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Lafayette College again named a top national liberal arts college by ‘U.S. News & World Report’

Lafayette also earns recognition among private schools, for value, and across academic programs

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World-class performers to join Bicentennial celebrations

Lafayette College reveals headliners—featuring Emmy, Grammy, Academy Award, and Tony award-winning artists—joining Bicentennial events this fall.

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Oct 20, 2026

The Lafayette Presidency: Reflections From the President’s Office

Lafayette College Bicentennial programming continued Oct. 9 with a presidential panel in Colton Chapel. Three former Lafayette presidents, David W. Ellis…

Oct 20, 2026

Prof. Xu Ma earns competitive grant to help students explore Chinese religious culture through music and movement

Prof. Xu Ma earns ASIANetwork grant supporting artist and scholar residencies connecting students with traditional Chinese healing arts, music, and new…

Oct 20, 2026

Prof. Xu Ma releases new book, ‘Boundaries and Bodhisattvas’

Prof. Xu Ma's new book explores how gender boundaries were negotiated through religious spaces, female bodies, and book pages in late imperial China

Oct 10, 2026

Lafayette College celebrates its Bicentennial with $50 million in new gifts

On a historic night celebrating Lafayette College’s 200th anniversary, President Nicole Hurd announced $50 million in new gifts and commitments, including…

Oct 6, 2026

Leisure after the last shift

Prof. Chu Chu and EXCEL Scholar Julia Mudry ’27 are designing a mixed-methods study to understand how retirees spend their golden years

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Prof. Xu Ma releases new book, ‘Boundaries and Bodhisattvas’

Leisure after the last shift

From birch bark to bio-based polymers

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Lafayette College celebrates its Bicentennial with $50 million in new gifts

A Lafayette retrospective: 2022 Lafayette-Easton Scholarship winners Imaan Ali ’26 and Camille Voo ’26

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In the media: Article features work of Prof. Eric Hupe and his students documenting historic cathedral

In the media: Philadelphia Inquirer covers commemorative Lafayette exhibition at National Archives of France

In the media: Diane Shaw celebrates Adrienne Françoise de Noailles in Philadelphia Inquirer op-ed

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Book Drive

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Alumni Career Panel in International Affairs

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Harvesting Opportunities

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AGD x Phi Sigma Chi Halloween Bake Sale

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