Jan 14, 2020
In Case You Missed It: The Semester in Lectures
Links to a handful of the top campus lectures delivered during the fall 2019 semester.
Lectures
Dec 9, 2019
Paper: A Common Bond
Author and bibliophile Nicholas Basbanes lectured about his book On Paper: The Everything of its Two-Thousand-Year History.
Nov 26, 2019
Words from The Office
Brian Baumgartner, who portrayed Kevin Malone on the iconic comedy, talked to a packed Colton Chapel audience.
Nov 22, 2019
Forbidden Stories
Artist and scholar Xiaoze Xie presents his work and lectures on the evolution of his oeuvre about libraries, banned books at Skillman Library.
Nov 20, 2019
Elevating Entrepreneurship
New Entrepreneur-in-Residence program will enable Lafayette to bring entrepreneurial leaders to campus to share their knowledge and networks.
Nov 17, 2019
Designing Sustainable Solutions
As a green engineer, Prof. Lindsay Soh uses technology and innovative approaches to investigate and create solutions to environmental problems.
Nov 16, 2019
Writers on Writing: Kate Hope Day
Novelist Kate Hope Day returned to the campus she grew up on to read from her novel and share her thoughts on writing.
Nov 6, 2019
Splish, Splash in a Roman Bath
Stephen Ressler, professor emeritus from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, brought alive the complexities of the Roman public bath system.
Oct 30, 2019
Writers on Writing: Ross Gay ’96
Ross Gay ‘96, author of this year's community reading, The Book of Delights, visited campus for a series of events.
Oct 11, 2019
Gap Year Makes All the Difference
Harvard trans swimmer Schuyler Bailar recounted his gap year of discovery for a Colton Chapel audience Oct. 8 as part of LGBT Month programming.