Lafayette offers students extraordinarily valuable opportunities to engage with prominent leaders in various fields about issues of importance in our nation and our world.
“The ‘value-added’ in our students’ educational experience at Lafayette comes, in part, through this kind of exposure to and learning from prominent figures. This sampling reflects Lafayette’s commitment to giving students opportunities to engage with leaders in sessions that encourage them to grasp key ideas and issues in new ways and challenge them to form and discuss their own views.”
— Wendy L. Hill, provost and dean of the faculty
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Philadelphia Federal Reserve President
Charles Plosser, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, gave his views on the U.S. economic outlook in a campus forum
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Environmental Efforts in Urban Settings
Majora Carter, founder of Sustainable South Bronx and president of her own "green collar" economic consulting firm, served a two-day residency
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World Citizen
Dominique Lapierre ‘52, world-renowned humanitarian and author, spoke on his half-century of historical encounters and philanthropic engagement from India to South Africa.
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Technology and Visual Arts
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney launched a series of talks by artists and scientists on techniques for combining technology with the visual arts
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New York's Theater World
Playwright and actor Christopher Durang met students in classes and gave a public talk; Jason Howland, composer of the Broadway musical Little Women, and producer Dani Davis presented a class on voice performance
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Books that Changed America
Author Jay Parini '70 spoke on his latest book, Promised Land, in the College's Paul and June Schlueter Lecture in the Art and History of the Book
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Rap on Evolution
Canadian actor and rap artist Baba Brinkman met with students in classes, held a rap workshop, and performed his one-man show The Rap Guide to Evolution