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!

Program Description

Program Courses

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 News

Mar 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…