Dec 6, 2018
Hidden Figures Week
Hidden Figures Week explored issues related to women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) through a roundtable faculty discussion, a lecture…
Women’s and Gender Studies
Dec 6, 2018
You’re Not the First
By Kathleen Parrish In December 2010, Margot Lee Shetterly and her husband were paying a holiday visit to her parents’ home in Hampton, Va., when her…
Dec 6, 2018
Invisible Hands
By Kathleen Parrish If you think algorithms are neutral bits of data and code devoid of bias, consider that a 2015 study discovered Google’s online advertising…
Jun 19, 2018
Economic Evolution
By Katie Neitz Perhaps the most dramatic societal shift over the past 100 years has been the evolution of women and the blurring of traditional gender…
May 23, 2018
Purple Pride
By Katie Neitz A new honor cord made its debut at Lafayette’s Commencement ceremony on Saturday. Ten seniors proudly draped lilac cords over their gowns…
Apr 8, 2018
LGBTQ, Sneaky Pie Brown, and Betty Friedan
By Kathleen Parrish Ever wonder how certain speakers find their way to campus? In LGBT activist and author Rita Mae Brown’s case, it was Cosmopolitan…
Mar 20, 2018
Role Models for Future Generations
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we asked current students to share with us a meaningful piece of literature and answer this question: How do you…
Nov 6, 2017
STEM Stars
Lafayette faculty members and students are actively working on innovative projects and research initiatives that demonstrate the College’s commitment…
Nov 6, 2017
A New Approach to STEM Education
By Katie Neitz How do you make a great thing greater? Make it more inclusive. Stats from the National Science Foundation show a dramatic disparity between…
Oct 28, 2017
Take Back the Night
The Lafayette community took a stand against sexual violence on Thursday through the annual Take Back The Night. The event included a 5K run and one-mile…