Dec 13, 2024 · The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania. Lafayette College President Nicole Hurd lost a faculty no-confidence vote on Tuesday, becoming the first president in the college’s nearly 200-year history to do so.

17 hours ago · The cost of attendance for Lafayette College will increase by 3.5% for the 2025-26 academic year, raising it to $87,318, according to an announcement by college President Nicole Hurd on Monday. “We know that such increases are never welcome,” Hurd wrote in the announcement. “Our decision to increase the cost of attendance resulted from the...

Dec 13, 2024 · The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania. "A Mexican-inspired menu" and "a coffeehouse-style cafe" were phrases Lafayette College used to describe Cinco and Gilbert's Cafe last summer, two then-new dining options on campus that have operated...

Dec 13, 2024 · Lafayette College has installed a box of Narcan — a naloxone medication used to reverse opioid overdose — in Farinon College Center to be freely accessible by students during operating hours.

17 hours ago · Lafayette College’s most recent strategic plan was unanimously approved by the Board of Trustees last December. The plan was approved without faculty endorsement, a move cited in the rationale of a no-confidence motion against college President Nicole Hurd’s leadership passed by the faculty on Tuesday.. In a community-wide email signed by Hurd and Board of Trustees Chairman Bob Sell ‘84 ...

Jan 24, 2025 · Lafayette College President Nicole Hurd will face a vote of no confidence from the faculty on Tuesday, two days into the spring semester. A successful vote of no confidence would be a symbolic declaration of the faculty’s loss of faith in Hurd’s leadership. It is believed that Hurd will be the first president in Lafayette’s...

Dec 13, 2024 · The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania. The salad bar and deli area of Marquis Dining Hall was closed for several days to repair drywall and subsequently shut down for a health investigation last week.

Jan 12, 2025 · The executive board of Student Government pushed to reorganize the organization’s committees at the first meeting of its new general body last week. Student Government voted to fold its ad hoc accessibility committee into its standing Equity & Inclusion Committee and the responsibilities of the ad hoc polling committee into the standing Communications Committee. The...

Oct 4, 2024 · The Student Government meeting on Sept. 26 covered the presentation of Lafayette’s strategic plan draft and several administrative announcements. The Sept. 19 minutes were approved despite the meeting being rendered null due to the agenda being posted only six hours before. The bylaws dictate that meetings are only valid if the agenda is publicly posted...

Apr 5, 2024 · The college received 10,191 applications for the class of 2028, second only to the number of applications for the class of 2026. The admissions team expects 700 students to enroll for the class of 2028. “Applications are on the rise following the national trend because kids are applying to more schools,” said Krista Evans, the dean...