From Lafayette’s first black graduate, David K. McDonogh, to coeducation in the 70s, to the more recent battle LGBTQ+ inclusion on campus, the exhibition at Skillman Library highlights many of the key struggles and successes that Lafayette students have experienced. Lafayette’s Director of Special Collections and College Archivist Diane Shaw and Associate College Archivist Elaine […]
Author: Benjamin Fuller
Criminal Justice Reform Week showcases “The If project”
As a part of the Criminal Justice Reform Week (CJRW), students from MOSAIC hosted a screening of the award-winning documentary “The If Project” this past Tuesday night. The documentary follows the stories of several women incarcerated at the Washington Corrections Center for Women. “The If Project,” revolves around one central question: “If there was something […]
The lives of ancient women come back to life through dance
World-renowned dancer and choreographer Pascal Rioult brought to Lafayette his performance of “Women on the Edge,” an act that brings to the forefront the often-forgotten voices of women. The performance is not simply an ancient narrative, but one that is common to women throughout history, according to Rioult. He tells this story through modern dance but […]
The conversation about “fake news” amongst faculty members
The term “fake news” has become so ubiquitous in our society that it was named the Collins Dictionary phrase of the year in 2017. Its meaning, and what qualifies as fake news, is as widely debated as its effects, but the existence of “fake news” online is indisputable. Four of Lafayette’s professors gathered Monday for […]
Lecturer discusses lung cancer among African-Americans, disparities in research studies
Khadijah Mitchell began her talk at the College by dispelling the myths that African-Americans smoke more than any other demographic and that they process nicotine differently. Why, then, do they have significantly more mortalities from lung cancer than white Americans? This is what she has been trying to answer through her research. Mitchell, who has a […]