Dec 27, 2012
Students Will Spend Winter Break Learning All Over the Globe
More than 130 students will be studying in the Czech Republic, Ecuador, the Galapagos Islands, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, and Turkey during…
Study Abroad
Nov 30, 2012
Trading Places: Project Boma Allows Students to Experience Different Cultures
Friends and roommates Sam Stuart ’13 (Wichita, Kan.) and Chao Wang ’13 (Changchun, China) grew up in different hemispheres and met on campus. As first-year…
Nov 30, 2012
Kelsey Lantz ’13 Takes on Water Management in Uganda
By Shehtaz Huq ’14 As a sophomore EXCEL Scholar, Kelsey Lantz ’13 (Washington, Pa) wanted to find empirical raw data to plug into the computer model…
Oct 23, 2012
Students Explore Italian Art History and Culture in Interdisciplinary Course
To gain a genuine appreciation for the works of Italian masters—Giotto, Donatello, Botticelli, Michelangelo, Dante, Boccaccio—what could be better…
Aug 10, 2012
Students Study Ancient and Modern China in Faculty-Led Course
You can read about the Great Wall of China in a textbook or trace its path on a map, but if you really want to get a feel for the Great Wall, nothing compares…
Jul 13, 2012
Students Study Engineering and Spanish Culture in Faculty-led Semester in Madrid
Twenty-five students, mostly sophomore engineering majors, spent the spring semester in Madrid, Spain, as part of Lafayette’s faculty-led semester-abroad…
Jun 27, 2012
Lafayette Will Enhance Study Abroad Opportunities with Support from Mellon Foundation
Lafayette will enhance its global education offerings with a $150,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. During the next three years, the College…
Jun 22, 2012
Paige Triola ’14 Explores Environmental Conservation in the Costa Rican Rainforest
By Michele Tallarita ’12 Paige Triola ’14 (Chalfont, Pa.) remembers the moment she stepped into a rainforest for the first time. “It’s really humid…
May 7, 2012
Students Have Life-Changing Experiences in Africa
To learn about another culture, you can watch the documentaries, read the books, study the maps and artifacts, listen to the experts—but nothing can…
Apr 5, 2012
Chris Kelly ’13 and Emily Defnet ’13 Awarded Goldwater Scholarships
Geology and international affairs double major Chris Kelly ’13 (Boyertown, Pa.) and chemistry major Emily Defnet ’13 (Pottstown, Pa.) have achieved…