Apr 29, 2011
English Professor Ian Smith Guides Students on Literary Voyage of Discovery
For a man who knew very early in life that he wanted to be a college professor, the best moments in the classroom are what Ian Smith refers to as the “ah…
Faculty Publications
Feb 11, 2011
Professor Denise Galarza Sepúlveda Uncovers 17th Century Spanish Sermon Condemning Provocative Women’s Clothing
Even in 17th-century Spain, there were fashion police. While working on her current book project on an 18th-century Peruvian “clandestine history,”…
Feb 11, 2011
Music Professor Anthony Cummings Will Spend a Year in Italy Researching New Book
Anthony Cummings, professor of music, is writing a biography on internationally renowned Italian musicologist Nino Pirrotta, and what better place to study…
Jan 28, 2011
Professor Paul Cefalu Explores Modern Fascination with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Obsessed. Hoarding: Buried Alive. Animal Hoarders. A&E, TLC, Animal Planet, and other channels are finding an audience for latest reality TV about obsessive-compulsive…
Jan 7, 2011
Accomplished Writer Lee Upton Uses Her Passion to Inspire Students
Within the rollicking pages of her next book, Swallowing the Sea: On Writing & Ambition, Boredom, Purity & Secrecy, Lee Upton asserts that “writing is…
Dec 17, 2010
Book by Prof. Eric Ziolkowski Will Examine Writing of Danish Philosopher Søren Kierkegaard
Eric Ziolkowski, Dana Professor of Religious Studies, took an interest in Danish writer Søren Kierkegaard at an early age, first reading the 19th century…
Dec 15, 2010
Research by Economics Professor Mark Crain Featured in The Wall Street Journal
Research on state fiscal policies by Mark Crain, Simon Professor of Political Economy, has been featured in the Dec. 10 edition of The Wall Street Journal…
Nov 17, 2010
Professors Duhl and Lamb-Faffelberger Advance Scholarship through Editorial Positions at International Journals
Lafayette’s international reputation continues to grow as Olga Anna Duhl and Margarete Lamb-Faffelberger, professors of foreign languages and literatures…
Oct 29, 2010
Professor Manuel Ospina-Giraldo Receives USDA Grant to Study Organism that Caused the Irish Potato Famine
Research by Professor Manuel Ospina-Giraldo on the organism that caused the Irish Potato Famine is being funded as part of a $999,900 “Education in Genomics-Based…
Oct 15, 2010
Prof. D.C. Jackson Receives International Honor and is Keynote Speaker for 75th Anniversary of Hoover Dam
D.C. Jackson, professor of history, will be the keynote speaker at the Hoover Dam 75th Anniversary Celebration Oct. 22 in Las Vegas, Nev., and also received…