French
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 [...]
Holden Ferry ’11 and Amiel Family Present College with French Translation of A Son and His Adoptive Father
Earlier this semester, Holden Ferry ’11 (Glencoe, Ill.), a French major, presented a full translation into French of the exhibition catalog “A Son and His Adoptive Father” to Diane Windham Shaw, special collections librarian and college archivist, for the archives. The catalog was for the exhibit featured first at Mount Vernon and then Lafayette during [...]
Courtroom Dynamics and Daily Variety Appeal to Assistant DA Erin Kelsh ’03
By Matt Sinclair ’90 One reason for the proliferation of television shows about criminal law: It’s hard to get bored. “On a daily basis, you’re never going to get the same thing,” says Erin Reynolds Kelsh ’03, describing her work as an assistant district attorney in the felony trial bureau of the Office of the [...]
Professors Duhl and Lamb-Faffelberger Advance Scholarship through Editorial Positions at International Journals
Lafayette’s international reputation continues to grow as Olga Anna Duhl and Margarete Lamb-Faffelberger, professors of foreign languages and literatures, have been appointed editors of leading peer-reviewed journals in their fields. Both professors are dedicated to maintaining and elevating the high intellectual caliber of the publications. Duhl, who specializes in French, will serve as the correspondent [...]
Kiira Benzing ’07 is Comfortable in the Spotlight
As a student at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA), Kiira Benzing ’07 found herself calling on her Lafayette education in a way she couldn’t have imagined. During her senior year at Lafayette, Andy Smith, assistant professor of English and chair of the American studies program, introduced her to a film called [...]
A Life-Changing Experience
Megan Jones ’10 (Bridgewater, N.J.), a double major in policy studies and French, traveled to Madagascar in January with a group of nine other students to create and implement a mentoring program to facilitate Malagasy students’ admission to United States institutions of higher education. The Lafayette Initiative for Malagasy Education (LIME) pilot program is guided [...]
International Film Festival Brings French Language and Culture to Campus
Six movies will be screened from Oct. 14-Nov. 18 Lafayette’s Tournees Francophone Film Festival will provide the campus with a window into the various cultures of French-speaking people in countries around the world. Under the theme of “Power, Politics, and Perspectives in Francophone Film,” the festival’s six films represent genres from documentaries to dramas shot [...]
Students Will Study Art and Literature of Medieval and Renaissance Italy
Professors Diane Cole Ahl and Rado Pribic will lead summer interim-session course From May 26 – June 14, Diane Cole Ahl, Rothkopf Professor of Art History, and Rado Pribic, Williams Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures, will lead 26 students through Italy on a three-week, summer interim session course. The students will be studying the [...]
Nine Students Present Research at Economics and Business Conference
Annual Omicron Delta Epsilon undergraduate conference held April 18 Nine students presented research at the 19th annual Omicron Delta Epsilon undergraduate economics and business conference at Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pa., April 18. Susan Averett, Dana Professor and head of economics and business, and James DeVault, associate professor of economics and business, accompanied the students. [...]
College Will Host International Conference on French Literature April 24-26
50 scholars from across the nation and Europe will present their research Scholars from across the nation and Europe will be on campus April 24-26 for the annual North American Society for 17th-Century French Literature Conference. The conference, which will be hosted by the foreign languages and literatures department, will be held at the Hampton [...]
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