Dec 6, 2018
You’re Not the First
By Kathleen Parrish In December 2010, Margot Lee Shetterly and her husband were paying a holiday visit to her parents’ home in Hampton, Va., when her…
News and Features
Dec 6, 2018
Invisible Hands
By Kathleen Parrish If you think algorithms are neutral bits of data and code devoid of bias, consider that a 2015 study discovered Google’s online advertising…
Dec 5, 2018
The Class: “Psychology and the Media”
The gist: It can be tricky to navigate a media-saturated world, where a constant stream of information is carefully crafted to influence and shape beliefs…
Dec 5, 2018
Exploring First-Year Seminars
By Stephen Wilson How do professors teach college students to write? Or for that matter to form a mindset of intellectual curiosity? For Suzanne Westfall…
Dec 5, 2018
The Class: “Coffee”
By Bryan Hay What’s it about? More than a delivery system for caffeine, coffee has been a highly traded commodity for centuries, generates wildly different…
Dec 4, 2018
Making Beautiful Music
The Concert Choir and Chamber Singers presented their fall concert Saturday under the direction of Jennifer Kelly, director of choral activities, at the…
Dec 4, 2018
First Women of Lafayette Brunch
First Women of Lafayette held a brunch at Lafayette Grand Cafe and Bakery in New York City on Saturday. Speakers were Barb Levy ’77, Sue Carras ’76, Riley…
Dec 4, 2018
Former President George H.W. Bush’s Speech at Lafayette
George H.W. Bush, 41st president of the United States, gave the keynote speech at the College’s 163rd Commencement in 1998. Bush received an honorary doctor…
Dec 4, 2018
Teaching Happiness
Story and photos by Stephen Wilson Question: What is happier than an eight-year-old the day after Halloween? Answer: Not much. But third-graders visited…
Dec 3, 2018
FilmStruck’s Demise Could be Good for Movies
The Washington Post published an opinion piece today by Katherine Groo, assistant professor of film and media studies, titled “FilmStruck’s Demise Could…