Nov 9, 2018
The History and Media Portrayal of Thugs
By Kathleen Parrish In the 1939 movie Gunga Din, the villains were a secret society of turban-wearing assassins. For many western movie-goers, it was the…
Lectures-Discussions
Oct 30, 2018
‘I Had the Confidence I Could Do It’
By Bill Landauer Angelika von Wahl posed a question to former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Tuesday night that might fill volumes and trouble…
Oct 30, 2018
Lafayette-Liberia Connections
By Roger Clow Diane Windham Shaw, director of special collections and College archives, illuminated Lafayette’s role in educating black students in the…
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…
Oct 27, 2018
Hunting Ghosts in the Stacks
By Stephen Wilson Consider your relationship with books. If that proves difficult in this age of reading on phones and tablets, consider your parents or…
Sep 23, 2018
5 Ways to Keep Your Brand’s Mojo
You may remember Dockers. That brand launched in 1986 just when start-ups were popping up on the West Coast. Those workers were not interested in wearing…
Sep 19, 2018
Inspiring Quotes from Founder of Me Too
Civil rights activist Tarana Burke, founder of the Me Too movement, delivered a powerful speech to a packed house in Colton Chapel on Sept. 5. Burke…
Jul 30, 2018
The Innovative Utensil That’s Improving Lives
By Stephen Wilson Lifting a spoon to your mouth. For most, a simple and routine task. For others, a source of ridicule and embarrassment. For engineer…
Jul 18, 2018
Ten Lessons that Will Make Your Career More Colorful
By Stephen Wilson When you’re young, it’s easy to think you know it all. Then life hits you with the unexpected. That’s when you need some advice—precepts…
May 13, 2018
Faces of Addiction
By Stephen Wilson According to Pennsylvania Department of Health, the prescription opioid and heroin overdose epidemic is the worst public health crisis…