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The Lafayette

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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...

Lafayette College was the first college in the Lehigh Valley to set a carbon neutrality goal.

Sustainability looks to continue progress on long-term climate initiative

By Jadey Mercedes, Staff Writer February 28, 2025

Five years into its climate action plan, Lafayette College is just one decade away from its 2035 carbon neutrality goal. How much progress has been made and how close is the college to achieving the planned...

J.B. Reilly '83 has served on Lafayette College's Board of Trustees for 17 years. (Photo courtesy of the Valley Ledger)

$5 million trustee gift to support strategic plan

By Andreas Pelekis, News Editor February 28, 2025

Lafayette College’s recently approved strategic plan will benefit from a $5 million gift made by J.B. Reilly ‘83, a Lehigh Valley resident and member of the college's Board of Trustees, and his wife...

The "Dear Colleague" letter gives educational institutions until Feb. 28 to remove race-based initiatives, or risk losing federal funding.

Administration weighs response to ‘Dear Colleague’ letter

By Elisabeth Seidel, Managing Editor February 21, 2025

The Department of Education issued a letter last Friday threatening to rescind federal funding from schools and universities that do not dismantle their race-based initiatives. Lafayette College, which...

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...

Chip Bergh '79 speaks at a college ceremony in 2024. (Photo courtesy of Lafayette College Flickr)

Two years in, Bergh donation impacts hundreds of students

By Clara Witmer, Assistant News Editor February 21, 2025

Twenty-seven months after Chip Bergh '79 and his wife donated $5.25 million to Lafayette College to begin the Bergh Family Fellows Program, the program has led to a large increase in the number of students...

In his speech, Kenneth Harris discussed the importance of mentorship throughout his career.

Lafayette hosts Forbes 30 under 30 recipient at annual event

By Connor Harris, Contributing Writer February 21, 2025

A former Forbes 30 under 30 recipient spoke at Lafayette College on Saturday as the keynote speaker of the 2025 RAISE Up Inclusive STEM Retreat. Kenneth Harris, a 32-year-old aerospace engineer, began...

As of Wednesday, President Donald Trump has issued 63 executive orders since he took office. (Photo courtesy of The New York Times)

College addresses Trump’s deportation policies

By Clara Witmer, Assistant News Editor February 14, 2025

As concerns grow over President Donald Trump’s new deportation policies, Lafayette College announced a streamlined protocol for handling outside law enforcement inquiries on Feb. 6. If approached...

The Delta Kappa Epsilon house is one of several sites on campus of mouse infestation this semester. (Graphic by Angel Estrada '28)

Mouse infestations reported across campus

By Makenna McCall, News Editor February 14, 2025

Several residence halls on campus have reported mouse infestations throughout the 2024-25 academic year. Residents of the Delta Kappa Epsilon house on March Field said they returned to campus after...

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....

Over 100 cases of the flu have been reported at Lafayette College in 2025, as of Wednesday.

How does the health center respond to outbreaks?

By Mary Romashchenko, Contributing Writer February 14, 2025

Students and faculty received an email with a subject line that read “Recent surge in illness" on Feb. 6. For Lafayette College, such an email has become almost a staple at the start of the spring semester....

Buck Hall's theater is the primary spot on campus for displaying student films.

Film projector broken for months, to be repaired soon

By Stuart Rumsey, Contributing Writer February 14, 2025

The Landis Cinema, Lafayette College's 180-seat theater in Buck Hall, is expected to be up and running again next week after three months of collecting dust when its main projector suddenly stopped working. Film...

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