Nov 1, 2020
Undeterred, Students Deliver for PBS Election Broadcast
Video essays produced by students in Prof. Mark Crain’s FYS “In the Media” and in his policy studies capstone seminar will be interspersed throughout…
Policy Studies
Oct 13, 2020
Remembering a Pre-Nobel Encounter
Lafayette alums recall interview with Jennifer Doudna, who won Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing a genome editing method.
May 18, 2020
Exploring 2020 Politics
Lafayette Lens: Voting Your Voice will be broadcast May 21, 7 p.m. on PBS39.
Nov 18, 2019
Policy Studies Seniors Bring AI issues to TV
Students in Prof. Mark Crain’s senior seminar for policy studies majors explore the implications of AI in Lafayette Lens program on PSB39.
May 3, 2019
Lights. Camera. Policy Action
By Stephen Wilson A final project in a senior seminar for policy studies majors. Can’t you just picture the stacks of 100-page papers? Yawn. Luckily…
Nov 9, 2018
Pizza and Politics
By Bryan Hay There’s nothing like pizza and conversation on Election Night to bring together civic-minded young voters from across the political spectrum…
Nov 5, 2018
Record Number of Women Seeking State Elected Office
By Bryan Hay Mark Crain, Simon Professor of Political Economy and chair of policy studies, was quoted in a Nov. 2 State Net Capitol Journal article about…
Oct 19, 2018
Democratic Candidates Enjoy Windfall of Out-of-State Cash, As Liberal Donors Bet Big
Mark Crain, Simon Professor of Political Economy and chair of policy studies, was quoted in a recent Fox News article about how Democrats are raising…
Aug 29, 2017
Student Election Coverage Earns Emmy Nomination
By Bill Landauer Rachel Robertson ’18 was packing for a vacation trip to the Pacific Northwest when she checked her phone. There was a message from Frankie…
Aug 17, 2017
19 Students Present Findings at National Conference on Undergraduate Research
Tawiq Alhamedi ’17 is among 19 Lafayette students who presented their findings at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research. Sharing his findings…