Economics and Business
Professor Rosie Bukics Honored for Her Book Reading, Writing, and Thriving
Rose Marie L. Bukics, Thomas Roy and Lura Forrest Jones Professor of Economics, was honored by the American Educational Publishers Association for her book Reading, Writing, and Thriving: How to Make The Wall Street Journal a Key Part of Your Business Curriculum. The book offers faculty at the nation’s colleges and universities insights on integrating [...]
Student-Faculty Team Promotes Economic Development in Honduras
An interdisciplinary team of students and faculty has recently returned to campus after spending a week working on an economic development project in the rural village of Lagunitas, Honduras. For the past two years, members of the College’s Economic Empowerment and Global Learning Project have helped the villagers build a 30,000-plant coffee plantation. The first [...]
Professors Ed Gamber and Susan Averett Become Co-editors of Eastern Economic Journal
You could say that Professor Susan Averett’s career has received a lot of interest lately. Most recently, she became co-editor of Eastern Economic Journal along with Ed Gamber, professor and head of economics. Last month, her research on marriage and weight gain was featured in The New York Times under the headline “For Better, for [...]
Lafayette Students Featured in Two Segments on WFMZ’s Edicion en Espanol
Students provide commentary in Spanish on their economic and environmental work in Honduras Students involved with Lafayette’s chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) and the Economic Empowerment and Global Learning Project (EEGLP) were interviewed for two segments on WFMZ’s Edicion en Espanol appearing 11 p.m. Wednesday, May 19 and Thursday, May 20. Civil engineering majors [...]
Students and Faculty Work to Convert Abandoned New Orleans School into Community Arts Center
A group of Lafayette students and faculty spent their spring break in New Orleans working with artists and community leaders in the Lower Ninth Ward to help them convert a former public school, abandoned since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, into a community arts and cultural center. The trip was part of an ongoing effort since [...]
The Effects of Obesity on the Economy
Teevrat Garg ’10 writes about his research with Susan Averett, professor of economics Teevrat Garg ’10 (Haryana, India), who is pursuing a B.S. in mathematics and an A.B. with a major in economics and business, is working as an EXCEL Scholar with Susan Averett, professor of economics, on a project examining labor market outcomes of [...]
An Artistic Vision for Easton
Jordan Kaplan ’10 writes about planning a local art and cultural center Jordan Kaplan ’10 (Livingston, N.J.), an economics and business major, is project leader for the College’s Economic Empowerment and Global Learning Project’s revitalization efforts in Easton. Working under the guidance of Gladstone Fluney Hutchinson, associate professor of economics, the team has been working [...]
Lafayette Celebrates Black History Month in February
Events include lectures, an art exhibit, films, discussions, workshops, and performances; The keynote address by Molefi K. Asante, Jr. ’04 has been postponed Lafayette will celebrate Black History Month throughout the month of February with lectures, an art exhibit, films, discussions, workshops, and performances. The celebration’s keynote address by award-winning author, filmmaker, and professor Molefi [...]
Students Will Assist in Restoration of Renaissance Art in Venice
Support of Howard and Mary Kolarek Frank ’79 makes inaugural year of Save Venice internships possible Incredible opportunity awaits two students this summer in Italy. Art major Erica Kamin ’11 (Woodbury, N.Y.) and art and economics & business double major Lauren Novotny ’11 (Montville, N.J.) will travel to Venice to serve fully subsidized internships with [...]
Zara Piracha ’11 Documents the History of a Turbulent Region in Germany
She writes about her research with Margarete Lamb-Faffelberger, professor and head of foreign languages and literatures Zara Piracha ’11 (Karachi, Pakistan), a double major in economics & business and psychology, is performing EXCEL research with Margarete Lamb-Faffelberger, professor and head of foreign languages and literatures, exploring the lack of a national identity within the Upper [...]
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