Humanities
Musicologist and Guitarist Prof. Jorge Torres Brings Early Music to Life
Audiences attending a concert by the Marquis Consort shouldn’t be surprised to hear music that may not have been performed for hundreds of years. The ensemble’s director, Jorge Torres, specializes in 16th and 17th century music, and the Marquis Consort is just one of the vehicles he uses to help students dig inside the music [...]
New Novel and Short Story Collection by Prof. Alix Ohlin Receive Critical Acclaim
Every day, or as close to every day as she can manage juggling a busy teaching schedule, Alix Ohlin sits down to write. For the last several years, she’s been hard at work on Inside (Knopf), a novel, and Signs and Wonders (Vintage), a short story collection, both released this month. They are already generating [...]
Prof. Ingrid Furniss Appointed to Study Music Archaeology at Institute for Advanced Study
Some of the world’s intellectual giants have served as faculty at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J., including Albert Einstein, J. Robert Oppenheimer, and Erwin Panofsky. This coming year, Ingrid Furniss will add her name to that impressive list. The assistant professor of art was accepted into its School for Historical Studies for [...]
Professor Diane Cole Ahl Receives Two Prestigious Fellowships to Study in Italy
When Diane Cole Ahl goes on sabbatical next academic year, don’t think she’s taking a break. Ahl, the Arthur J. ’55 and Barbara S. Rothkopf Professor of Art History, will be busier than ever. This fall, she will be the James S. Ackerman Scholar in Residence at the American Academy in Rome. Established in 1894 [...]
Professor of German Ed McDonald Lives to Learn
At the end of each semester, Ed McDonald usually poses the same question to his students: “Who learned the most in this course?” He finds it amusing how students tend to look at him somewhat bewildered until they hear him exclaim, “That’s me!” McDonald has received satisfaction over the years from researching the ever-changing course [...]
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. [...]
Photo Gallery: Jazz Combo Hones Students’ Skills in Variety of Styles
Jazz Combo is a class that pursues the study and performance of jazz repertoire in an ensemble format. Students develop interpretation and improvisational skills through compositions and arrangements in a variety of jazz styles. The combo, which performed earlier this month in the Williams Center for the Arts, is conducted by Tom DiCarlo, visiting instructor [...]
Lafayette Honored for Commitment to Arts–Related Development
Lafayette’s Ahart Family Arts Plaza has received a 2012 Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce Commercial Real Estate Development (CRED) Award. Mitchell Wein, vice president of finance and administration, accepted the award on behalf of President Daniel Weiss. The presentation was made by Easton Mayor Sal Panto Jr. at the chamber’s real estate outlook event [...]
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 [...]
Armed with Rich Experiences, Professor Robert Blunt Shares Fascination with Africa
A religious studies major at Lewis & Clark College in Oregon, Robert Blunt needed to fulfill a science requirement, so he signed up for a study abroad program in Kenya. The course was on grassland ecology, but it was the people of the region that captured his interest. “I spent a lot of time with [...]
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