Women’s and Gender Studies
New Women’s and Gender Studies Major Prepares Students to be Leaders in Today’s Diverse Society
When Jiselle Peralta ’13 (Rego Park, N.Y.) took a course called Literary Women, her goal was to simply fulfill an English requirement. But that course turned into an eye-opening experience that inspired her to take more courses in the women’s and gender studies (WGS) program. Peralta was working on a minor in WGS when a new [...]
Prof. Mary Armstrong featured in Chronicle of Higher Education
Prior to the recession, faculty members could recast their academic career by taking jobs at different institutions in their pursuit of an increased salary or better facilities. But today, that mobility has been constrained by tighter budgets that have led to the elimination of programs and positions, more judicious new hires, and the practice by [...]
Initiative to Grow the Faculty Will Position Lafayette as a Premier Liberal Arts Institution
When President Daniel H. Weiss unveiled the College’s strategic plan in the fall of 2007, he said it was designed “to secure a place for Lafayette among the nation’s premier liberal-arts institutions.” Among its five key objectives are to increase the size of the permanent faculty by 20 percent and decrease the student-to-faculty ratio from [...]
Sarah Shaffer ’11 Wins Outstanding Achievement Award at Women’s Studies Conference
American studies major Sarah Shaffer ’11 (Annandale, N.J.) has received an Outstanding Achievement Award for her research presentation at the 17th annual Undergraduate Conference in Women’s Studies held by the Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges. Shaffer was one of nine students who presented at the conference at Cedar Crest College in Allentown. Shaffer’s honors [...]
Women’s History Month: Lafayette Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary of Coeducation
On Sept. 10, 1970, 146 women entered the classrooms as Lafayette students for the first time. During the 2010-11 academic year, the College is celebrating 40 years of coeducation, and this year’s Women’s History Month holds special significance for the Lafayette community. During the month of March, there will be a range of programs, including [...]
Glenn Chabora ’12 Investigates Domestic Violence in Lithuania with Professor Katalin Fabian
While researching domestic violence in Lithuania, Professor Katalin Fabian learned of a woman who is offering karate classes at one crisis center as a way to empower victims, some who are in their 70s. “They are facing acts of violence all around them,” says Fabian, noting the country doesn’t have a law that criminalizes domestic [...]
Professor Katalin Fabian Publishes New Book on Domestic Violence in Post-Communist Europe
An expert on women’s activism in Europe, she involved three students in her research Katalin Fabian, associate professor of government and law, is the editor of Domestic Violence in Postcommunist States: Local Activism, National Policies, and Global Forces, to be published in July by Indiana University Press. The book discusses how, in post-Communist European countries, [...]
Lafayette Celebrates National Poetry Month
Feminist novelist and poet Marge Piercy will present a lecture on 19th century feminism April 14 Lafayette’s celebration of National Poetry Month includes a favorite poetry reading, sessions recognizing the winners of the College’s annual poetry competitions, and readings and lectures by renowned poets Marge Piercy, Major Jackson, and Yolanda Wisher Palacio ’98. All events [...]
Renowned Novelist and Poet Julia Alvarez Will Meet with Students and Discuss Her Work March 31
The author of How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents and In the Time of Butterflies will present the 2010 President’s McDonogh Lecture Julia Alvarez, an award-winning novelist and poet, will be on campus Wednesday, March 31, to meet with students and read and discuss her work. Her talk, “I, too, Sing America,” will be [...]
Professor Katalin Fabian Authors New Book about Women’s Movements in Hungary
In her new book, Katalin Fabian, associate professor of government and law, contrasts the stages of development in organization, membership, and activism of Hungarian women’s groups over the last two decades. Contemporary Women’s Movements in Hungary: Globalization, Democracy, and Gender Equality will be released this month by Johns Hopkins University Press. Fabian’s research centers on [...]
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