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Board of Trustees declares ‘complete confidence’ in Hurd
Lafayette College’s Board of Trustees unanimously declared full confidence in college President Nicole Hurd on Jan. 31, two days after the faculty passed a no-confidence motion against her. Hours...
View ArticleLafayette campus uncertain over federal funding turmoil
The future of funding at higher education institutions — such as Lafayette College — remains uncertain as President Donald Trump’s federal funding freeze saga continues. Several college staff, faculty...
View ArticleHow tensions between faculty, Hurd and trustees led to a no-confidence vote
The successful no-confidence vote against college President Nicole Hurd came together in a matter of weeks, but the tensions that led to it were brewing for years, according to members of the faculty....
View ArticleHow professors use AI in the classroom
Last spring, the Lafayette College faculty implemented a policy requiring that all professors include an artificial intelligence clause in their syllabi. A year later, professors are still tweaking...
View ArticleReligious and Spiritual Life adds new face
The Office of Religious and Spiritual Life hired a new assistant director and Hillel Society co-advisor in January to offer additional chaplaincy support at Lafayette College, doubling the office in...
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Residence life vacancy remains as housing lottery approaches
Grace Reynolds, who held the role of director of residence life for more than 15 years, retired in December, leaving the Office of Residence Life without a director. This vacancy remains as the housing...
View ArticleLafayette names new VP of communications
Lafayette College named a new vice president for communications last Thursday, giving the communications division its first permanent leader since 2022. Kathryn Meier, currently the top strategist at...
View ArticleNew interdisciplinary professorship to emphasize power of ‘and’
Lafayette College announced the creation of a new endowed professorship for interdisciplinary studies in a news release on Feb. 20. The Birle Family Endowed Professorship in Interdisciplinary...
View ArticleLafayette reveals new common curriculum ahead of Class of 2029 enrollment
A new base curriculum will be offered to the incoming Class of 2029 and subsequent years, two years after Lafayette College faculty voted to revise it. The updated curriculum, formally known as the...
View ArticleNew syllabus repository released for course registration
A new tool intended to replace student access to course evaluations launched on March 27, just in time for Fall 2025 course registration. The syllabus repository is available to anyone with a Lafayette...
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