Apr 8, 2013
Anna Harris ’14 Explores Culture in Central America
“Under the shadow of a helicopter on the banks of Lake Suchitoto in El Salvador, I got chills as I listened to the sole survivor of the Copayan Massacre…
Global Education
Apr 8, 2013
Photo Gallery: Lafayette Breaks Ground for Oechsle Center for Global Education
The College held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Oechsle Center for Global Education April 6 at the site of building’s future location, along South…
Apr 1, 2013
Lafayette Celebrates Initiatives in Global Education
Lafayette will celebrate two major initiatives in global education this weekend. A dedication ceremony will be held for Grossman House, a special residence…
Mar 26, 2013
Yen Joe Tan ’14 Explores Waste Management and Swahili Culture in Kenya
“I always thought that I wouldn’t face culture shock since I’ve lived in three countries [Malaysia, Singapore, and the United States], but this semester…
Mar 15, 2013
Coming Full Circle: Malagasy Student is First LIME Graduate to Attend U.S. Institution
Even though this is her second semester at Lafayette, Rebeka Ramangamihanta ’16 still has a hard time believing she’s living her dream of studying…
Mar 15, 2013
Engineers Without Borders Receives National Honor for Honduras Water Project
Lafayette’s chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) is one of three in the nation to be named a 2013 Premier Project by EWB-USA, the organization’s…
Mar 15, 2013
Mexico is Classroom for Students Learning How Mexican Identity Developed
After studying in Costa Rica during the fall semester, Jiselle Peralta ’13 (Rego Park, N.Y.) was excited to continue expanding her knowledge of Latin…
Feb 8, 2013
Students Explore the Language and Culture of Costa Rica
Flashlights in hand, a group of students trekked through a Costa Rican jungle in the middle of the night. When they emerged from the dense forest, they…
Feb 8, 2013
Students Encounter the Arts and Spirituality in Bali
For the first three weeks of January, a group of Lafayette students and faculty visited the small Indonesian island of Bali, where they learned how Balinese…
Jan 9, 2013
Rebecca Slotkin ’14 Connects Environment and International Affairs in China
Last summer, Rebecca Slotkin ’14 (Verona, N.J.) traveled to Kunming in southwest China for a seven-week program that took her throughout the region,…