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The Lafayette

The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania

The Lafayette

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Before coming to Lafayette College, Karen Salvemini served as the Title IX coordinator at Lehigh University for over a decade. (Photo courtesy of Lehigh University Communications)

College fills Title IX vacancy

By Kate SantaMaria, Staff Writer April 18, 2025

Lafayette College recently hired a new Title IX coordinator and director of institutional equity, filling a position vacant since September. “In the world that we live in and the institutions we're...

The no-confidence vote against college President Nicole Hurd was passed at the Jan. 28 faculty meeting.

No-confidence vote dialogue continues, questions remain

By Elisabeth Seidel, Managing Editor April 18, 2025

It’s been over two months since college President Nicole Hurd lost a historic no-confidence vote from the faculty. While she promised “constructive conversations” between them, her administration...

Prospective engineering students have the highest percentage of test score submissions, while prospective humanities students have the lowest.

Faculty vote maintains test-optional policy

By Clara Witmer, Assistant News Editor April 18, 2025

After deciding to make standardized tests optional for applying students due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lafayette College faculty recently voted to maintain the test-optional policy for three more years,...

The first endowed professorship, centering interdisciplinary scholarship and research, was announced earlier this semester.

2nd strategic plan endowed professorship announced

By Selma O’Malley, Managing Editor April 18, 2025

Lafayette College announced a new endowed professorship dedicated to investigating the relationship between democracy and technology on April 9. The position is the second of its kind to be created this...

Syllabi are considered intellectual property, so uploading documents to the repository is optional for faculty.

New syllabus repository released for course registration

By Clara Witmer, Assistant News Editor April 4, 2025

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 gives all current students access to...

Lafayette College faculty overwhelmingly voted to revise the curriculum in a 95-12 vote.

Lafayette reveals new common curriculum ahead of Class of 2029 enrollment

By Jadey Mercedes, Staff Writer April 4, 2025

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...

The new endowed professorship was influenced by the strategic plan that the Lafayette College Board of Trustees approved in December.

New interdisciplinary professorship to emphasize power of ‘and’

By Stuart Rumsey, Contributing Writer March 7, 2025

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 Scholarship...

Strategist Kathryn Meier said her communications strategy is informed by “the different needs of different disciplines." (Photo courtesy of Lafayette Communications)

Lafayette names new VP of communications

By Elisabeth Seidel, Managing Editor February 28, 2025

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 Drexel...

The housing lottery for rising seniors begins on March 13.

Residence life vacancy remains as housing lottery approaches

By Mary Romashchenko, Contributing Writer February 21, 2025

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...

Alex Malanych is set to finish rabbinical school in three months.

Religious and Spiritual Life adds new face

By Alexandra Scott, Contributing Writer February 14, 2025

The Office of Religious and Spiritual Life hired a new assistant director and Hillel Society advisor in January to offer additional chaplaincy support at Lafayette College, doubling the office in size. In...

The college formed an artificial intelligence faculty committee in 2024.

How professors use AI in the classroom

By Connor Harris, Contributing Writer February 14, 2025

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 their...

The no-confidence vote against college President Nicole Hurd was passed at the Jan. 28 faculty meeting.

How tensions between faculty, Hurd and trustees led to a no-confidence vote

By Elisabeth Seidel, Managing Editor February 14, 2025

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....

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