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Mar 22, 2024

Leaving the campus, and the world, better than she found it

Natalie Beckford ’24 shares her educational journey, including making Lafayette history as the College's first student to earn a Payne Fellowship.

Jul 14, 2023

Finding her ‘why’ by asking ‘why not?’

As she discovers her passions as a first-gen student at Lafayette, Mariama Bah '24 is redefining what the term means to her.

Jun 1, 2021

Senior’s Journey to Graduation Powered by Grit and Gratitude

Kaizer Butler ’21 faced a potentially fatal disease and injury but persevered with encouragement from his extended Lafayette family.

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