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Josh Oshinsky ’00 Wins National Sports Emmy for TV Series
At the 33rd Annual Sports Emmy® Awards ceremony, Josh Oshinksy ’00 and his team took home the top award in the outstanding edited series/anthology category for “The Franchise: A Season with the San Francisco Giants.” These top awards in 33 categories of sports television production were presented April 30 at the Lincoln Center in New [...]
Vice President Joe Biden Discusses American Innovation
By Geoff Gehman ’80 U.S. Vice President Joe Biden gave a rousing speech Wednesday at Kirby Sports Center about the grand possibilities of future progress through American ingenuity. View photo galleries chronicling Biden’s visit Watch Biden’s address Speaking before a capacity crowd and many members of the media, Biden linked four eras of revolutionary changes [...]
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Lafayette to Grant 611 Degrees to 584 Graduates at 177th Commencement
Lafayette will grant 611 degrees to 584 graduating seniors at the College’s 177th Commencement Saturday, May 19. The event will feature an address by Garry Marshall, the award-winning television and film director, writer, producer, and actor, and will include the awarding of four honorary degrees. The processional will begin at 2:15 p.m. with the program [...]
Retiring Faculty Elected to Emeritus Status
Retiring faculty members Helen V. Dungan, cataloging librarian; Charles W. Holliday, professor of biology; J. Ronald Martin ’66, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering; and Arnold A. Offner, Cornelia F. Hugel Professor of History, have been elected to emeritus status and will be recognized at the 177th Commencement on May 19. Visit the Commencement website [...]
Jaclyn Avidon ’12 Presents Research at International Planetary Science Conference
By Michele Tallarita ’12 Jaclyn Avidon ’12 (New York, N.Y.) has interned with NASA, done EXCEL Scholars research on the surface temperature of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa, and now has presented work at the premiere conference for planetary scientists. Avidon, a physics major, presented her research at the 42nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in [...]
Transformation of Quad Set to Begin
Phase two of a dramatic transformation of Lafayette’s central campus will create a more walkable and environmentally-friendly campus with more open spaces connected by an enhanced network of pedestrian walkways. The project is scheduled to begin at the end of May with an anticipated completion date in November. Construction schedules may be adjusted due to [...]
Nicholas Katzenbach, Former U.S. Attorney General, Had Strong Ties to Lafayette
Nicholas deBelleville Katzenbach Hon’08, the former U.S. attorney general who died May 8 at age 90, had strong ties to Lafayette. In addition to being awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws by the College at the 173rd Commencement in 2008, he spoke on campus in November 2007 and delivered a memorable keynote address [...]
Two Publications, Reflections on Civil Rights and Gorbachev at Lafayette, Honored in National Design Competition
Publications produced by the Communications Division in connection with campus appearances by distinguished leaders have been selected as winners in the 2012 American Inhouse Design Awards competition. Reflections on Civil Rights and Gorbachev at Lafayette were designed by Donna Kneule, director of design services. Sponsored by Graphic Design USA magazine, the American Inhouse Design Awards [...]
Jacob Dein ’12 Designs Website to Predict Impacts of Shale Drilling in Delaware River Basin
By Michele Tallarita ’12 Jacob Dein ’12 is from Honesdale, Pa., where layers of gas-filled Marcellus shale lie untapped beneath the landscape. Just north of the Poconos, Honesdale awaits the finalization of regulations that will allow gas companies to enter the region and begin drilling. This means that soon, homeowners will have to make a [...]
Message to Parents from President Weiss
President Daniel H. Weiss sent the following message to parents today: Dear Parents: In this difficult time of tragic loss, Lafayette parents have sent us messages of thanks for our updates and notes of concern about what we are doing to curb the use of alcohol on campus. Within the last ten years, the College [...]




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