Jul 17, 2019
Building on Assets
By Stephen Wilson Nearly 10,000 people living within 1 square mile. The majority are younger than 43 years of age, two-thirds of whom are in rental properties…
Innovative Teaching and Learning
Jun 20, 2019
Kids Who Code
By Stephen Wilson An astronaut and monster are having a polite conversation. After the astronaut rockets off, the monster eats a big bowl of cheese puffs…
Jun 18, 2019
Math in Everyday Life
By Morgan Strum ’19 Students of Math 306: Operations Research recently presented their final projects, offering mathematical solutions to real-world…
Jun 16, 2019
Musical Ideals
By Stephen Wilson A biology major composes a piece to be performed by the full Concert Band and based on a John Donne poem. Only at Lafayette. Her name…
May 22, 2019
When Teachers Teach Each Other
By Katie Neitz A mathematician, an engineer, and a neuroscientist walk into a French class taught entirely in French. They don’t speak the language.…
May 10, 2019
Students Share Research at Spring Poster Session
Students across a variety of disciplines presented their research to the campus community recently at the 2019 Spring Poster Session in Kirby Sports Center…
May 3, 2019
Lights. Camera. Policy Action
By Stephen Wilson A final project in a senior seminar for policy studies majors. Can’t you just picture the stacks of 100-page papers? Yawn. Luckily…
May 2, 2019
Connecting Communities
By Stephen Wilson Thirty-one poster presentations. Eight awards. One engaged campus. One grateful community. The 10th annual Landis Center for Community…
Apr 17, 2019
A Wee Bit of Learning and Fun
By Stephen Wilson What one wish would you make if you caught a leprechaun? That question for fifth-graders may be easier to answer than naming their favorite…
Apr 9, 2019
Fostering Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Through the Bradbury Dyer III ’64 Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Lafayette students learn design thinking, financial analysis, product/idea…