Feb 21, 2012
Lafayette Will Host Conference on the Future of the Liberal Arts College
President Daniel H. Weiss and Rebecca S. Chopp, president of Swarthmore College, will host a conference on the future of the liberal arts college in America…
News and Features
Feb 21, 2012
Lafayette Will Host American Mock Trial Association Tournament Feb. 24-26
Lafayette’s mock trial team will host the Easton Regional Mock Trial Tournament Feb. 24-26 in various rooms in Pardee Hall. Sponsored by the American…
Feb 21, 2012
Connecting with the World: Marquis Scholars Make a Difference through Academics, Research, and Service
Since she came to Lafayette, Monica Manglani ’13 has worked on research on dyslexia and how the brain interprets sound, co-authored a paper published…
Feb 21, 2012
Prof. Chris Phillips Explores Reading Habits of 19th Century Eastonians, One of the First Studies of Its Kind in the Country
Until a year ago, the emerging research field of the history of reading was largely circumstantial, based on diaries or sales figures. A public database…
Feb 21, 2012
Education Will Continue Outside Classrooms in Living Learning Communities
Students will be occupying some new real estate this fall when the College launches its Living Learning Communities (LLCs) in College-owned houses on Monroe…
Feb 21, 2012
Peruvian Adventures: Students Explore the Country’s History and Culture in Faculty-Led Course
After he graduates, Justin Barry ’12, a double major in English and international affairs, plans to teach English abroad. Over winter break, he reaffirmed…
Feb 21, 2012
A Global Professor: Joshua Smith’s Teaching and Research Have Taken Him all Over the World
Spin a globe and place your finger on it. Wherever it lands, it may not be far from where Joshua Smith, assistant professor of mechanical engineering,…
Feb 21, 2012
Ericka Chehi ’12 Follows Her Dream to Become an Economist in China
By Samuel T. Clover ’91 In the spring of 2007, while Ericka “Missy” Chehi ’12 (Greenville, Del.) was still a junior in high school, she took a…
Feb 21, 2012
Lara Maggin ’13 Gets Taste of Frenetic Pace of TV Production on Set of Anderson
Growing up, lots of kids dream of working in the movies or television, but few are prepared for the long hours and frenetic pace of production. After her…
Feb 21, 2012
Aaron Birt ’12 Works to Minimize Damage Caused by Tsunami Waves
Mechanical engineering major Aaron Birt ’12 (Billsburg, Pa.) is used to working out problems using his mind, but an independent study is giving him…