News and Features

Mar 14, 2001

Jazz Great Bobby Watson and Horizon to Perform at Lafayette March 23

Noted American saxophonist Bobby Watson brings a reunion performance of his legendary jazz quintet, Horizon, to Lafayette’s Williams Center for the Arts…

Mar 2, 2001

Works by Painter and Sculptor Emil Lukas on View at Lafayette’s New Grossman Gallery in Downtown Easton Through March 27

“Marks That Make Themself,” an exhibit of works by international painter and sculptor Emil Lukas, is on display through March 27 at the Richard A. and…

Mar 1, 2001

Recent Faculty Publications (03/01/2001)

RECENT FACULTY PUBLICATIONS Posted March 1, 2001 Susan A. Basow, Charles A. Dana Professor of Psychology (coauthor Peter S. Theodore). “Heterosexual Masculinity…

Mar 1, 2001

Students can Compete for Robinson Award of $700-$1000

Juniors and seniors at Lafayette College are eligible to compete for the Samuel Robinson Award worth up to $1000. There are only two requirements: A) to…

Feb 28, 2001

Albert W. Gendebien, Archivist Emeitus at Lafayette, Will Speak on “the 19th-Century Mission of Lafayette College” March 8

Albert W. Gendebien, Lafayette’s archivist emeritus and author of Biography of a College: A History of Lafayette College 1927-78, will speak on “Turning…

Feb 28, 2001

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian David Levering Lewis Will Share Research on W.E.B. Du Bois in Lafayette’s Presidential Speaker Series March 26

Historian David Levering Lewis, recipient of a Pulitzer Prize and MacArthur Foundation “Genius Grant,” will speak on “W.E.B. Du Bois and the Temperament…

Feb 27, 2001

Lafayette’s Ethics Project Presents Wesleyen University’s Lori Gruen Speaking on “Feminism, Pornography, and Censorship” March 8

Lori Gruen, assistant professor of philosophy at Wesleyan University, will speak on “Feminism, Pornography, and Censorship: Where Are We Now?” at 7:30…

Feb 26, 2001

Anonymous 4 and Chilingirian String Quartet Will Perform Commisioned Work by John Tavener at Lafayette March 7

Anonymous 4 and the Chilingirian String Quartet will perform English composer John Tavener’s The Bridegroom, Benjamin Britten’s Missa Brevis, and medieval…

Feb 23, 2001

Lafayette Celebrates Women’s History Month With Events in March and Beyond

Lafayette’s celebration of Women’s History Month features a keynote talk by essayist bell hooks and many other events. The celebration begins Feb. 28 and…

Feb 20, 2001

Guangdong Dance Sompany Brings China’s Best Modern Dancers to Lafayette March 6

Guangdong Dance Company, China’s premier modern dance company, will perform at 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 6, at Lafayette’s Williams Center for the Arts. The…