Feb 13, 2025
Fed vice chair’s visit to campus inspires students
During any given academic year at Lafayette College, distinguished authors, researchers, elected officials, business leaders, and innovators who speak…
Economics
Feb 1, 2025
Fed vice chair to give Feb. 4 talk in Oechsle Hall
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson will speak on the U.S. economic outlook and monetary policy.
Jan 21, 2025
In the media: Prof. Averett quoted in USA Today in response to Mark Zuckerberg’s call for ‘masculine energy’
USA Today quoted Prof. Susan Averett in a Jan. 17 article.
Nov 21, 2024
CEOs who hunt and fish less likely to be environmentally friendly, study shows
Prof. Steve Swidler and his research colleagues examine how corporate leaders make strategic decisions and implement ideas.
Nov 21, 2024
In the media: Prof. Steven Swidler featured in WalletHub
Steven Swidler, Walter E. Hanson/KPMG Professor of Business and Finance, offered expert commentary in a recent WalletHub piece about consumer loans and…
Sep 4, 2024
Prof. Yang Jie featured in WalletHub’s “Expert Opinions” section
Yang Jie, assistant professor of economics, was featured in WalletHub’s “Expert Opinions” section.
Aug 21, 2024
New academic building and student housing open for fall
William E. Simon Center for Economics and Business and McCartney II are among the campus enhancements greeting Lafayette community this fall.
Aug 14, 2024
In the media: Prof. Hutchinson featured in Washington Post about his work in Jamaica with Kamala Harris’s father
Prof. Gladstone “Fluney” Hutchinson is featured in an Aug. 13 Washington Post article about how he worked with Vice President Kamala Harris's father…
Jul 22, 2024
From West Baltimore to Riyadh, Khalid Al-Motaery ’23 makes his mark
With his Lafayette degree in computer science and minor in economics, Al-Motaery says his interdisciplinary background at Lafayette has been a valuable…
Jun 26, 2024
Collaborating on building hope and economic independence in Moldova
Over spring break, a team of Gladstone Whitman ’49 fellows traveled to Moldova representing the College and the EEGLP.