Feb 21, 2018
Activating Opportunity in Blighted Communities
Failure is a component of entrepreneurship. Consider the Edsel. Sure, Ford failed with it in 1957, but in 1964 it scored big with its next car, the Mustang…
News and Features
Feb 17, 2018
The Academic Minute
Neha Vora (sociology), Sue Wenze (psychology), Brett Hendrickson (religious studies), Lisa Gabel (psychology), and Il Hyun Cho (government & law) each…
Feb 17, 2018
Tapestries: Voices Within Contemporary Islam
Tapestries features mainstage performances at Lafayette College's Williams Center for the Arts and related programs throughout campus that focus on arts…
Feb 13, 2018
French Films Cross Boundaries
By Bill Landauer The Tournées Francophone Festival might be a French import, but it touches more than language. That’s why the French Cultural Services-funded…
Feb 13, 2018
From Persia to College Hill, Air Products CEO Seifi Ghasemi Credits Lafayette for Shaping Career
By Kathleen Parrish and Bryan Hay Seifollah “Seifi” Ghasemi first heard of Lafayette College in 1959 when he was one of nearly 6,000 high school students…
Feb 12, 2018
Philanthropic Support Endows Interdisciplinary Engineering Professorship
President Alison Byerly tonight announced multiple gifts totaling $3 million from the Air Products Foundation ($1.5 million), Air Products Chairman, President…
Feb 12, 2018
Releasing Hidden Treasures of Art
By Bill Landauer You don’t need to look hard to find works of art at Lafayette. From Tiffany Studio stained-glass windows to gilt-framed oil paintings…
Feb 11, 2018
Exploring the Land of Fire and Ice
By Katie Neitz Features that make Iceland a geologist’s paradise—volcanoes, glaciers, igneous rock—also make it a powerful learning environment.…
Feb 10, 2018
Campaigning for Change
Michael Winograd '92 is one of eight vying for U.S. Soccer Federation's presidency
Feb 8, 2018
A Breakthrough on Shakespeare
The New York Times reports that June Schlueter, former provost and English professor, helped identify a new source of 11 of the Bard's plays.