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College President Nicole Hurd began her tenure at Lafayette College in 2021.

Board of Trustees declares ‘complete confidence’ in Hurd

Lafayette College’s Board of Trustees unanimously declared full confidence in college President Nicole Hurd on Friday, two days after the faculty passed a no-confidence motion against her. Hours later,...

College President Nicole Hurd stands outside Marquis Hall with other administrators before entering the Tuesday faculty meeting.

Hurd hit with successful faculty no-confidence vote

By Isabella Gaglione and Elisabeth Seidel January 31, 2025

Lafayette College President Nicole Hurd was the subject of a successful faculty no-confidence vote on Tuesday, a first in the college’s nearly 200-year history. The vote passed 102-86 with six abstentions,...

College President Nicole Hurd greets supporters before Tuesday's faculty meeting.

Faculty no-confidence vote sparks pro-Hurd campus demonstrations

By Isabella Gaglione, Elisabeth Seidel and Andreas Pelekis January 31, 2025

Two signs of support for college President Nicole Hurd preceded Tuesday’s faculty meeting: a student-athlete organized rally and a banner of mysterious origins. Hurd, facing a faculty no-confidence...

The interior of Marquis Hall, from the imagined perspective of a mouse.

Dorm infested with mice

By Makenna McCall, News Editor January 31, 2025

Lafayette College students living in Marquis Hall returned to campus after winter break to an unwelcome surprise: a mouse infestation. Tehila Bendaat '28, a Marquis Hall resident, said she returned...

The planning process for the strategic plan began in the spring of 2023.

Strategic plan passed by Board of Trustees

By Selma O'Malley, Managing Editor January 31, 2025

Lafayette College’s most recent strategic plan was unanimously approved by the Board of Trustees last December. The plan was approved without faculty endorsement, a move cited in the rationale of a no-confidence...

Markle Hall is the home of Lafayette College's finance division.

College announces tuition increase for upcoming academic year

By Clara Witmer, Assistant News Editor January 31, 2025

The cost of attendance for Lafayette College will increase by 3.5% for the 2025-26 academic year, raising it to $87,318, according to an announcement by college President Nicole Hurd on Monday. “We...

The building that MindLeaf CBD previously occupied now sits vacant. A sign that reads "Office for Lease" is visible from the street.

College Hill hemp store forced to close

By Emma Li, Staff Writer January 31, 2025

Mindleaf CBD, a hemp store previously operating on Cattell Street, has now closed as a result of the search on July 31 that found marijuana and other products outlawed in Pennsylvania. The building sits...

Civil and environmental engineering professor Christa Kelleher '08 returned to teach at Lafayette in 2022.

Engineering professor wins NSF grant, plans to enhance stream research

By Stuart Rumsey, Contributing Writer January 31, 2025

Christa Kelleher ‘08, an assistant civil and environmental engineering professor and hydrologist, received $489,000 in grant funding from the National Science Foundation that will contribute to her upcoming...

College President Nicole Hurd began her tenure at Lafayette College in 2021.

Hurd to face historic faculty no-confidence vote

By Elisabeth Seidel, Managing Editor January 24, 2025

Lafayette College President Nicole Hurd will face a vote of no confidence from the faculty on Tuesday, two days into the spring semester. A successful vote of no confidence would be a symbolic declaration...

Student Government reorganizes committees at virtual Jan. 9 meeting

Student Government reorganizes committees at virtual Jan. 9 meeting

By Elisabeth Seidel, Managing Editor January 12, 2025

The executive board of Student Government pushed to reorganize the organization’s committees at the first meeting of its new general body last week. Student Government voted to fold its ad hoc accessibility...

A "Fake is Real" box, seen during a Northampton County fentanyl awareness campaign. (Photo courtesy of Northampton County)

New Narcan box available on campus

By Emma Li, Staff Writer December 13, 2024

Lafayette College has installed a box of Narcan — a naloxone medication used to reverse opioid overdose — in Farinon College Center to be freely accessible by students during operating hours. The college...

While the November faculty meeting was virtual, they are often held in Marquis Hall.

Faculty rejects strategic plan

By Selma O'Malley, Managing Editor December 6, 2024

The faculty rejected its endorsement of the college’s current strategic plan, a proposed vision for the college’s future, during Tuesday’s faculty meeting. The motion for the faculty to endorse...

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