Lauren Dejon Participates in Richter Scholars Program at Lake Forest College

2012 Jul 25

Lauren Dejon `15 of Libertyville, IL was selected as a Richter Scholar at Lake Forest College.

The Richter Apprentice Scholar Program offers a unique research opportunity to a small group of outstanding students early in their college careers. During the summer between their first and second years, Richter Scholars are employed for ten weeks as apprentice scholars working one-on-one with faculty members conducting independent research.

Dejon investigated the author Updike in discovering his involvement in the environment to enhance his work as a realist writer with Professor Ben Goluboff.

Read more about the Richter Scholar Program Symposium here.

Dejon is a graduate of Libertyville High School in Libertyville, IL.

Lake Forest College is a national liberal arts institution located 30 miles north of downtown Chicago. The College has 1,500 students representing 47 state and 78 countries. Visit www.lakeforest.edu.