Dec 27, 2018
The Class: “The Year 1971-72 in Music, Art, and Literature”
By Bill Landauer Take us there: The war in Vietnam is hurtling toward its ambiguous end. The nation is still bruised from the Kent State massacre the year…
Humanities
Oct 11, 2018
Treasures on Display at New Art Study Center
Story by Bill Landauer; photos by Clay Wegrzynowicz Lafayette’s long-concealed art treasures are hidden no more. As the school year got underway, the…
Oct 8, 2018
The Octopus Meditations
Biology professors explain in this video why they wanted Prof. Ed Kerns' series of paintings on permanent display in Rockwell Integrated Sciences Center…
Sep 27, 2018
College Theater to Stage ‘Votes for Women’
By Bill Landauer Alice Paul, famous American activist for women’s rights, once said, “I feel the movement is a sort of mosaic. Each of us puts in one…
Oct 17, 2014
Photo Gallery: Rhythm of the Drums
Students and faculty recently took part in a sabar dance workshop in Lafayette’s new film & media studies and theater building on North Third Street. The…
May 27, 2014
Educational Entrepreneur of the Arts: Ellis Finger Reflects on 31 Memorable Years
By Geoff Gehman ’80 Ellis Finger helped make Lafayette’s Williams Center for the Arts a multimedia mecca. Over 31 years the building’s only director…
Feb 6, 2014
Shannon Moran ’14 Gets Firsthand Look at Music of Composer Gabriela Lena Frank
Shannon Moran ’14 is conducting undergraduate research -- in person -- on Gabriela Lena Frank, a Grammy-nominated and Latin Grammy-winning composer and…
Jan 24, 2014
Prof. Skip Wilkins Finds ‘It’ on Critically Acclaimed New Jazz Album
In the liner notes for his latest jazz release, Czech Dreams, Skip Wilkins writes: “And so, this recording is in many ways a love story, a dedication…
Dec 12, 2013
Photo Gallery: Student Ensembles Present Winter Concerts
The Music Department celebrated the holidays with winter concerts by its student ensembles. Students from any major can perform in a variety of ensembles…
Nov 5, 2013
Students Get Inspired at Annual Write-A-Thon
By Shehtaz Huq ’14 Ernest Hemingway purportedly bragged that he could write a story in six words. At Lafayette’s annual Write-a-Thon, students were…