International Affairs
The International Affairs program provides students with a set of intellectual tools and practical skills to engage in a continually changing world as effective, knowledgeable, and ethical citizens.
The International Affairs Program provides an intellectually vibrant and inclusive environment for everyone at Lafayette College. Students learn about globalization through the study of specific world regions and focused themes, linked by a core set of courses. Our engaging and rigorous curriculum, coupled with the thought-provoking co-curricular programming, brings together faculty and students from the Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Engineering.
International Affairs celebrates Rhodes and Schwarzman Scholarships!
1959-2019
Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of IA - Our Timeline
In 2017 AND 2019, Lafayette College was ranked #9 in a nation-wide listing of the top International Relations programs at small colleges by Best Value Schools.
Announcements
All Recent NewsMar 9, 2021
Laurie Garrett, the 2021 Robert (’69) and Margaret Pastor Lecture in International Affairs
The International Affairs program, in conjunction with The Robert (’69) and Margaret Pastor Lecture in International Affairs, is pleased to welcome Laurie…
Mar 12, 2020
“Students urge college to join Worker Rights Consortium to enforce ethical labor practices”
In December of 2019, professor Angelika von Wahl’s IA 200: “Globalization and Its Critics” class wrote a letter addressed to President Alison Byerly…
Sep 17, 2019
Lecture by Fareed Zakaria (CNN), “The Rise of Populism: How Did This Happen?”
Celebrating 60 years of International Affairs at Lafayette, the Class of 1961 International Speakers Series is pleased to welcome Fareed Zakaria to Lafayette…
From news.lafayette.edu
All Recent News
Aug 3, 2022
Studying global geography of forest carbon offsets
Areeb Atheeque ’25 hopes to help further the fight against climate change by studying efficiency of carbon offset projects.
Jul 14, 2022
Ayat Husseini ’20 receives Fulbright Fellowship
Anthropology and sociology and international affairs alum will travel to Jordan to research urban resilience building.
Jun 3, 2022
‘Need a Lift?’ with Chip Bergh ’79
President and CEO of Levi Strauss & Co., shares his appreciation for his liberal arts education and his love for a particular ‘Top Gun’ song.
Contact Information
International Affairs Department
Chair, International Affairs program
207 Oechsle Center for Global Education
vonwahla@lafayette.edu