Foreign Languages and Literatures
Chinese Professor Li Yang Opens World of Possibility for Students
Li Yang believes in setting a high bar for her students. And apparently her teaching style pays off. Students in her introductory Chinese course begin class not knowing a single word and end the semester narrating self-portrait videos in the language. As Yang emphasizes to her students, Chinese isn’t impossible to learn. Yang, assistant professor [...]
Lafayette Will Host Second Annual Undergraduate Research Conference in German Studies
Lafayette will host the second annual Undergraduate Research Conference in German Studies Saturday, March 24, in Pardee Hall room 429. Organized by Lafayette’s Max Kade Center for German Studies and Moravian College, the conference will feature presentations by 22 students from Lafayette, Allegheny, Bryn Mawr, Franklin & Marshall, Haverford, Lehigh, Old Dominion, and University of [...]
A Focus on Global Education: Lafayette Is Expanding Its Language Offerings in Chinese, Japanese, and Arabic
Earlier this year, Mikhail Gorbachev’s visit to campus celebrated the “groundbreaking” of Lafayette’s planned Oechsle Center for Global Education. His visit and the new center are two of many steps the College is taking to integrate global education throughout the curriculum, including a significantly revised major in international affairs and more opportunities to study abroad. [...]
As a DAAD Young Ambassador, Laura Goldberg ’12 Combines Her Passions for German and Biology
By Michele Tallarita ’12 Laura Goldberg ’12 (Skillman, N.J.) is passionate about German and biology, and she can trace both of those passions back to her roots. “First of all, my mom is originally from Germany (near Hanover), and my aunt still lives in Düsseldorf,” says Goldberg. “Therefore, growing up I attended German school every [...]
College Will Host International Conference on Nazi-Looted Art Oct. 26-28
Lafayette will host an international conference Oct. 26-28 exploring the global, historical, ethical, and legal issues surrounding Nazi-looted art during World War II. The conference is organized by Diane Cole Ahl, Rothkopf Professor of Art History, Rado Pribic, Williams Professor of Languages and chair of international affairs, and EXCEL Scholar Rachel Davidson ’13 (Bethesda, Md.), [...]
Students Immerse Themselves in Italian Language and Culture by Living in Rome
This summer, 18 Lafayette students took advantage of a six-week, faculty-led immersion program in Rome to improve their Italian language skills and learn about Italy’s rich culture. Students lived in small groups in apartments spread throughout the city. Each student spent five hours per day, four days per week, studying Italian from beginner to advanced [...]
Professor Michelle Geoffrion-Vinci Named Spanish Teacher of the Year
Michelle Geoffrion-Vinci did not always want to be a teacher. “When I started college, I majored in economics and Spanish with the idea of becoming some sort of international financier,” says the associate professor of foreign languages and literatures. It was not until Geoffrion-Vinci served as a teaching assistant for a Spanish class that she [...]
Rachel Davidson ’13 Helps Organize International Conference on Nazi-Looted Art
Ever since elementary school, Rachel Davidson ’13 (Bethesda, Md.) has been interested in the Holocaust. Her maternal grandfather, Erwin Schwager, escaped his hometown of Munich, Germany, the day before Kristallnacht, the infamous Nazi-instigated “Night of Broken Glass” in 1938 when Jewish businesses, synagogues, and homes were destroyed. Schwager’s brother escaped to Israel, but their parents [...]
Roxanne Lalande Brings Barbed Wit and Elegant Prose of French Literature to Life
With a single witticism, any who dared overstep the bounds of conformity were summarily cast back to their proper place in society. A withering comment on yesterday’s political blog? A snarky Facebook posting circa 2011? No, it’s the writings and sayings of 17th century France, the milieu of Roxanne Lalande, professor of foreign languages and [...]
Lafayette Honors Students for Academic Excellence
Lafayette honored more than 120 students for academic excellence at the annual All-College Honors Convocation May 1, in the Williams Center for the Arts. Awards and prizes recognized outstanding academic success in all four of Lafayette’s academic divisions–engineering, the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. This spring, 46 students will join Phi Beta Kappa, the [...]
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