Apr 16, 2010
Award-Winning Author and Filmmaker Molefi K. Asante, Jr. ’04 Speaks April 17
He will discuss his work during a public lecture in Kirby Hall of Civil Rights Award-winning author and filmmaker Molefi K. Asante, Jr. ’04 will present…
McDonogh Events
Feb 19, 2010
Renowned Novelist and Poet Julia Alvarez Will Meet with Students and Discuss Her Work March 31
The author of How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents and In the Time of Butterflies will present the 2010 President’s McDonogh Lecture Julia Alvarez,…
Feb 1, 2010
Lafayette Celebrates Black History Month in February
Events include lectures, an art exhibit, films, discussions, workshops, and performances; The keynote address by Molefi K. Asante, Jr. ’04 has been postponed…
Jan 21, 2010
Rennie Harris’ Puremovement Dance Company Returns to Lafayette Feb. 3
Performance and open rehearsal is part of the College’s celebration of Black History Month Rennie Harris’ award-winning dance company Puremovement…
Oct 15, 2009
Majora Carter, Founder of Sustainable South Bronx, Will Speak Nov. 12
Talk is part of the President’s McDonogh Lecture Series Majora Carter, founder of Sustainable South Bronx and president of her own “green collar” economic…
Feb 26, 2009
Fourth Annual ACACIA Conference Will Explore Recent African Elections Feb. 27 to March 1
Event is part of the College’s celebration of Black History Month Africans Creating African Consciousness and Interest Abroad (ACACIA) will host its…
Feb 4, 2009
Author Kwame Anthony Appiah Will Discuss Cosmopolitanism Feb. 19
This year’s Thomas Roy and Lura Forrest Jones Visiting Lecturer will be Kwame Anthony Appiah, an author and the Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of…
Feb 2, 2009
Lafayette Celebrates the Struggles and Achievements of African Americans during Black History Month
Lafayette will celebrate Black History Month during February with the theme “Reflections of Black Life: Struggles and Achievements.” Events include…
Jan 29, 2009
Civil Rights Attorney Theodore Shaw Will Discuss ‘Obama’s Post-Racial America’ Feb. 24
Talk is part of the Presidential Lecture Series on Diversity As a part of the Presidential Lecture Series on Diversity, Theodore Shaw, Esq. will present…
Oct 29, 2008
Video: Art Students Study ‘Transcendence’
New sculpture commemorates the life of David Kearney McDonogh 1844 Art students working with Jim Toia, director of the art department’s Community-Based…