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Aug 9, 2021

West Baltimore Redevelopment Council Finds Inspiration Visiting Lafayette, Musikfest

Prof. Gladstone “Fluney” Hutchinson is co-leading a multiyear collaborative, co-learning effort aimed at bringing social and economic redress to West…

Mar 15, 2016

Turning Imagination into Action

On the surface, Letcher County, Ky., is one of the sickest American counties when it comes to health and wealth. A region that once was economically dependent…

Sep 12, 2014

Mapping Assets: Students Help Kentucky Nonprofit Maximize Strengths

They call it “Appalachian humanness,” the close-knit camaraderie and accepting attitude of people from the Appalachian region in eastern Kentucky.…

Oct 30, 2013

Students and Faculty Work with Honduran Villagers to Minimize Effects of Flooding

By Michele Tallarita ’12 This summer, an interdisciplinary team of students and faculty worked with residents of Lomitas, Honduras, to help improve stormwater…

Apr 9, 2012

Taking Root: Students Help Honduras Coffee Project Come Full Circle

Rural Honduras is a long way to go for a good cup of coffee. But for a team of Lafayette students representing the College’s Economic Empowerment and…

Jul 21, 2011

Caine Scholars Award Winner Luke Calvano ’12 Explores Economics on a Global Scale

This summer, Luke Calvano ’12 is using the knowledge he’s gained in economics and policy to advise businesses in the U.S. and abroad. He’s working…

Apr 29, 2011

Student-Faculty Team Works to Boost Economy of Honduran Village through Cocoa Plantation

Perhaps you’ve read the book or seen the movie Like Water for Chocolate. In one small village in Honduras, it’s just the opposite: Villagers are learning…

Feb 11, 2011

Students Are Helping Hurricane-Devastated Neighborhood in New Orleans Rebuild as a Green Community

Professor David Veshosky is driving a rented red Borrego SUV through the empty streets of New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward on a cloudy day in early January…

Jan 3, 2011

Economic Empowerment and Global Learning Project Featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education

A feature-length article in The Chronicle of Higher Education highlights the multidisciplinary approach Lafayette’s Economic Empowerment and Global Learning…

Oct 15, 2010

Students Bring Honduran Coffee Project Full Circle

For the past several years, members of the College’s Economic Empowerment and Global Learning Project (EEGLP) have collaborated with rural villages in…

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