Committed Teachers and Scholars
Women’s Studies Professor Mary Armstrong Counters Prejudices with Cold, Hard Facts
One could argue that baseball was the driving force behind Mary Armstrong’s decision to pursue a career in academia. She never played in the major leagues, or even the minors for that matter, but she did throw a mean curve ball for her high school’s softball team in Cooperstown, N.Y., where the National Baseball Hall [...]
Meet the New Faculty
This fall, Lafayette welcomes 11 new professors, bringing the College’s total to 213 full-time, tenure-track faculty members. Over the past several years, the College has been hard at work on the initiative in the 2007 strategic plan to increase the size of the permanent faculty by 20 percent and decrease the student-to-faculty ratio from 11:1 [...]
Professor Lauren Sefcik Anderson ’04 Knows Both Sides of the Lafayette Classroom
When her grandmother had knee replacement surgery, Lauren Sefcik Anderson ’04 was only in elementary school, but she remembers wanting to help. Though she had no idea what engineering even was, she was fascinated by her grandmother’s new knees. “I didn’t really understand why she needed new knees, but I remember thinking of it not [...]
For Professor James DeVault, It Really Is the Economy
Do we want to preserve the environment or achieve energy independence? Do we want to guarantee healthcare for all or strengthen education? How do we deal with problems like unemployment and poverty? The answers to some of the most burning questions of our time can be found in the economy, says James DeVault, professor of [...]
Initiative to Grow the Faculty Will Position Lafayette as a Premier Liberal Arts Institution
When President Daniel H. Weiss unveiled the College’s strategic plan in the fall of 2007, he said it was designed “to secure a place for Lafayette among the nation’s premier liberal-arts institutions.” Among its five key objectives are to increase the size of the permanent faculty by 20 percent and decrease the student-to-faculty ratio from [...]
Professor David Brandes and Interdisciplinary Team Receive Pennsylvania Conservation Award
As golden eagles travel through Pennsylvania along the Kittatinny Ridge on their migratory path between Quebec and southern Appalachia, some are wearing backpack-style tracking units that tell researchers on the ground where they have flown. The data is giving David Brandes, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, and an interdisciplinary team of scientists a [...]
The One Who Had To: Professor Emily Musil Church Works to Make a Difference in the Classroom and the World
That little girl in the stroller at the anti-nuke rally? She grew up to be Emily Musil Church, assistant professor of history. Raised by parents who believed that selfless action can change the world, Musil Church continues to advocate for human rights. For her, it starts with a story of a family. Through a faculty [...]
Professor Rebecca Kissane Helps Give Voice to the Disadvantaged
The lines above her brow etched deep by grinding despair, a woman shares her story of not having enough money at the end of the month. Across from her, Rebecca Kissane, associate professor of anthropology and sociology, listens. For Kissane, it is a heartbreaking tale increasingly heard. Unmasking poverty in America and the inequalities that [...]
Video Profile: Professor Jenn Rossmann Receives National Attention for Wiffle Ball Aerodynamics Research
To provide her students a fresh way to look at fluid dynamics, Jenn Rossmann, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, began using Wiffle balls in her classes and labs. In 2007, she published her work with students on the forces that affect the trajectory of a Wiffle ball in American Journal of Physics. The publication drew [...]
Professor Ilan Peleg Deals with Intractable Conflict in His New Book on Israel’s Palestinian Population
“But man is born to trouble as the sparks fly upward.”—Job 5:7 At Lafayette, one man has made it his life’s work to understand that trouble. Ilan Peleg, Charles A. Dana Professor of Government and Law, seeks answers when the sparks fly. His latest book (with Dov Waxman of Baruch College and CUNY Graduate Center), [...]
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