and academic buildings, with the stated goal of raising funds for financial aid. The campaign was the most successful fundraising campaign in college history and resulted in the renovation of multiple campus landmarks and one new building for the study of global education.
Nicole Hurd, the founder of the College Advising Corps, was announced as Byerly's successor as president on May 15, 2021. In January 2025, she became the first president in the college's history to lose a faculty-led no-confidence vote.
Lafayette was selected as the site of the 2024 vice presidential debate, though the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) canceled the event after President Joe Biden's campaign refused to participate in CPD-sponsored debates.
== Academics ==
Lafayette College offers a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in 37 fields. Lafayette also offers 14 Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degrees, 10 in areas of science and seven in fields of engineering. Its most popular majors, by 2021 graduates, were:
Economics (81)
Mechanical …
