Sep 29, 2020
Expert Commentary: Do We Still Need Presidential Debates?
In a scholarly debate for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Prof. Joseph Shieber argues that presidential debates entertain but don't inform.
Philosophy
Aug 25, 2020
Matthew Andler
Meet Matthew Andler, the College’s first Louise M. Olmsted Fellow for Ethics, who studies the ways in which we categorize individuals with respect to…
Jul 3, 2020
Philosophy Department Welcomes Matthew Andler
Matthew Andler plans to spark campus-wide conversations to hone in on the ethical issues that are most important to the Lafayette community.
Feb 6, 2020
Expert Commentary: Media Mergers
Prof. Joseph Shieber shares concerns about media consolidations and how the public can protect the free press.
Jul 11, 2019
Video Star
By Kathleen Parrish You don’t have to sit in a Lafayette classroom to hear Joseph Shieber deliver a lecture on knowledge, the different ways we acquire…
Sep 26, 2017
Alessandro Giovannelli’s Philosophy on Film Goes Viral
By Bill Landauer Alessandro Giovannelli, associate professor of philosophy, has for years probed for deep aesthetic relationships in movies. Recently,…
May 21, 2016
NEH Chairman William Adams Gives 2016 Commencement Speech
William D. Adams, chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, was the featured speaker at today’s 181st Commencement. Read and listen to his…
May 14, 2016
Lafayette Says Thanks to Faculty and Staff
Outstanding professors and other members of the Lafayette community were honored tonight for distinguished teaching, scholarly research, and service to…
May 5, 2016
Students Honored for Academic Excellence
Lafayette honored 138 students for academic excellence at the annual All-College Honors Convocation May 1 in Colton Chapel. Awards and prizes recognized…
Apr 22, 2016
Students Present at National Conference on Undergraduate Research
Seventeen students presented their findings at the 30th National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) April 7-9 at University of North Carolina…