Mar 19, 2018
Who’s the Boss?
By Stephen Wilson Most students balance class schedules with social schedules, practice schedules with campus activities, career planning with community…
Dyer Center News
Mar 8, 2018
A Meal Like No Other
By Stephen Wilson It’s Thursday night, and pop music echoes throughout the hallways of Pfenning Alumni Center. The Wilson Room is set for dinner; the…
Feb 21, 2018
Activating Opportunity in Blighted Communities
Failure is a component of entrepreneurship. Consider the Edsel. Sure, Ford failed with it in 1957, but in 1964 it scored big with its next car, the Mustang…
Jan 9, 2018
Energy 2040
Hosted by the IDEAL Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Swarup discussed the energy equation that factors how people, population density, and cultural…
Jan 4, 2018
Expiration Opportunity
By Stephen Wilson You go to dinner. After an app, you can’t eat the full main course and side, so you get a doggie bag. That food gets lost behind a…
Dec 22, 2017
Healing Racial and Economic Schisms
By Bill Landauer Hazleton needed entrepreneurs. The central Pennsylvania city wasn’t looking for someone to move to town and build a smartphone factory…
Dec 5, 2017
Our Commitments & Mutually Beneficial Partnerships
Lafayette College is proud to be part of the Easton community, which is why we strive to be an engaged community partner. From open events on campus, community-based…
Nov 30, 2017
Ending the Entrepreneurial Stigma
By Stephen Wilson It’s a common sight on a campus: a mentor with a whiteboard marker jotting down discussion ideas as students sit around a table with…
Oct 30, 2017
Born Out of Innovation
By Stephen Wilson As president and CEO of Levi Strauss & Co., Charles “Chip” Bergh ’79 always has the perfect excuse to wear jeans. But he, like…
Aug 28, 2017
Yusuf Dahl Takes Helm of IDEAL Center
Entrepreneur Yusuf Dahl has been named director of Lafayette’s IDEAL Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Dahl will work with the campus community…