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The Lafayette

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The Lafayette

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The Trump administration ordered some federal funding to be paused during its first weeks in office. (Photo courtesy of the National Park Service)

Lafayette campus uncertain over federal funding turmoil

By Clara Witmer, Assistant News Editor February 7, 2025

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...

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 Jan. 31, 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 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...

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...

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...

Professor Caroline Lee, right, works with Lafayette Votes and helped mobilize voters during the 2024 election cycle. (Photo courtesy of Chris Byrnes '26)

Anthropology and sociology professor speaks at the White House

By Victoria Hneleski, Contributing Writer December 6, 2024

Caroline Lee's Thanksgiving break began at the White House. Lee, the anthropology and sociology department head, spoke about the evolution of student voting rights at a White House panel on youth civic...

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

Faculty pushes for formal endorsement of strategic plan

By Selma O'Malley, Managing Editor November 22, 2024

The Lafayette College faculty acted to maintain the precedent for their formal approval and input on the recently drafted strategic plan in last week's faculty meeting, challenging an administrative change...

Walter Snipes began his position at Lafayette on Oct. 7.

Meet your new dean of students

By Andreas Pelekis, News Editor November 22, 2024

Upon arriving at Lafayette College as the new dean of students, Walter Snipes was most surprised by the college's large hills. “I’m from North Carolina, so we have hills, but that is a hill,”...

The last ad hoc committee that was passed by the faculty was in 2018 about college expansion.

Ad hoc faculty committee for evaluation of college academic finances passed

By Selma O'Malley, Managing Editor November 1, 2024

The Lafayette College faculty passed the creation of a new ad hoc committee dedicated to gathering faculty perspectives on the college's financial resources for academics in a 92-43 vote during its meeting...

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