Apr 15, 2019
A Historic Occasion
By Morgan Sturm ’19 When Robert Weiner, professor of history, first arrived at Lafayette at the age of 26, he was the second youngest faculty member…
History
Feb 26, 2019
Expert Commentary: India’s Occupation of Kashmir
Hafsa Kanjwal, assistant professor of history, recently wrote an opinion piece for The Washington Post about how India’s occupation of Kashmir is being…
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…
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…
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…