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Lafayette College Two centuries of excellence. One life-changing education. Cur Non is our rally cry at Lafayette College. Why not have the courage to live boldly?

The motto of the Marquis de Lafayette, our namesake, Cur Non means Why Not. Why not engage in every aspect of learning? Why not use your intellect, energy, and talent to find your place in the world? Cur Non means anything is possible at Lafayette.

Lovingly nicknamed the “Grow Lab,” Professor Robert Elliott’s Lab of the Total Ecosystem is situated in the heart of the...
09/09/2026

Lovingly nicknamed the “Grow Lab,” Professor Robert Elliott’s Lab of the Total Ecosystem is situated in the heart of the Acopian Engineering Center.

“Just the fact that Lafayette College as an undergraduate school provides these resources to students to do research to this degree is very rare.” —Eli Byrnes ’26

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Newly elected Mayor Alison Lintal ’07 reflects on leadership, service, and the unexpected path that led her to public of...
09/08/2026

Newly elected Mayor Alison Lintal ’07 reflects on leadership, service, and the unexpected path that led her to public office.

Advice from a Lafayette College alumna ⤵︎

“When you follow your purpose, you may not always know where you’re going to end up, and sometimes you don’t fully know what the outcome of your decisions is going to be...Sometimes you just have to make a move, and great things can happen.” —Alison Lintal ’07

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📸: Eric Forberger

Happy Birthday, Marquis de Lafayette! Born on Sept. 6, 1757, Lafayette’s legacy continues to inspire generations who c...
09/06/2026

Happy Birthday, Marquis de Lafayette!

Born on Sept. 6, 1757, Lafayette’s legacy continues to inspire generations who call Lafayette College home—a College built from the hopes and dreams of a young nation by inspired citizens who named it for a Revolutionary War hero.

See how Lafayette celebrated its namesake’s birthday → bit.ly/3TfqEtp

09/04/2026

In celebration of Lafayette College's Bicentennial, we asked the Lafayette community: 200 years from now, what would you want students to know about what life was like at Lafayette?

Here’s what our Leopards had to say. ❤️

09/03/2026

This fall, Lafayette College concludes our celebration of our Bicentennial—and our students are at the heart of it. ❤️ This week, we asked Lafayette students what they’re looking forward to this fall.

Discover what’s happening at Lafayette and celebrate Bicentennial events: bit.ly/4xvSIHO

The Lafayette Inn—a beautifully restored 1895 Georgian mansion nestled on College Hill in Easton’s National Historic Dis...
08/31/2026

The Lafayette Inn—a beautifully restored 1895 Georgian mansion nestled on College Hill in Easton’s National Historic District—is a true treasure. Now owned by Lafayette College, this elegant landmark continues to welcome guests while preserving its timeless charm.

For a frame-ready 8x10 copy of this photograph, courtesy of the College, send name and mailing address to [email protected].

Check out the latest edition of the Alumni Magazine today: magazine.lafayette.edu

When is the best time to book a flight—and can the data tell us? ✈️Assistant professor of economics Michael Carter and E...
08/28/2026

When is the best time to book a flight—and can the data tell us? ✈️

Assistant professor of economics Michael Carter and EXCEL Scholar Michael Byrd ’28 are analyzing data from the seven largest airlines in the U.S. to identify patterns in airline pricing.

Learn more: bit.ly/3UDkkw1

Lafayette College has once again been named a best college by The Princeton Review! 🎉 Lafayette's list of Princeton Re...
08/27/2026

Lafayette College has once again been named a best college by The Princeton Review! 🎉

Lafayette's list of Princeton Review rankings:

🎯 # 5 Best Career Services
📚 # 7 Best College Library
🏫 # 10 Great Financial Aid
🙌 # 13 Happiest Students (new this year)
👨‍🏫 # 14 Most Accessible Professors (new this year)
🎭 # 16 Best College Theater (new this year)
📕 # 18 Students Study the Most
🔬 # 25 Best Science Lab Facilities
🎓 # 37 Top 50 Best Value Colleges (Private Schools)
🌱 # 37 Top 50 Green Colleges

Explore the rankings: bit.ly/4xp5V55

At the intersection of chemical engineering, sustainability, and materials innovation, Lindsay Soh, professor of chemica...
08/27/2026

At the intersection of chemical engineering, sustainability, and materials innovation, Lindsay Soh, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and department head, and EXCEL Scholar John Oramas ’27 are exploring sustainable ways to extract betulin from white birch bark, a compound with potential applications in the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and polymer industries, while addressing the limitations and wastefulness of current harvesting methods.

Learn more: bit.ly/4c9fvAL

Inspired by Lafayette’s culture of interdisciplinarity, Jackson Eshbaugh ’27 has combined his passions for computer scie...
08/26/2026

Inspired by Lafayette’s culture of interdisciplinarity, Jackson Eshbaugh ’27 has combined his passions for computer science, language, research, and teaching into a path toward a scholarly career.

After graduation, Eshbaugh hopes to pursue a Ph.D. in computational linguistics before joining a higher education institution as a faculty member.

“If there’s one message I would want to share with fellow students, it’s this: Open up doors. The road to what success is for you isn’t straight; there are turns that will pleasantly surprise you. Don’t close yourself to one path when life may curve.”—Jackson Eshbaugh ’27

Learn more: bit.ly/4gjEjIP

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