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
Academic News
Academic News
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
Sep 24, 2026
Lafayette rises 20 spots in Washington Monthly’s rankings of colleges for tuition and tax dollars
College ranks #28 in the Northeast and #77 nationally on list measuring access, affordability, outcomes, and community and national service
Sep 23, 2026
Rare book dealer and author Rebecca Romney to deliver Schlueter Lecture
Rare book dealer Rebecca Romney to present 2026 Paul and June Schlueter Lecture on the Art and History of the Book Oct. 15
Sep 9, 2026
Lafayette Engineering marks 160th anniversary
With an interdisciplinary focus, the mission has remained steadfast: to “set the goal of educating not just the engineer but the whole person who is…
Aug 27, 2026
Lafayette College once again named a best college by The Princeton Review
As Lafayette celebrates its bicentennial year, The Princeton Review once again named Lafayette College to its Best 392 Colleges list, placing the College…
Aug 23, 2026
Welcome home, Class of 2030!
Photos and video from Move-in, Orientation, and Convocation capture our first-years' memorable moments.
Aug 17, 2026
Navigating airfare turbulence
Prof. Michael Carter and Michael Byrd ’28 are analyzing millions of airfares to identify patterns in pricing that could help travelers save money on…