Lunch & Learn: “Mapping Lafayette” Student Research Presentation

Come learn from the students of A&S 320: Lenape Homelands and Lafayette: How a College Got Its Land, who spent their fall 2025 semester conducting original research to understand how Lenape homelands became Lafayette College. Co-taught by Andrea Smith, professor of anthropology and sociology, and Katelyn Lucas, visiting instructor and tribal heritage preservation officer of the Delaware Nation, this course explored the Lenape, the colony’s founder, William Penn, land speculation, actions that dispossessed the Lenape, and early settlers linked to Easton and the founding of the College. Students will present their original research and the digital archive created from their work.