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Memorial Resolutions for Donald McCluskey ’36 and Mary Jane Bradford
At its Nov. 8 meeting, the faculty adopted the following memorial resolution for Donald McCluskey ’36, associate professor emeritus of English, who died Sept. 20, and at its March 6 meeting, the memorial resolution for Mary Jane Bradford, associate professor emerita of biology, who died Nov. 18. Associate Professor Emeritus Donald McCluskey was born in [...]
Commencement Address by David McCullough Jr. ’80 Draws Worldwide Attention
When David McCullough Jr. ’80 delivered the commencement address June 1 at Wellesley (Mass.) High School, where he teaches, he had no idea that in a few short days it would gain fame around the country and the world. A video of the speech went viral and appears in the online presence of many mainstream [...]
Documentary by Prof. Nandini Sikand Chronicles Life of David Heard and National Crane Project
A documentary film about Lafayette’s National Crane Project will be shown as part of the Southside Film Festival in Bethlehem 7:25 p.m. Wednesday, June 13, and 7:25 p.m. and 9:10 p.m. Thursday, June 14, at Victory Firehouse in Bethlehem. The 18-minute film, Cranes of Hope, was produced by Nandini Sikand, assistant professor of film and [...]
Josh Oshinsky ’00 Wins National Sports Emmy for TV Series
At the 33rd Annual Sports Emmy® Awards ceremony, Josh Oshinksy ’00 and his team took home the top award in the outstanding edited series/anthology category for “The Franchise: A Season with the San Francisco Giants.” These top awards in 33 categories of sports television production were presented April 30 at the Lincoln Center in New [...]
Lafayette Honors Students for Academic Excellence
Lafayette honored more than 120 students for academic excellence at the annual All-College Honors Convocation April 29 in Colton Chapel. Awards and prizes recognized outstanding academic success in all four of Lafayette’s academic divisions—engineering, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. This spring, 47 students will join Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest and most respected undergraduate [...]
Michele Tallarita ’12 and Elisabeth Burnor ’14 Win Annual Poetry Competitions
Students, faculty, and community members flocked to the Williams Center for the Arts earlier this month to hear famed poet Matthew Dickman recite his verses on life, love, and grief. Author of All-American Poem and winner of the American Poetry Review/Honickman First Book Prize, Dickman was the judge of the H. MacKnight Black Poetry Competition. [...]
Doctoral Candidate Alberto Luna ’08 Researches Motivation for Learning-Disabled Students
By Dan Edelen When students need a listening ear, Alberto Luna ’08 is there. Luna is a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate and supplemental instruction supervisor in the school of psychology at University of Arizona, where he completed his master’s in 2010. He has also served as program developer for the honors college Xtreme Discovery Teams and [...]
Emily Groves ’05 Provides Policy and Strategic Advice in Peru’s Sacred Valley
After four years of researching public policy for The Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., Emily Groves ’05 is gaining firsthand perspective on the people behind the policy in Peru’s Sacred Valley, the Urubamba Valley of the Andes, near the Inca capital of Cusco and south of the ancient sacred city of Machu Picchu. Groves is [...]
Samantha Schwarz ’12 Examines Post-9/11 World through Film
Studying film isn’t something that Samantha Schwarz ’12 planned when she began her undergraduate career. If college has taught her anything, says the English major, it is to seize opportunity when it comes along. This spring, she’ll be among the first Lafayette students to graduate with honors in film and media studies. With raging debates [...]
Cultivating Community Leaders Impels Kyle Doran ’08 Forward
By Kate Helm Change isn’t easy, but Kyle Doran ’08 welcomes it. Doran has used his education every step of the way to develop as a community organizer, one who not only implements change but teaches others to do the same to help their communities. Pursuing a master’s of public administration at Maxwell School of [...]
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