Nov 13, 2017
A Summer of Reality TV, Rap Music, and More
By Stephen Wilson Somali immigrants in Maine. Reality love television. Post-WW2 advertising. Jews welcomed to Islamic states. Jamaican dancehalls. A disappearing…
Humanities
Oct 25, 2017
Prof. David Haberman Will Discuss Research on Religion and Ecology
By Bill Landauer Is the center of all religious thought something with arms, legs, and a face? What about trees? Or rocks? On Thursday, the Department…
Oct 24, 2017
Mary Jo Lodge’s Musical Mind Wins Rights to Drowsy Chaperone
By Bill Landauer A few of Mary Jo Lodge’s favorite things? Those movies and plays featuring characters who burst into song for what seems like no reason…
Oct 17, 2017
Hip-Hop Troubadour
By Bryan Hay Baba Brinkman describes himself as a hip-hop version of the troubadour, a latter-day practitioner of the oral art of the epic poets who uses…
Sep 18, 2017
Changing How We View the History of British Drama
By Bill Landauer The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded Lafayette a $125,000 grant for the College’s part in continuing to build a digital…
Aug 17, 2017
19 Students Present Findings at National Conference on Undergraduate Research
Tawiq Alhamedi ’17 is among 19 Lafayette students who presented their findings at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research. Sharing his findings…
Jul 6, 2017
Exploring Sustainable Management in Tanzania
A study abroad scholarship provided Aliza Furneaux ’17 with insights that brought clarity to her focus on sustainable development. Her Lafayette course…
Jul 6, 2017
Ambassador of Poetry
Yolanda Wisher ’98 loves playing with words, singing them, slapping their rhythm on the skin of a drum, and riffing with other artists to create something…
Apr 10, 2017
Two-Day Presidential Symposium Looks at Race Through Shakespeare
Some of the country’s top Shakespeare scholars will gather at Lafayette April 19 and 20 for a symposium that will explore contemporary issues of race…
Oct 10, 2016
Lafayette will Host 30-month Muslim Art Program
A grant from the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) will help Lafayette fund a 30-month program to increase understanding among young adults…