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Matt Mezger ’13 Inspired by Visit to Gravesite of the Marquis de Lafayette in Paris
By Matt Mezger ’13 This past summer I spent six weeks studying in Paris, through a program sponsored by New York University and affiliated with Lafayette College. View and share more photos in Flickr I lived in a residence occupied by students in the study program in which I was involved and with students from [...]
Professor Donald L. Miller Helps Fill Historical Holes with HBO Documentary He Has Seen War
We think of them as the Greatest Generation: the World War II soldiers who fought the noble war and came home to usher in an economic boom and the idyllic period of the 1950s. But their stoicism and reluctance to discuss the combat stress they suffered hid a darker side to victory “over there.” In [...]
Music Research Allows Tracy McFarlan ’13 to Cross Academic Boundaries
By Michele Tallarita ’12 Aside from some viola lessons in middle school, Tracy McFarlan ’13 (Yardley, Pa.) hasn’t had much experience with music—but that hasn’t stopped her from racking up achievements in music research. This summer, McFarlan, a history major, worked with Jorge Torres, associate professor of music, on his upcoming book, The Greenwood Encyclopedia [...]
Longest-Serving School Superintendent in Mass., Gerald Paist ’61 Ensures Balance of Technical and Academic Training
By Dan Edelen Caps sailing in the air. Hugs and high-fives shared between teens. Tears on the faces of proud parents. As the longest-serving school superintendent in Massachusetts, Gerald Paist ’61 will witness his 38th graduation at Pathfinder Region Vocational Technical High School in Palmer this spring. “Every graduation since 1974 has been a joyful [...]
Farrell Sharkey ’06 Turns First Grade into a “Lafayette” Homeroom
By Kevin Gray For a recent homework assignment, Farrell Sharkey ’06 asked her first-grade students to answer a question: If you could go anywhere, where would you go? Most of the responses—child-focused restaurants and amusement parks—were expected. Some were not. “A few students had written ‘college,’ and one even wrote ‘Lafayette College’ specifically and had [...]
Madeline Laskoski ’13 and Carolyn Madaras ’12 Learn about the Entertainment Industry from Claudine Lilien ’90 at Fox
This summer, Madeline Laskoski ’13 and Carolyn Madaras ’12 got a new perspective on the entertainment industry while interning for Fox Entertainment Group in New York City. The students previously participated in an externship in January with Claudine Lilien ’90, Fox’s senior vice president of cross divisional integrated sales and marketing for news corporation. That [...]
Video: History Professor Joshua Sanborn Provides Preview of Mikhail Gorbachev’s Oct. 19 Talk
Joshua Sanborn, professor of history and chair of Russian and East European Studies, presented a lecture Oct. 3 entitled “Mikhail Gorbachev and the End of the Cold War” to prepare the community and students for the former Soviet president’s visit to campus Wednesday, Oct. 19. During his talk in the Williams Center for the Arts, [...]
Bill Wagner ’89 ‘Does What He Loves’ as COO of Cloud Technology Leader, Vocus
During his sophomore year at Lafayette, William “Bill” Wagner ’89 had a life-changing conversation with older alum Robin Amesbury ’71. “He told me that I should do what I love and do as well as I can. It was the best advice I’ve ever gotten.” Recently named executive vice president and chief operating officer of [...]
Lafayette Class Is First U.S. Group to Study Abroad for Credit in North Korea
Ask Brendan Fahey ’13 what he remembers most from visiting North Korea as part of a for-credit study abroad program – the first of its kind in the U.S. – and it probably won’t be the opulent tomb of the country’s eternal leader, Kim Il Sung, the incredible feats of gymnasts at a famous festival, [...]
Professor Paul Barclay Chronicles the Culture and Politics of East Asia through Postcards
Almost a decade ago, an unexpected gift led Paul Barclay, associate professor of history, to a line of research that would pioneer the field of colonial media studies. Now attracting international attention, his research—which is supported by the staff at Skillman Library—is revealing insights into the cultural and historical impacts of East Asian political propaganda. [...]
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