Mar 27, 2019
The History of Cuba
Rum, cigars, and sugar cane. Or revolution, missile crisis, and communism. Or education, health care, and art. Cuba is a name that elicits many thoughts…
Global Impact
Mar 27, 2019
The Culture of Senegal
Twenty students representing a broad range of academic disciplines had intensive learning experience in the French-speaking West African nation. Led by…
Mar 27, 2019
The Geology of Ecuador
A course itinerary that includes hiking up Andean volcanoes with views of glaciers and snorkeling along the coast of the Galapagos Islands where Charles…
Feb 21, 2019
Travel. Work. Make a Difference.
By Bryan Hay, Katie Neitz, and Kathleen Parrish Lafayette students don’t stop learning when classes are on break. Alternative School Break (ASB) Club…
Aug 24, 2018
Fulbright Takes Alex Barton ’18 to Colombia
By Kathleen Parrish Alex Barton ’18 has long held a passion for teaching. During her time at Lafayette she tutored school children in Easton through…
Aug 23, 2018
Walls Come Tumbling Down
By Stephen Wilson Temperatures ranging from 116 degrees to -40 degrees. Rugged and exposed terrain. Lack of water, vegetation, and game. There was a reason…
Aug 21, 2018
Epic Expedition
By Katie Neitz Twenty Lafayette students spent nearly three weeks this spring exploring the western United States, where they rafted the Colorado River…
Jul 9, 2018
Documenting DACA Stories
By Bill Landauer When Thomas Wolfe said, “You can’t go home again” in 1940, he wasn’t thinking about a 21st century American president or a film…
Jul 5, 2018
Shedding Light on the Dark
By Katie Neitz Christopher J. Lee, associate professor of history, has been awarded a prestigious National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Stipend…
Jun 27, 2018
Justice for All?
A child, wearing an “Old Sparky” commemorative T-shirt, plays around a display of the electric chair where 361 prisoners sat between 1924 and 1964…