Jul 13, 2011
Trustee Emeritus Mitch Flaum ’40 Passes Away
Mitchel Flaum ’40, who joined the Lafayette College Board of Trustees in 1971 and was elected to emeritus status in 1989, died June 10, 2011. Flaum was…
News and Features
Jul 12, 2011
Alyssa Smith ’11 Takes Third Place in National Economic Education Video Competition
Explaining the idea of United States central bank independence is no easy task. But Alyssa Smith ’11 had such a sound grasp of the subject that she placed…
Jul 12, 2011
A Living Laboratory: Students Explore the Geology of the American Southwest
This summer, Drew Williams ’14 (Collegeville, Pa.) had a birthday he’ll never forget. He and a group of 19 other students got up at 4:30 a.m. to watch…
Jul 8, 2011
Icy Research: Jaclyn Avidon ’12 Studies Geologic Development of Moons at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab in California
By Michele Tallarita ’12 In the depths of outer space millions of miles from Earth, Jupiter and its many moons make their slow turn around the sun. …
Jul 7, 2011
Alumni from Top Ranks in the Financial World Give Students Career Advice
Being prepared to answer probing and thoughtful questions about the financial world, the company where you are being interviewed, and your own professional…
Jul 1, 2011
Boyd King ’88 Manages the World’s Largest Algal Production Facility
When Boyd King ’88 graduated from Lafayette he followed an urge to “play hard” and became a dive instructor in the Caribbean. His curiosity and sense…
Jun 30, 2011
173 Students Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
In the College’s 13 Division I spring sports, 173 students were named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. To be eligible for the honor roll, student…
Jun 29, 2011
Lafayette Joins HathiTrust Digital Library Initiative and Approves Open Access Research Resolution
Lafayette has become the first liberal arts college to join HathiTrust, a cooperative of academic and research libraries seeking to preserve and provide…
Jun 28, 2011
Oaks Family Endows Lafayette Athletics Leadership Academy
In honor of the 60th anniversary of Wilbur Wilson Oaks’ ’51 graduating from Lafayette College, his daughter, Cynthia Oaks Linville ’80, and son-in-law…
Jun 27, 2011
Lafayette Seeks Alumni Support in the Count Me In Campaign
Alumni are making their voices heard in support of Lafayette by participating in the Count Me In campaign. The goal is to raise the percentage of alumni…