Presidential News
President Daniel H. Weiss Honored by Posse Foundation
President Daniel H. Weiss will be honored as a Posse Star at the Posse Foundation’s annual Gala Wednesday, May 22, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. The gala will be emceed by 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl, with a special appearance by actor John Leguizamo. Posse is a national nonprofit that identifies public high [...]
Photos and Video: Dancing the Night Away at the Presidential Ball
Hundreds of students, faculty, and staff got down to the music of the Soulsystem Orchestra during the annual Presidential Ball. Held in the Bergethon Room of Marquis Hall, the Lafayette tradition began in 2006. Check out a photo gallery and video of the fun. View and share more images of the ball on Flickr
Lafayette Presidential Search Committee Members Named
Edward W. Ahart ’69, chair of Lafayette’s Board of Trustees, announced the membership of a committee formed to conduct a search for the next president of Lafayette. Trustee Alan R. Griffith ’64 will chair the Presidential Search Committee, which is made up of six trustees, all of whom are graduates of the College; three faculty [...]
Photo Galleries of Vice President Joe Biden’s Visit to Campus
United States Vice President Joe Biden gave the 2011-12 Lives of Liberty Lecture at Kirby Sports Center May 2, “Charting Our Economic Destiny: The Pursuit of American Innovation.” Biden also visited the library in the Kirby Hall of Civil Rights to examine records of his great-grandfather Edward Francis Blewitt, Class of 1879, and his great uncles Arthur [...]
President Daniel H. Weiss Announces He Will Conclude His Service to Lafayette in 2013
Lafayette President Daniel H. Weiss informed the campus community today that he will complete his service as president at the conclusion of the 2012-13 academic year, having served eight years in the position. He will become the president of Haverford College July 1, 2013. The College’s Board of Trustees had been informed about the decision [...]
President Weiss Announces He Will Conclude His Service to Lafayette in 2013: A Message to the Campus Community
President Daniel H. Weiss sent the following message to the campus community today: Dear Friends and Colleagues: It is with mixed emotions that I write to inform you of my decision to complete my service as president at the conclusion of the 2012-13 academic year. On July 1, 2013, after eight years of service at [...]
Mikhail Gorbachev Says Uprisings Signal an Emerging New World Order
“We are reaping the consequences of a strategy that is not conducive to cooperation and partnership, to living in a new global situation,” said Mikhail Gorbachev, former President of the Soviet Union, to a crowd of 3,600 on Oct. 19 in the Allan P. Kirby Field House and many others via a live streaming broadcast [...]
Photo Galleries of Mikhail Gorbachev’s Visit
Mikhail Gorbachev, the former leader of the Soviet Union who ended Communist rule in Eastern Europe and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, delivered a major address at Allan P. Kirby Sports Center. The images below document his visit to campus. More coverage of Gorbachev’s visit. Gorbachev’s Lecture View and share photos of the lecture [...]
Address by Mikhail Gorbachev: “Perspectives on Global Change”
Mikhail Gorbachev, the former leader of the Soviet Union who ended Communist rule in Eastern Europe and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, delivered a major address at Allan P. Kirby Sports Center. More coverage of Gorbachev’s visit. I recently turned 80, and for 55 years I’ve been involved in politics. It meant a lot [...]
President Daniel H. Weiss Introduces Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev
President Daniel H. Weiss introduced Mikhail Gorbachev, the former leader of the Soviet Union who ended Communist rule in Eastern Europe and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, who delivered a major address titled “Perspectives on Global Change” at Allan P. Kirby Sports Center. More coverage of Gorbachev’s visit. Good evening! It is my special [...]
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