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Jul 24, 2012

Alumni Summer College 2012 Is Feast for Lifelong Learners

Alumni and friends returned to campus July 19-22 for the third annual Alumni Summer College. Some were back for the second and third time, citing the camaraderie…

Jul 13, 2012

Susan Swett ’72 Provides Small-College Touch at George Mason

By Kate Helm As assistant dean for student affairs in George Mason’s College of Health and Human Services, Susan Swett ’72 strives to recreate aspects…

May 9, 2011

First Women of Lafayette Reunion Stirs Reflection and Pride

Forty years ago, in September 1970, Lafayette College welcomed its first official coeducational class with 146 women. About 30 members of that pioneering…

Aug 6, 2010

Shirley Blackall ’72 Celebrates 25 Years of Masterpiece Dolls Creations

In 1985, Shirley Merk Blackall ’72 founded Blackall Associates Incorporated/ Masterpiece Dolls of Providence, R. I., to develop her own doll creations…

Aug 12, 2009

On the Record With Successful Risk Taker

Henry Dubroff ’72 writes about leaving a secure job to found a business journal and other career adventures I graduated from Lafayette in 1972, amid the…

May 11, 2009

Jay Mattola ’72 Provides Insights in Wall Street Journal

Jay Mottola ’72, former Alumni Association president, was quoted by The Wall Street Journal in an article on how golf clubs are coping with losses in…

Jul 18, 2007

Summer Panel Series Tells History of Biology Department

Project shares legacy of accomplishments by previous biology students and faculty During the first part of the 20th century, the “Batman” was a real…

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