The Lafayette – The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania
Oct 11, 2024 · The Lafayette is the oldest college newspaper in Pennsylvania, covering news, culture, opinion and sports at Lafayette College. Read the latest stories on campus events, development, elections, sports teams and more.
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Linsey Davis, a broadcast journalist for ABC News and recent moderator of a presidential debate, joined former ABC News anchor Melba Tolliver for a webinar hosted by Lafayette College on Monday.
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The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania. You might know Pepper Prize winner Remy Oktay '24 as the creator of the campus swings, the guy who flew the electric plane, the mastermind behind the snowball and water balloon fights, the fella who runs...
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...
College combines fall traditions into one weekend – The Lafayette
Oct 4, 2024 · This year, three major college traditions – Family Weekend, Fall Fest and Homecoming – have been combined into one weekend, straying from their previous dispersed schedule. The events, together named “Fall Weekend,” will take place on Oct. 25 and Oct. 26. Last year, Fall Fest and Homecoming were on the same weekend, with responses from...
Five new student groups bring opportunities for virtual semester …
Sep 11, 2020 · Being hundreds of miles apart has not stopped Lafayette students from coming together. Five new student-led organizations that debuted last spring just prior to the coronavirus shutdown or over the summer are back and ready to make an impact after receiving official recognition by the college this fall. The organizations cover a wide range of...
Lafayette ranked 14th in Forbes liberal arts college rankings
Sep 6, 2024 · Lafayette College ranked 14th in Forbes’ 2024-25 list of the best liberal arts colleges in the United States, according to rankings published in late August. The college also ranked 60th for overall colleges in the country, which marks a rise from 77th last year. “The college is always pleased to be recognized for our outstanding...
Lafayette College receives second-highest number of applicants ever
Apr 5, 2024 · The college received 10,191 applications and accepted 30.6 percent of them for the class of 2028, according to the dean of admissions. The acceptance rate is the third-consecutive cycle of increasing selectivity for Lafayette College.
Meet your new Student Government representatives
Dec 8, 2023 · The incoming Student Government executive board accepted 20 students onto the general body for the 2024 term on Dec. 4. The 2026 and 2027 delegations are an entirely new set of faces, with one vacancy in 2026. President-elect Thania Hernandez ’25 and vice president-elect Yuko Tanaka ’26 wrote in an email that they “plan to...
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 ...