Dec 5, 2013
Robert Young ’14 Reveals Lafayette’s Pioneering Past
By Sean Grim ’14 Twenty-seven years before the passage of the 13th Amendment, two slaves were admitted to Lafayette College. One went on to become a…
News & Features
Dec 5, 2013
Prof. Markus Dubischar Bridges Ancient Civilization and the Modern World
When Markus Dubischar discusses teaching about classical civilizations, he uses exclamation points—lots of them. For him, ancient Greece and Rome are…
Dec 5, 2013
Biology Prof. Mike Butler Introduces Students to the Tools of Science
The average person doesn’t care much for bird droppings, but biology major Melissa Homsher ’14 finds them pretty interesting. Under the guidance of…
Dec 5, 2013
Biology Infusion Initiative Provides Interdisciplinary Solutions
Students in Megan Rothenberger’s Environmental Issues in Aquatic Ecosystems class are tackling problems using expertise and resources from biology and…
Dec 5, 2013
Kelley-Cogdell ’10 Named Future Leader in Manufacturing
Finding manufacturing solutions for aerospace companies is daily fare for Aubrey Kelley-Cogdell ’10. A computer-aided manufacturing programmer, she has…
Dec 3, 2013
Wendy Hill to Become Head of Agnes Irwin School
Wendy Hill, provost, dean of the faculty, and Rappolt Professor of Neuroscience, informed the campus today that she will complete her service at Lafayette…
Dec 2, 2013
Prof. Olga Anna Duhl Embodies the Liberal Arts through Teaching and Scholarship
It may not be common knowledge that the concept of a liberal arts education is based on classical and medieval models, but that fact perfectly illustrates…
Dec 2, 2013
Mark Ross ’14 Named Patriot League Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Mark Ross ’14 (Aliquippa, Pa.) has been named the 2013 Patriot League Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He heads a group of three Lafayette student-athletes…
Nov 27, 2013
Video: Student Broadcast Explores “Millennial Generation” and 3-D printing on PBS
Lafayette Lens, a student-run production created in partnership with WLVT Channel 39, the Lehigh Valley PBS affiliate, aired on PBS during the last week…
Nov 26, 2013
149th Game: Photos of a Big Victory
Lafayette football defeated No. 15-ranked Lehigh, 50-28, in front of a sold-out crowd at Goodman Stadium in Bethlehem. With the victory, the team captured…