Lafayette College, 200 years in the making, launches our Bicentennial celebration with pride, ambition, and an enduring commitment to academic excellence. Now we build on our storied history while charting the course for our next generation of greatness. Join us as we embark on our third century.
As Lafayette College marks its Bicentennial, we invite you to explore all the ways we’re celebrating this milestone. Below, you’ll find updates on signature events and opportunities to connect with our history of impact and excellence. For a full list of upcoming events, be sure to check our calendar.
The event featured a celebration in support of Lafayette men’s basketball and showcased how statistics and sports come together.
Statistics and sports come together in a story of student research that takes the basketball team to new heights.
Faculty-student interactions such as the ones shared between Prof. Beverly Waugh Kunkel and his Nobel Prize winning students are still the foundation for…
More than 90 Lafayette alumni, family, faculty, staff, and friends gathered for an evening at the George Washington Presidential Library Oct. 22.
More than 150 members of the Lafayette College community came together to cheer for Lafayette Football and learn how our student-athletes excel with the…
Coinciding with the Bicentennial, America’s 250th anniversary in 2026 will be commemorated across the Lehigh Valley and Pennsylvania through a series of events, exhibitions, and other offerings. Learn more about these celebrations.
The Lehigh Valley is the place to be to mark the nation’s 250th anniversary! With art exhibits, programs, theatre, music, festivals, parades, and more.
Celebrate Pennsylvania’s Leading Role in the 250th Anniversary of America!
Lafayette College’s campus master plan is a bold vision that will strengthen the campus for future generations. Explore the campus master plan website.
Lafayette College is celebrating 200 years of history, innovation, and community with its bicentennial. Learn about our founding story.
Lafayette College’s strategic plan emphasizes interdisciplinarity, democracy and its technologies, and cultivating connections.
