Nov 9, 2017
United Nations Taps Prof. Rex Ahene’s Expertise
By Katie Neitz Rexford Ahene has been running a marathon at a sprint pace. Fortunately, the finish line is nearly in sight. In June, the professor of economics…
News & Features
Nov 9, 2017
Prof. John Kincaid to Speak at Flanders House
John Kincaid, Robert B. and Helen S. Meyner Professor of Government and Public Service and director of the Meyner Center for the Study of State and Local…
Nov 8, 2017
The Ink of Kings
By Stephen Wilson A single sheet of yellowed onion-skin paper sits atop a table in the Special Collections reading room at Skillman Library. Dated June…
Nov 8, 2017
Amir Tejani Named President’s Special Assistant for Strategic Planning and Implementation
President Alison Byerly today named an administrator with extensive higher education experience as her special assistant for strategic planning and implementation…
Nov 7, 2017
Painting Life
By Stephen Wilson Your mother is crying. Use the paint and paper before you to tell us why. You pick up a paintbrush and open tubes of paints. Soon strokes…
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…
Nov 5, 2017
It’s Bacon Fest!
Lafayette students were among what was expected to be more than 80,000 attendees at the annual PA Bacon Fest, a two-day event featuring more than 150 vendors…
Nov 5, 2017
Understanding U.S.-North Korea Relations
By Stephen Wilson In a filled Oechsle Hall auditorium on a Friday afternoon, Seo-Hyun Park, associate professor of government and law, and Il Hyun Cho…
Nov 4, 2017
Winter in the Woods
By Stephen Wilson A 15-foot white birch tree sits in the center of Farinon, a flurry of white tags hanging from its boughs. Strands of pine garland drape…