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PBS Television Features an Interview with President Weiss
President discusses opportunities and challenges for small private colleges in America on The Open Mind In an interview on The Open Mind, public television’s longest-running interview program, President Daniel H. Weiss discusses the opportunities and challenges for small private colleges in America. The show, taped Dec. 11, will air at noon Saturday, April 5, on [...]
College Strengthens Financial Aid While Growing the Faculty
Bold plan will abolish loans for students from low-income families while at the same time growing the faculty by nearly 20 percent without expanding student enrollment President Daniel H. Weiss announced the initiatives to the Lafayette community today: I am pleased to inform you of important new initiatives that will help us to achieve greater [...]
Lafayette Proposes Revitalization of Easton’s Historic Bachmann Publick House
President Daniel Weiss presented plan to Northampton County Council On Thursday, March 6, President Daniel Weiss presented a partnership plan before Northampton County Council to save Bachmann Publick House, the oldest building in Easton. The building had to close two years ago due to financial problems. Weiss called the building ”one of the most important [...]
Lafayette Signs American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment
College is committed to creating a sustainable campus environment Lafayette has joined the signatories to the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment. Lafayette President Daniel Weiss is among more than 450 college and university presidents who have pledged to eliminate their campuses’ greenhouse-gas emissions in a period of time determined by each institution. This [...]
Technology Clinic Presents Final Report on “Greening” Lafayette
Students present environmental sustainability plan for College to go carbon neutral The Technology Clinic presented its final project report from its year-long study on environmentally-friendly alternatives to the College’s current practices Dec. 12. Tech Clinic is a hands-on course founded in 1986 that brings together students from different majors to help solve real-world problems of [...]
Lafayette Featured in National Media
The Chronicle of Philanthropy spotlights the Posse Foundation and Lafayette’s successful affiliation with the program National media spotlight the College and President Daniel Weiss in two articles this week. The Chronicle of Philanthropy (“Nonprofit Group Prepares Students to Handle Demands of Life on Campus,” Nov. 29) focuses on the Posse Foundation and Lafayette’s successful affiliation [...]
President Weiss Hosts Second Orpheus Student Reception
Marquis Scholars will take a closer look at the world-class orchestra The second of President Dan Weiss’ three-part series of student receptions with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra will take place Nov. 29 prior to Orpheus’ concert with pianist Jeremy Denk. The receptions are designed to broaden student familiarity with music ensembles, such as Orpheus, and [...]
Trustees Approve Strategic Plan
Key objectives of The Plan for Lafayette focus on strengthening the College’s academic core Lafayette’s new strategic plan, approved by the Board of Trustees Oct. 20, 2007, is designed “to secure a place for Lafayette among the nation’s premier liberal-arts institutions,” says President Daniel Weiss. The plan focuses on strengthening Lafayette’s academic core and its [...]
Speak Out Against Darfur
Students are invited to join video on Darfur Students are invited to take part in two upcoming filming sessions for the Speak Out Against Darfur video. The sessions will be from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25 and Monday, Oct. 29 in Farinon College Center. The video is being put together in an [...]
Posse Foundation Founder Deborah Bial Receives MacArthur Fellowship
She delivered the Commencement address and received an honorary degree in 2006 Deborah Bial, founder and president of the Posse Foundation, is one of 24 recipients of 2007 MacArthur Fellowships from The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Bial was the principal speaker at Lafayette’s 171st Commencement in 2006 and received an honorary Doctor [...]
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