Charlotte Nunes & Mary A. Armstrong selected winners of the 2025 Gail Schlachter Memorial Research Grant
Dr. Mary Armstrong (Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies and English) and Dr. Charlotte Nunes, Dean of Libraries, have been selected as the 2025 recipients of the Gail Schlachter Memorial Research Grant for their proposal focused on the Lafayette College Queer Archives Project (QAP).
Dr. Charlotte Nunes, Dean of Libraries
Dr. Mary Armstrong, Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies and English
The resulting research will assess the impact of the QAP on Lafayette student perceptions of campus belonging. The Queer Archives Project at Lafayette College is a collaborative, interdisciplinary initiative designed to illuminate Lafayette’s Queer history, advance teaching, learning and research in the area of Queer Studies, and promote positive institutional transformation.
Jointly led by the College Archives, Skillman Library’s Digital Scholarship Services and the Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies program, the QAP coordinates three innovative and interconnected efforts across the College:
- The QAP LGBTQ+ oral history project. 26 oral history interviews to date.
- The QAP digital humanities research site, which connects oral history interviews to over 200+ archival objects from Lafayette’s Queer history. Visit the QAP digital humanities site here.
- New academic experiences for students and the promotion of Queer Studies across the Lafayette curriculum.
Read more about the Queer Archives Project, the Gail Schlachter Memorial Research Grant, and the full article on their award from the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA).