Oct 16, 2015
The Role of Public Engagement in Democracy
Imagine that someone wants to build a parking lot in the middle of the Quad. Consider the issues that it would raise. Where would students throw Frisbees…
Anthropology and Sociology
Aug 17, 2015
Jolly Shi ’16 Explores Hectic World of Event Planning
Her summer internship with Christine Wheat Special Events was supported by the Robert Beane ’58 Intern Scholarship program.
Jun 23, 2015
Prof. Neha Vora Studies Implications of American Higher Ed in Gulf Arab States
Neha Vora, assistant professor of anthropology and sociology, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to launch a project to study American…
May 28, 2015
Three Alumni Receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Biology graduate Maria Liberti ’13 caught the research bug in high school when she conducted her first independent project testing the effectiveness…
May 12, 2015
Students Honored for Academic Excellence
Lafayette honored 129 students for academic excellence at the annual All-College Honors Convocation May 3 in Colton Chapel. Awards and prizes recognized…
Mar 24, 2015
Oechsle Center Is Intersection for Global Education
Officially open for classes this spring, the Oechsle Center for Global Education is a dynamic, collaborative learning environment-a physical intersection…
Sep 12, 2014
Prof. Andrea Smith’s Research Uncovers Lost Easton Neighborhood
Like the best discoveries, this one happened by chance. While conducting other research, Andrea Smith became curious about an old Easton community known…
Aug 25, 2014
Geological Evolution: Students Excavate Fossils from Panama Canal
By Sean Grim ’14 Robyn Henderek ’15 (Titusville, N.J.) and Wesley Von Dassow ’14 spent their summer vacation waist deep in Panamanian rivers, armed…
Aug 12, 2014
Neha Vora Explores Educational Paradox in Qatar
At the edge of Doha, Qatar’s capital city, lies a sprawling campus known as Education City. There you will find branch campuses of six American universities…
Apr 21, 2014
21 Students Present at National Conference on Undergraduate Research
Twenty-one students presented their findings at the 28th National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) April 3-5 at University of Kentucky-Lexington…