In the Media
Vicki Salemi ’95 Discusses New Book on ABC News Now
She’s the author of Big Career in the Big City: Land a Job and Get a Life in New York Vicki Salemi ’95 appeared on the ABC News Now program May 4 to discuss her new book, Big Career in the Big City: Land a Job and Get a Life in New York (Jist Works). [...]
A More Personal Approach
Lafayette’s efforts to attract and retain prospective students featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education On top of the usual follow-up letters, email messages, telephone calls, receptions, and events, the staff of the admissions office has employed a number of creative tactics this year to attract and retain prospective students. This hard work is the [...]
Professor Donald Miller Plays Numerous Roles in Production of HBO WWII Miniseries The Pacific
He serves as consultant, writer, and on-camera expert for the show’s web site and DVD; executive producers include Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg Donald Miller, John Henry MacCracken Professor of History, is a consultant and writer for the historical material that will accompany HBO’s 10-hour World War II miniseries The Pacific, which debuted March 14. The [...]
Professor Susan Averett Will Be Featured on PBS 39′s Tempo Public Square March 5
She provides expert commentary for a segment on the changing economy and the middle class Susan Averett, Dana Professor of Economics, was interviewed for the segment “What is Middle Class?” appearing 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 5 and 11:30 a.m. Sunday, March 7 as part of PBS 39′s Tempo Public Square. Averett will discuss the changing [...]
Ruth Gilbert Crane ’93 Writes about Fighting Cancer and Founding a Program to Help Others
When Ruth Gilbert Crane ’93 wasn’t wearing her wig or earrings, she felt even more vulnerable than the breast cancer had already left her. Accessories allowed her to feel “normal,” and she knew she wasn’t alone. In 2008, Crane founded Ears To You, a jewelry donation program for women undergoing chemotherapy. Read Crane’s firsthand account [...]
Film Based on Novel by Jay Parini ’70 Nominated for Two Academy Awards
Helen Mirren is up for best actress and Christopher Plummer for best supporting actor for their roles in The Last Station Helen Mirren and Christopher Plummer have been nominated for Academy Awards for their roles in The Last Station, a 2009 film adapted from the novel of the same name by Jay Parini ’70. Published [...]
Professor Donald Miller Appears on PBS’ American Experience Feb. 8
The Bombing of Germany features him as principal consultant and on-camera expert and is based in part on his book, Masters of the Air Donald L. Miller, John Henry MacCracken Professor of History, will appear as an on-camera expert on PBS’ American Experience program The Bombing of Germany. The one-hour documentary will premiere at 9 [...]
Prof. Robert Allan to Be Featured in Major New BBC Series on the History of Science
He is a leading behaviorist in the tradition of B.F. Skinner The BBC plans to feature Robert W. Allan, associate professor of psychology, in a major new series about science. BBC-TV host Michael Mosley and a video crew visited Lafayette Dec. 16 to interview Allan, a well-respected researcher in the branch of psychology known as [...]
Prof. Jamila Bookwala Featured in National and International Media
ABC News, U.S. News, Forbes, and others spotlight her breakthrough research comparing the psychological health of married and unmarried adults Research by Professor Jamila Bookwala focusing on the psychological health of unmarried adults over 40 has appeared in media outlets around the world. The study, published in the new issue of the Journal of Social [...]
WVIA-FM to Broadcast Interview with Author Dominique Lapierre ’52, Lafayette’s Lives of Liberty Lecturer, Nov. 6
Podcast of interview will be available Monday on wvia.org An interview with internationally acclaimed French author and philanthropist Dominique Lapierre ’52, Lafayette’s 2009-10 Lives of Liberty lecturer, will be broadcast 11 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, on WVIA-FM’s “ArtScene with Erika Funke” program. ArtScene is a daily short program on the public radio station in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre [...]
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