Dec 13, 2018
Paging Dr. McDonogh
The story of David McDonogh 1844, Lafayette’s first African American graduate and America’s first black eye doctor, is only now slowly emerging from…
History
Nov 4, 2018
Why Didn’t LBJ Stop Foreign Interference in 1968 Presidential Election?
The Washington Post published a column today by Arnold Offner, Cornelia F. Hugel Professor Emeritus of History, about why President Lyndon B. Johnson…
Oct 28, 2018
A Fresh-Eyed Look at Empires
By Bill Landauer In the first half of the 20th century, two world wars shook the planet to its core. The handful of empires that controlled the largest…
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…
Apr 12, 2018
Legendary Artist Christo Visits
By Bill Landauer For two weeks in summer 2016, Lake Iseo in the mountains of Northern Italy was born again. People strolled along thoroughfares made of…
Mar 26, 2018
Must-See TV
By Katie Neitz John Henry MacCracken Professor of History Donald L. Miller acted as principal historical adviser and script consultant for a new documentary…
Mar 17, 2018
How Tech is Making Us Tired
By Katie Neitz Associate Professor of History Chris Lee knows jet lag—well. In the past 12 months, his body clock has experienced its share of turbulence…
Mar 2, 2018
Ambassador Marcia Bernicat ’75 to Speak at Commencement
Marcia Bloom Bernicat ’75, U.S. ambassador to Bangladesh, will be the principal speaker at Lafayette’s 183rd Commencement on May 19 and will be awarded…
Dec 9, 2017
Setting the Record Straight on Historic Failure
By Katie Neitz In-depth research and meticulous attention to detail are fundamental to successful historical narratives. But it takes engaging writing…
Dec 6, 2017
Outcasts of Empire
By Katie Neitz When it comes to the history of the Japanese Empire, one event—Pearl Harbor—overshadows all others. (A day that lives in infamy, indeed…