Announcing the 2026 Hatfield Lecturer – Dr. Moiya McTier

The Lafayette College Libraries will welcome award-winning author Dr. Moiya McTier to campus as the 2026 Hatfield Lecturer on February 18, 2026.

Dr. Moiya McTier is an astrophysicist, folklorist, and science communicator based in New York City. In her career, she has reached thousands through her interviews on hit podcasts (Star Talk, Science Vs., and NPR’s Science Friday) and media channels (PBS, MSNBC, NY1). Moiya can also be found co-hosting Fate & Fabled, a mythology show for PBS Digital studios, as well as hosting her own podcasts Exolore (about fictional world building through a science lens) and Pale Blue Pod (about astronomy for people who are afraid of the cosmos). Moiya’s debut book THE MILKY WAY: An Autobiography of Our Galaxy was released in 2022 to critical acclaim and was named one of Publishers Weekly’s best books of 2022. Moiya’s mission is to help people understand the world around us better through science and is eager to do that across as many platforms as possible.

Additional information on the lecture will follow in Spring. The Hatfield Lecture series is funded by a generous gift from John L. Hatfield ‘67.