Sep 23, 2011
Students Soak Up Art and Culture of Spain through Rothkopf Scholars Program
Each time Shannon Cannizzaro ’12 (Verona, N.J.) looks at her favorite painting, Pablo Picasso’s Guernica, she notices something different. This spring…
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Sep 6, 2011
College Theater Explores Civil Rights on Stage and in Classroom
During its 2011-12 season, Lafayette College Theater will present the hit musical Rent, along with a play that introduced the word “robot” into the…
Aug 31, 2011
Jared Katz ’12 and Katherine Metcalf ’12 Study Ancient Languages to Improve Electronic Translation Programs
Anyone who has ever studied a foreign language or traveled to a country with limited knowledge of its language knows the value of electronic translation…
Aug 30, 2011
Susan Ramer ’83 Is Literary Agent Who Discovered Kathryn Stockett’s Smash Hit The Help
Sixty rejections. Three-and-a-half years. Enter Susan Ramer ’83–the perceptive agent with the keen eye and understanding to accept Kathryn Stockett’s…
Aug 26, 2011
Ellis Kelleher ’08 Manages One of London’s Leading Art Galleries
By Matt Sinclair ’90 In this age of specialization, liberal arts majors often hear questions about what they hope to accomplish with a degree in English…
Aug 19, 2011
Shehtaz Huq ’14 Pursues Her ‘Love Affair with Film’
With just one class, Shehtaz Huq ’14 (Garland, Texas) was hooked. “I think taking Film and Media Studies 101 was the best stroke of luck that I had…
Aug 11, 2011
New Book of Poetry by Ross Gay ’96 Reviewed in New York Times
Poets have been called “guardians of truth.” They prod the consciousness of our society, moving us toward the transcendent but also toward commitment…
Aug 9, 2011
Mary Stengel Austen ’86 Receives Brava! Business Achievement Award
In late July, Mary Stengel Austen ’86, president and chief executive officer of Tierney and member of the Lafayette College Board of Trustees, was presented…
Jul 19, 2011
Samantha George ’12 Learns the Ropes of Broadcast Journalism at CBS Radio
By Michele Tallarita ’12 Samantha George ’12 (Dublin, Ohio) is working on her radio voice. Amid the honking horns and towering skyscrapers of New York…
May 2, 2011
Lafayette Honors Students for Academic Excellence
Lafayette honored more than 120 students for academic excellence at the annual All-College Honors Convocation May 1, in the Williams Center for the Arts…