Lafayette College: Institution Main

About ​Lafayette College

Founded in 1826 by James Madison Porter, Lafayette College was founded when all-male Manual Labor Academy of Pennsylvania in Germantown moved to Easton and became a liberal arts college. The Charter was amended seven times between 1832 and 1999.

Japanese Studies is taught within Asian Studies along with courses on China, Korea, India and Islam.

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Undergraduate Studies

• Asian Studies
• Study Abroad Lafayette college students may go to Japan as a part of course curriculum such as:  
  • ​INDS 140: A History of Japanese Culture and Government (as of March 30, 2016).
  • A list of programs are available at Programs

Digital Image Collection

• East Asia Image Collection, 
   
  Part of Digital Scholarship Services at Skillman Library, Lafayette College, the East Asian Image Collection is a centerpiece of the library holding thousands of images from China, Korea and Japan, especially from the Japanese colonial period.