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.
1959-2024
Celebrating the 75th 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…
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All Recent News
Feb 11, 2025
Expanding horizons, fostering empowerment
The Lafayette journey of Peaches Dargbeh ’27 has taught her that when it comes to her passion for helping others, there’s no such thing as borderlines…
Oct 1, 2024
Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday: Remembering his Lafayette visit
Longest-living president in American history visited Lafayette in 2013.
Mar 22, 2024
Leaving the campus, and the world, better than she found it
Natalie Beckford ’24 shares her educational journey, including making Lafayette history as the College’s first student to earn a Payne Fellowship.
Contact Information
International Affairs Department
Chair, International Affairs program
207 Oechsle Center for Global Education
vonwahla@lafayette.edu