Aug 2, 2017
Research Yields Key Findings on States’ Immigration Crackdowns
Do tighter controls on immigration improve the job market for American workers? The answer is no, according to research by Josh Silver ’17—at least…
News and Features
Aug 1, 2017
Esther Flavian ’20 Awarded McDonogh Scholarship
By Kirsten Dahl ’19 Home has always been important to Esther Flavien ’20. That’s because she and her family came to America from Haiti in 2005 to find…
Jul 25, 2017
Long Journey
Some roads into higher education are longer than others, but the commitment to pursue a Lafayette College degree seems somehow more significant when the…
Jul 25, 2017
Mike Summers Named Career Services Assistant Vice President
Mike Summers, most recently director of employer relations at Wake Forest University, has been selected as Lafayette’s new assistant vice president of…
Jul 18, 2017
Get to Know Sustainability Director Marie Fechik-Kirk
By Kevin Gray Marie Fechik-Kirk was introduced as Lafayette’s first director of sustainability last November. Fechik-Kirk came to Lafayette from the…
Jul 18, 2017
Research Compares Views of Energy Security in East Asia and Europe
By Kevin Gray The availability of affordable energy, or energy security, is one of the biggest challenges facing governments today. Il Hyun Cho, assistant…
Jul 11, 2017
Crew Club Hits National Pay Dirt
By Shelley Drozd There’s fresh ink in the Lafayette athletics record books. The women’s 4+ crew rowing team beat 22 contenders representing schools…
Jul 6, 2017
Exploring Sustainable Management in Tanzania
A study abroad scholarship provided Aliza Furneaux ’17 with insights that brought clarity to her focus on sustainable development. Her Lafayette course…
Jul 6, 2017
Ambassador of Poetry
Yolanda Wisher ’98 loves playing with words, singing them, slapping their rhythm on the skin of a drum, and riffing with other artists to create something…
Jul 1, 2017
Michael Schmidt ’05 Delivers Front Page Scoops at The New York Times
By Kathleen Parrish Michael Schmidt’s first job after graduating in 2005 was as a clerk on the Foreign Desk at The New York Times, where he made photocopies…