May 13, 2024
A celebration of diversity
The Office of Intercultural Development hosted the third annual Kente and Multicultural Stole Ceremony on Saturday, May 4.
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May 9, 2024
Celebrating student achievement at annual McDonogh Network Spring Celebration
The air in Pfenning Alumni Center was filled with joy on Saturday, April 27 as faculty, staff, and alumni converged to champion students and their successes…
Apr 19, 2023
Honoring academic excellence and diversity
Rainy weather did not match the joy and celebration emanating from Lafayette’s campus on Saturday, April 15 as faculty, staff, and alumni gathered to…
Feb 17, 2023
In the media: Unsung civil rights pioneers who helped desegregate schools in New Orleans
As part of its Black Heritage Month coverage, CBS News on Feb. 14 aired a report that recalled an untold story about a historic moment that led to desegregation…
May 3, 2022
Honoring those who further diversity
Students were honored for their dedication to academics and furthering diversity on campus and in the surrounding community at the annual McDonogh Awards…
Nov 12, 2018
Hitting the Right Note
Julian Delgado '15 is content producer for New York’s HOT 97. He wrote a scathing op-ed for the radio station’s website lambasting the hip-hop industry…
Aug 25, 2017
Robert Young ’14 Returns
Robert Young ’14 was named associate director of annual and leadership giving and will return to campus Sept. 5. In his new job he will be responsible…
Aug 4, 2017
She’s a Pepper!
Valerie Melson ’17 calls the opportunities she received during her stellar college career a combination of “sheer luck and niceness.” The 22-year-old…
Aug 4, 2017
Meet the New Dean of Equity and Inclusion
By Kathleen Parrish If you want to know Chris Hunt‘s approach to life and work, you need only look at a piece of art hanging in his office. It depicts…
Aug 4, 2017
Eugene DeLoatch ’59 Named Black Engineer of the Year
When Eugene DeLoatch ’59 graduated from Lafayette, less than 1 percent of all engineering graduates in the country were black. His desire to change that…