Diversity
Students and Faculty Honored for Promoting Diversity
Award ceremony celebrates individuals who are making a difference on campus and in the community Lafayette students, faculty, and organizations were honored for their dedication to academics and furthering diversity on campus and in the surrounding community at the annual Diversity Awards held April 30, in the Wilson Room, Pfenning Alumni Center.Sponsored by the Office [...]
Civil Rights Attorney Theodore Shaw Will Discuss ‘Obama’s Post-Racial America’ Feb. 24
Talk is part of the Presidential Lecture Series on Diversity As a part of the Presidential Lecture Series on Diversity, Theodore Shaw, Esq. will present the talk, “Reflections on Race and Identity in Obama’s ‘Post-Racial’ America,” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, in the Kirby Hall of Civil Rights, room 104. The event, which is [...]
Shirley M. Ramirez Will Lead Diversity Efforts at Lafayette
She brings a record of achievement at Middlebury College and the Posse Foundation Lafayette has named Shirley M. Ramirez to lead the College’s diversity efforts. She will be the first person to serve in the newly created position of vice president for institutional planning and community engagement. Her appointment will begin in January 2009. A [...]
Students and Faculty Honored for Promoting Diversity
Award ceremony celebrates individuals who are making a difference on campus and in the community Lafayette students, faculty, and organizations were honored for their dedication to academics and furthering diversity on campus and in the surrounding community at the annual Diversity Awards held April 23, in the Wilson Room, Pfenning Alumni Center. Sponsored by the [...]
Slideshow: Stanford Professor Claude Steele Discusses Stereotypes and Identity
Black History Month keynote lecture was also part of the Presidential Lecture Series on Diversity As a part of the Presidential Lecture Series on Diversity, Claude Steele, Lucy Stern Professor of the Social Sciences and Director for the Center of Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University, presented a lecture on stereotypes and identity. [...]
Slideshow: A Fireside Chat
Professors John McCartney and Gladstone Fluney Hutchinson lead a discussion with students as part of Black History Month Students had a chance to participate in a fireside conversation with John McCartney, professor of government and law and chair of Africana Studies, and Gladstone Fluney Hutchinson, associate professor of economics and business, about the state of [...]
Slideshow: Historian Simon Schama Discusses the End of the Slave Trade
Talk was part of the Lives of Liberty lecture series As part of the College’s yearlong celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette’s birth, art critic, historian, and award-winning author Simon Schama presented “Remembering the Abolition of the Slave Trade, 200 Years On: British Eloquence and American Silence,” on Feb. 11. The [...]
Historian Simon Schama Will Speak about the End of the Slave Trade Feb. 11
Lecture will be part of Lives of Liberty series As part of the College’s yearlong celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette’s birth, art critic, historian, and award-winning author Simon Schama will speak 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11 in Colton Chapel. The lecture is part of the celebration’s Lives of Liberty series. [...]
Portlock Black Cultural Center Hosts Exhibit by Janet Pickett Feb. 1 – March 5
“Mappings of Memory” show is part of Black History Month celebration An exhibit of works by Janet Taylor Pickett entitled “Mappings of Memory” will be on display in the Portlock Black Cultural Center (PBCC), 101 McCartney Street, as a part of the College’s celebration of Black History Month. The show will run from Friday, Feb. [...]
Black History Month Explores ‘The Modern Black Experience’ Feb. 1-March 5
Events include lectures, art exhibits, films, discussions, performances, and a benefit dance Lafayette will celebrate Black History Month (BHM) from Feb. 1-March 5 with the theme “The Modern Black Experience: Examining the Past to Define our Place in the Future.” Events will explore the contributions of black people from all over the Diaspora and how [...]
Meet Alison Byerly
Lafayette’s next president
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