Hollis Miller ’15 (Fort Washington, Pa.) is in the basement lab of Van Wickle Hall, extracting organic material from mud deposited on the ocean floor millions…
Faculty Profiles
Mar 15, 2013
Professor Neha Vora Challenges Students to Think Differently about the World
Students may not expect to walk into a classroom and learn that places like Dubai and Qatar are not that different from the U.S. But that is exactly what…
Mar 15, 2013
Religion Professor Eric Ziolkowski Lectures Internationally on Søren Kierkegaard and the Bible
Within in a two-year span, Eric Ziolkowski, Dana Professor of Religious Studies, will have traveled to 11 cities on three continents delivering lectures…
Mar 7, 2013
New HBO Miniseries Based on Professor Donald L. Miller’s Masters of the Air
Donald L. Miller’s Masters of the Air: America’s Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany will be the primary source for HBO’s newest…
Feb 12, 2013
Mellon Grant Supports Yearlong Arts Series with Composer Gabriela Lena Frank
Continuing the College’s vision of infusing the arts throughout the curriculum, Jennifer Kelly, assistant professor of music and director of choral activities…
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…
Feb 8, 2013
Prof. Kirk O’Riordan Joins Students on Two-Way Street of Music Study
The stakes are high for the arts. In an era where anything can be enhanced or corrected in a studio, live musicianship is valued less and less. And Kirk…
Jan 8, 2013
Professor Qin Lu Fascinated by Beauty and Usefulness of Mathematics
Helping students appreciate her field’s beauty and practical applications is one of the most rewarding aspects of teaching at Lafayette for Qin Lu, associate…
Dec 21, 2012
Prof. Christopher Phillips Breaks New Ground with Book on the Epic’s Influence on American Culture
A “stupid” mistake turned into one of Christopher Phillips’ smartest discoveries during the research process for his new book, Epic in American…
Dec 11, 2012
Photos and Video: Art Professor Nestor Gil Presents Pan (Myotopia)
Nestor Armando Gil, assistant professor of art, presented the multimedia installation Pan (Myotopia) this fall in the Williams Visual Arts Building’s…