The Lafayette – The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania
The Lafayette – The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania. News. Donald Trump wins 2024 presidential election. Campus responds after long Election Day. By Selma O'Malley and Andreas Pelekis • November 8, 2024. Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump was elected as the 47th president of the United States early Wednesday ...
Initial bicentennial plans revealed – The Lafayette
13 hours ago · Lafayette College is in the planning phases of events to mark its 2026 bicentennial during the 2025-26 academic year, with the initial phase of event announcements being released on Oct. 21 via a new website. “ The Bicentennial is for our entire community–students, faculty, staff, alumni, and parents and family members, as well as our neighbors and community and all those interested in ...
Student Government reviews budget survey, elections at Nov. 7 …
13 hours ago · Student Government’s Nov. 7 meeting saw a presentation of the mixed results of a budget survey and an announcement about the organization’s upcoming executive board election. After the previous meeting’s minutes were approved, Rep. Alex Brown ‘26 and Treasurer Christo Maheras ‘26 presented the results of a budget feedback survey given to club officers by...
English program at Lafayette remains strong despite national …
13 hours ago · Lafayette College’s English department has gained recent traction, demonstrating an increased interest among Lafayette students in majoring or minoring in English. In comparison, national data for colleges across the country show a downward trend in popularity for the major. “The English major at Lafayette has a lot of momentum,” said Paul Cefalu, the current English...
News – The Lafayette
By The Lafayette Staff • November 5, 2024. Scroll down for updates as it happened throughout the day and night, as part of The Lafayette’s 2024 election coverage. 1:35 a.m. – Our live blog has concluded At 1:35 a.m., The Lafayette will end...
Enrollment applications for class of 2026 passes 10,000 marking …
Feb 4, 2022 · Lafayette’s class of 2026 is already breaking records, shattering the number of applications received by over one thousand. Lafayette has three ways to apply for admission. Early Decision I, which is due in November, and Early Decision II, offered in January, are both binding and require enrollment if admission is granted. Decisions for regular admission...
Unpacking Student Government candidate platforms
1 day ago · Student Government election season has arrived, and with the candidates for vice president, communications officer and inclusivity officer running unopposed, the action is all in the presidential race. There are no candidates for treasurer or parliamentarian, making this the second consecutive election cycle with no candidates for at …
Second-highest number of applications on record, college plans …
Apr 21, 2023 · The college received 9,866 applications for the class of 2027, the second-highest number of applications on record. The number comes as a slight drop from the class of 2026 when 10,495 applied, yet it still represents a five-year applicant increase of 10 percent. “Lafayette trends show, historically, we will have a one-year spike to a record ...
Lafayette students awarded Fulbright, Goldwater scholarships
May 3, 2024 · Every year, Lafayette students earn awards from the country’s most prestigious scholarships and fellowships. This year, four students joined the growing list of Lafayette’s Fulbright scholars and three students were awarded Goldwater scholarship. Fulbright scholars In the next six months, Fulbright scholarship winners Johnathan Cresson ’24, Evaline Bearce ’24, Mariama Bah ’24 and ...
Lafayette to improve access to lower- and middle-class students …
Oct 29, 2021 · On Thursday, Lafayette announced two immediate changes to its financial aid policy to make Lafayette more accessible to students from low- and middle-income backgrounds. These changes will go into effect for all future Lafayette students, beginning with this year’s applicants. Those who attend a high school at which 75% or more of students qualify for...