Daniel-H-Weiss
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 [...]
Lafayette Concludes Its National Conference on the Liberal Arts
Lafayette concluded its national conference on “The Future of the Liberal Arts College in America and its Leadership Role in Education around the World” after three days spent analyzing the state of higher education. Talks from the final day focused on finding better ways to define the value of a liberal arts education, changes in [...]
Second Day of Liberal Arts Conference Explores Issues Facing Higher Education
The second day of Lafayette’s national conference on “The Future of the Liberal Arts College in America and its Leadership Role in Education around the World” included thoughtful and candid discussions on many of the issues facing higher education today. Consultants and presidents from firms and colleges across the country presented talks focusing on four [...]
Lafayette’s Liberal Arts Conference Featured in National Media
Lafayette’s conference on “The Future of the Liberal Arts College in America and Its Leadership Role in Education Around the World” has been featured three times in The Chronicle of Higher Education and once in Inside Higher Ed. In The Chronicle, “A President Surveys the Future of Liberal Arts Colleges” provides highlights from the opening [...]
Lafayette Opens National Conference on Future of the Liberal Arts College
Lafayette opened its national conference, “The Future of the Liberal Arts College in America and its Leadership Role in Education around the World,” April 9 in the Williams Center for the Arts. President Daniel H. Weiss and Eugene M. Tobin, program officer for the Higher Education and the Liberal Arts Colleges Program at The Andrew [...]
Photo Gallery: Swinging the Night Away at the Presidential Ball
Hundreds of students, faculty, and staff had a swinging good time dancing to the music of the George Gee Swing Orchestra during the annual Presidential Ball. The campus-wide tradition, which is held in the Bergethon Room of Marquis Hall, began in 2006. Check out a photo gallery of the fun. View and share more images [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
National Survey of
Student Engagement
Results from NSSE can provide prospective students with insights into how they might learn and develop at a given college. Learn more
The University and College Accountability Network delivers key college information directly to you.
Visit the UCAN website