Toasting Women and Wine 3/9
In 1979, I started my career working at a mayoral agency, the New York City Commission on the Status of Women. It was an exciting time to be working on…
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Lafayette Ladies, This One’s for You
There is a Native American proverb that says, “It takes a thousand voices to tell a single story.” But when it comes to history, the story of women…
I Got All My Sisters
There’s a persistent perception that a woman’s worst enemy in the workplace is a powerful woman. We even have a name for these ultra-competitive female…
President’s Message: Bring the Best
You probably have heard me brag that over the last few years Lafayette’s applicant pool has become larger and stronger than at any time in the College’s…
Restoring Herstory
Lisa Kassel ’79 had a newly minted bachelor’s degree in government and law from Lafayette College when she applied for a job in the office of New York…
An Experimental Life
Most teaching artists introduce themselves to campuses by showing slides of their works. Curlee Raven Holton introduced himself to Lafayette by showing…
The Making of an Opera
SCENE I Composing an opera is the ultimate test of a composer’s mettle, and associate professor of music and director of bands Kirk O’Riordan has always…
Fast Charging
His office high above the Hudson River with the Statue of Liberty to the south, George Washington Bridge to the north, and New Jersey in between, don’t…
Ambassador of Poetry
There’s nothing ivory tower about the Poet Laureate of Philadelphia’s approach to writing. That’s because Yolanda Wisher ’98 loves playing with…
The Pitch Man
In the 1991 film Field of Dreams, long-dead baseball legends magically return to life in their prime to relive their game-playing glory days. But the magic…