Commencement 2013
566 Seniors Will Graduate at 178th Commencement; Watch the Ceremony Live
Lafayette will grant 589 degrees to 566 graduating seniors at its 178th Commencement Saturday, May 25. The ceremony can be viewed live. Visit the Lafayette homepage later that evening for complete coverage including videos, photo galleries, and an article. Also, follow the ceremony on Twitter via @lafcol or hashtag #lafcolgrad. The event will feature an address [...]
Lafayette Will Award Five Honorary Degrees at 178th Commencement
Lafayette will award honorary degrees to five distinguished leaders at the 178th Commencement Saturday, May 25. Three of the honorands have special ties to the College. Daniel H. Weiss has served as the 16th president of Lafayette since July 1, 2005. He will be awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree. Joseph T. Cox [...]
Zachary Winthrop ’13 Wins George Wharton Pepper Prize, Will Speak at 178th Commencement
Zachary Winthrop ’13 (Philadelphia, Pa.) is the recipient of the George Wharton Pepper Prize, awarded annually to the senior “who most nearly represents the Lafayette ideal.” The prize was established in 1923 by George Wharton Pepper H’22, a U.S. senator from Pennsylvania, attorney, and founding member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. In his gift, Pepper [...]
Watch Commencement Live Online
Lafayette’s 178th Commencement will be broadcast live online Saturday, May 25. A link on the Lafayette homepage will provide a view of the ceremonies for those who can’t make it to campus. In addition, Commencement will be recorded and made available on the College’s YouTube channel. A link to the video also will be available [...]
Anne-Marie Slaughter, Former State Department Director of Policy Planning, Will Speak at 178th Commencement
Anne-Marie Slaughter of Princeton University, former director of policy planning for the U.S. Department of State, will be the principal speaker at Lafayette’s 178th Commencement Saturday, May 25, and will be awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree. Read details on the Commencement website “I am delighted that Anne-Marie Slaughter will address our graduates and [...]
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