Oct 4, 2018
Mid-Autumn Festival
Mid-Autumn Festival is a harvest festival celebrated in China and some other East Asian countries. Students recently celebrated with snacks, games, singing…
International Students
Mar 31, 2018
March Around the World
The International Students Association recently hosted an evening at March Elementary School, teaching children about different cultures in sessions that…
Dec 27, 2017
Dr. Hope
By Stephen Wilson A 12-year-old girl sits in a Rwandan hospital. She’s been there for a month being treated for malaria. Because symptoms are strikingly…
Sep 29, 2017
International Pizza Challenge
By Stephen Wilson Acclimating to the college environment can be a challenge for any first-year student. It can be an even greater challenge for international…
Apr 1, 2014
Lafayette Celebrates International Culture During Extravaganza Week
The International Students Association hosted its annual Extravaganza cultural festival last week. Activities included brown bag discussions, a food…
Mar 25, 2014
Education Opens Doors for Malahat Mazaher ’16
Malahat Mazaher ’16 is eager to help connect young people in her home country of Afghanistan with educational opportunities. “Women’s education…
Jun 3, 2013
Engineering and Beauty in Bremen
Each spring, a group of students spends the semester studying engineering and German language and culture in Lafayette’s faculty-led program at Jacobs…
Feb 11, 2013
Leikune Aragaw ’15 Explores Architecture Career with Michele Dempsey ’94
When she was a student, Michele Dempsey ’94 was struggling to choose a career path. Then she took a history of architecture course with Robert Mattison…
Nov 30, 2012
Trading Places: Project Boma Allows Students to Experience Different Cultures
Friends and roommates Sam Stuart ’13 (Wichita, Kan.) and Chao Wang ’13 (Changchun, China) grew up in different hemispheres and met on campus. As first-year…
Oct 23, 2012
Daniela Filip ’15 Contributes to Two Films by Professor Nandini Sikand
By Michele Tallarita ’12 Working with an accomplished filmmaker this summer gave Daniela Filip ’15 a big boost in fulfilling her dream of becoming…