Oct 11, 2013
Inauguration and Presidential Task Forces
President Alison Byerly emailed this message to faculty today: Dear Colleagues, It was a pleasure to see so many of you at last weekend’s Inauguration…
News & Features
Oct 11, 2013
Prof. Kira Lawrence Receives National Science Foundation Grant for Climate Change Research
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Kira Lawrence, associate professor of geology, a $159,291 grant to expand her study of how a warm interval…
Oct 10, 2013
Skillman Library Celebrates 50 Years of Providing Innovative Services and Resources
Skillman Library occupies a worthy place on Lafayette’s campus: the center. This academic year, it celebrates 50 years of being at the center of innovation…
Oct 9, 2013
A Historic Rivalry in Pictures
The 150th meeting of Lafayette-Lehigh football will be hosted by Lafayette at Yankee Stadium Nov. 22. College football’s most-played rivalry dates back…
Oct 9, 2013
Student-Faculty Team Publishes Discovery about Eye Movement in Turtles
James Dearworth, associate professor of biology, has a long history with turtles. He studied the functional anatomy of the turtle retina as a grad student…
Oct 8, 2013
Celebrating Homecoming and the McDonogh Exhibit Opening
Perfect weather and a 31-7 win over Bucknell highlighted Homecoming 2013, held Oct. 5. A special pre-game event with food, DJ, and games was held for students…
Oct 8, 2013
$200,000 NSF Grant Will Enhance Interdisciplinary Science Research
Lafayette has secured a $205,020 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a state-of-the-art desktop scanning electron microscope. The microscope…
Oct 7, 2013
Inauguration Remarks of John M. McCardell Jr.
John M. McCardell Jr., vice-chancellor and president of The University of the South, presented remarks during the Inauguration of Alison Byerly as the…
Oct 5, 2013
Our New President: Alison Byerly’s Inauguration in Pictures
Lafayette embarked upon a new era Oct. 4 with the inauguration of Alison Byerly as the College’s 17th president. The Inaugural Convocation on the Quad…
Oct 5, 2013
Inauguration in Review: A Day Alive with Celebration
By Geoff Gehman ’80 Last month Alison Byerly, Lafayette’s first president with a Twitter account, jokingly tweeted that her Oct. 4 inauguration was…