Feb 24, 2012
Students Will Host Second Annual TEDxLaf Conference Focusing on Global Citizenship
The College’s TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Club is hosting a day of networking and dialogue around the theme “redefining we.” The conference…
News & Features
Feb 22, 2012
John Eaton ’48 to be Featured Lecturer on Titanic Centennial Memorial Cruise
By Lori Burke Exactly 100 years after the launch of RMS Titanic, John Eaton ’48, of Cold Spring, N.Y., will offer historical context on the 12-night…
Feb 22, 2012
Video: Student-Led Performance Groups Share Their Talents
Student-led performance groups in music, dance, theater, and spoken word are thriving at Lafayette, complementing ensembles led by the music and theater departments…
Feb 21, 2012
Lafayette Will Host Conference on the Future of the Liberal Arts College
President Daniel H. Weiss and Rebecca S. Chopp, president of Swarthmore College, will host a conference on the future of the liberal arts college in America…
Feb 21, 2012
Lafayette Will Host American Mock Trial Association Tournament Feb. 24-26
Lafayette’s mock trial team will host the Easton Regional Mock Trial Tournament Feb. 24-26 in various rooms in Pardee Hall. Sponsored by the American…
Feb 21, 2012
Connecting with the World: Marquis Scholars Make a Difference through Academics, Research, and Service
Since she came to Lafayette, Monica Manglani ’13 has worked on research on dyslexia and how the brain interprets sound, co-authored a paper published…
Feb 21, 2012
Prof. Chris Phillips Explores Reading Habits of 19th Century Eastonians, One of the First Studies of Its Kind in the Country
Until a year ago, the emerging research field of the history of reading was largely circumstantial, based on diaries or sales figures. A public database…
Feb 21, 2012
Education Will Continue Outside Classrooms in Living Learning Communities
Students will be occupying some new real estate this fall when the College launches its Living Learning Communities (LLCs) in College-owned houses on Monroe…
Feb 21, 2012
Peruvian Adventures: Students Explore the Country’s History and Culture in Faculty-Led Course
After he graduates, Justin Barry ’12, a double major in English and international affairs, plans to teach English abroad. Over winter break, he reaffirmed…
Feb 21, 2012
A Global Professor: Joshua Smith’s Teaching and Research Have Taken Him all Over the World
Spin a globe and place your finger on it. Wherever it lands, it may not be far from where Joshua Smith, assistant professor of mechanical engineering,…