Lafayette College: Astrophysicist, Folklorist Moiya McTier to Present John L. Hatfield '67 Lecture
February 07, 2026
February 07, 2026
EASTON, Pennsylvania, Feb. 7 -- Lafayette College issued the following news:
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Astrophysicist, folklorist Moiya McTier to present John L. Hatfield '67 Lecture
A doctor of the universe and the first Black woman to graduate from Columbia's astronomy Ph.D. program, Moiya McTier will discuss her path to becoming an astrophysicist, folklorist, and science communicator
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Moiya McTier grew up in a log cabin in rural Pennsyl . . .
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Astrophysicist, folklorist Moiya McTier to present John L. Hatfield '67 Lecture
A doctor of the universe and the first Black woman to graduate from Columbia's astronomy Ph.D. program, Moiya McTier will discuss her path to becoming an astrophysicist, folklorist, and science communicator
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Moiya McTier grew up in a log cabin in rural Pennsyl . . .
