Jun 18, 2014
Prof. Bruce Murphy’s Biography of Justice Scalia Featured in National Media
Scalia: A Court of One, the latest biography by Bruce Allen Murphy, Fred Morgan Kirby Professor of Civil Rights, is receiving national media attention…
Government and Law
Apr 21, 2014
21 Students Present at National Conference on Undergraduate Research
Twenty-one students presented their findings at the 28th National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) April 3-5 at University of Kentucky-Lexington…
Dec 6, 2013
Craig Arthur von Schroeder ’01 Creates Exclusive Menswear
By Robert S. Benchley As a goalkeeper, he played professional soccer on three continents. As an attorney, he fought for social justice in the courts. Now…
Sep 20, 2013
Students Study History, Culture, and Politics in South Korea and Japan
After taking a history course focusing on East Asia, James “J.D.” Moore ’14 (Pittsburgh, Pa.) wanted to learn more. He had the perfect opportunity…
Sep 18, 2013
Danielle Moran ’15 Helps Document the Legacy of New Jersey Gov. Robert Meyner ’30
Danielle Moran ’15 (Berkeley Heights, N.J.) loves studying history, law, and politics. She’s helping construct an oral history of a Lafayette graduate…
Sep 13, 2013
Chris McCumber ’89 Named President of USA Network
Creator of the transformative slogan “Characters welcome” and head of the team that made USA Network the number one cable TV destination, Chris McCumber…
Aug 20, 2013
Adam Chernicoff ’14 Goes to Washington
The 2000 presidential election between Al Gore and George W. Bush may be remembered for “hanging chads” and controversy, but it also had a much quieter…
Jul 19, 2013
Currency Analyst Chris Vecchio ’11 Keeps Watchful Eye on International Markets
By Kate Helm Rising well before the sun, Chris Vecchio ’11 starts his workday at 3 a.m. A currency analyst for DailyFX in New York City, the research…
Jul 17, 2013
Students and Prof. Elizabeth Suhay Research Political Expression in Blogs
The Occupy Wall Street movement in 2011 inspired plenty of debate, much of which played out in blogs. Since that fall, Elizabeth Suhay, assistant professor…
Jun 26, 2013
Loujing Pan ’15 Presents Research on Korean Pop Idols’ Effect on Body Image at Conference
Analyzing films for cultural content captivated Loujing “Gina” Pan ’15 (Edison, N.J.) last spring. At the end of her Introduction to Contemporary…