Jul 15, 2011
Professor Rebecca Kissane Helps Give Voice to the Disadvantaged
The lines above her brow etched deep by grinding despair, a woman shares her story of not having enough money at the end of the month. Across from her…
News & Features
Jul 13, 2011
Brent Glass ’69 to Retire as Director of National Museum of American History
As director of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History since 2002, Brent D. Glass ’69 has become a national leader in the…
Jul 13, 2011
Trustee Emeritus Mitch Flaum ’40 Passes Away
Mitchel Flaum ’40, who joined the Lafayette College Board of Trustees in 1971 and was elected to emeritus status in 1989, died June 10, 2011. Flaum was…
Jul 12, 2011
Alyssa Smith ’11 Takes Third Place in National Economic Education Video Competition
Explaining the idea of United States central bank independence is no easy task. But Alyssa Smith ’11 had such a sound grasp of the subject that she placed…
Jul 12, 2011
A Living Laboratory: Students Explore the Geology of the American Southwest
This summer, Drew Williams ’14 (Collegeville, Pa.) had a birthday he’ll never forget. He and a group of 19 other students got up at 4:30 a.m. to watch…
Jul 8, 2011
Icy Research: Jaclyn Avidon ’12 Studies Geologic Development of Moons at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab in California
By Michele Tallarita ’12 In the depths of outer space millions of miles from Earth, Jupiter and its many moons make their slow turn around the sun. …
Jul 7, 2011
Alumni from Top Ranks in the Financial World Give Students Career Advice
Being prepared to answer probing and thoughtful questions about the financial world, the company where you are being interviewed, and your own professional…
Jul 1, 2011
Boyd King ’88 Manages the World’s Largest Algal Production Facility
When Boyd King ’88 graduated from Lafayette he followed an urge to “play hard” and became a dive instructor in the Caribbean. His curiosity and sense…
Jun 30, 2011
173 Students Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
In the College’s 13 Division I spring sports, 173 students were named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. To be eligible for the honor roll, student…
Jun 29, 2011
Lafayette Joins HathiTrust Digital Library Initiative and Approves Open Access Research Resolution
Lafayette has become the first liberal arts college to join HathiTrust, a cooperative of academic and research libraries seeking to preserve and provide…