Nov 4, 2011
Photo Gallery: Students Host Halloween Costume Party for Easton Families
Students in the Single Motherhood course held a Halloween costume party in the Marlo Room for the families they work with from the Easton community. View…
Women’s and Gender Studies
Oct 14, 2011
Women’s Studies Professor Mary Armstrong Counters Prejudices with Cold, Hard Facts
One could argue that baseball was the driving force behind Mary Armstrong’s decision to pursue a career in academia. She never played in the major leagues…
Oct 4, 2011
New Women’s and Gender Studies Major Prepares Students to be Leaders in Today’s Diverse Society
When Jiselle Peralta ’13 (Rego Park, N.Y.) took a course called Literary Women, her goal was to simply fulfill an English requirement. But that course…
Sep 18, 2011
Prof. Mary Armstrong featured in Chronicle of Higher Education
Prior to the recession, faculty members could recast their academic career by taking jobs at different institutions in their pursuit of an increased salary…
Aug 5, 2011
Initiative to Grow the Faculty Will Position Lafayette as a Premier Liberal Arts Institution
When President Daniel H. Weiss unveiled the College’s strategic plan in the fall of 2007, he said it was designed “to secure a place for Lafayette…
Apr 14, 2011
Sarah Shaffer ’11 Wins Outstanding Achievement Award at Women’s Studies Conference
American studies major Sarah Shaffer ’11 (Annandale, N.J.) has received an Outstanding Achievement Award for her research presentation at the 17th annual…
Mar 2, 2011
Women’s History Month: Lafayette Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary of Coeducation
On Sept. 10, 1970, 146 women entered the classrooms as Lafayette students for the first time. During the 2010-11 academic year, the College is celebrating…
Oct 28, 2010
Glenn Chabora ’12 Investigates Domestic Violence in Lithuania with Professor Katalin Fabian
While researching domestic violence in Lithuania, Professor Katalin Fabian learned of a woman who is offering karate classes at one crisis center as a…
May 19, 2010
Professor Katalin Fabian Publishes New Book on Domestic Violence in Post-Communist Europe
An expert on women’s activism in Europe, she involved three students in her research Katalin Fabian, associate professor of government and law, is the…
Apr 8, 2010
Lafayette Celebrates National Poetry Month
Feminist novelist and poet Marge Piercy will present a lecture on 19th century feminism April 14 Lafayette’s celebration of National Poetry Month includes…