Jan 24, 2019
The Class: “The 1960s: Causes and Effects”
The gist: The 1960s is one of the most interesting, controversial, and discussed decades of the 20th century. The music, social changes, moon landing,…
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Jan 23, 2019
Bringing Words to Life
Story by Kathleen Parrish, photos by Clay Wegrzynowicz For the eight students in the advanced seminar taught by Ute Bettray, visiting professor of German…
Jan 23, 2019
College’s United Way Campaign Raises More Than $51,000
Lafayette’s 2018 United Way campaign attracted 23 new donors who pledged $3,554 toward a campaign total of $51,885 raised. In all, 151 people, including…
Jan 22, 2019
Weekend Snow Scenes
Photographer Clay Wegrzynowicz showed what our campus looked like under a thin blanket of snow this weekend.
Jan 22, 2019
Debate: Is College Worth It?
In the second part of a two-part series in Forbes on ways to improve college admissions, Ed Devine, west coast regional director of admissions, discusses…
Jan 22, 2019
Why Some Colleges Use Winter Break to Advise Students
Liberal arts colleges like Lafayette are using their winter breaks to provide increased career assistance to students and improve graduates’ placement…
Jan 21, 2019
Healing Connection
By Bill Landauer Two days every week this fall, Kim Malm ’90 made the hour-long trip from her home in Harleysville, Pa., to Lafayette to be reborn. It…
Jan 20, 2019
Catalysts for Cougars
Photos and story by Stephen Wilson Elephants go through six sets of teeth in their lifetime, and each new set comes in larger than the last. Maybe they’d…
Jan 19, 2019
What Democrats Can Learn from Hubert Humphrey
Arnold Offner, Cornelia F. Hugel Professor of History Emeritus, recently wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post, urging Democrats to follow the example…
Jan 18, 2019
Built for Speed, Engineered for Precision
By Bryan Hay Things weren’t going quite as planned for Carolyn Pye and her teammates. Their miniature aluminum-framed dragster, representing the skills…