Nov 12, 2024
A career of care and purpose
By Bryan Hay Dr. Stacy Cary-Thompson ’07 was not the type of kid who squirmed and resisted appointments and checkups with her pediatrician; quite the…
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Nov 11, 2024
A Lafayette family, a life of service
By Stella Katsipoutis-Varkanis Todd Turner ’89 was on his way to class when he happened across a bulletin board in Kirby Hall of Civil Rights. It was…
Nov 11, 2024
In the classroom or the boardroom, representation matters
By Margaret Wilson Like many graduates, the career path Bakari Boone ’15 envisioned in college didn’t go exactly as planned. A Posse Scholar from…
Nov 11, 2024
Championing belonging
The Association of Black Collegians (ABC) at Lafayette College is more than just a student organization—it’s a vibrant and evolving force dedicated to…
Feb 29, 2024
Life-changing moments
By Bryan Hay It was a life-changing moment in 2019 for Quincy Miller ’97 and his family, traveling along the Ghana coast and seeing the whitewashed castles…
Feb 29, 2024
The race to the top
By Stella Katsipoutis-Varkanis Dominique Lester ’99 jokingly says if you cut his arm, it would bleed gasoline. A Maryland native, he grew up in his stepfather’s…
Feb 29, 2024
Getting his head in the game
By Stella Katsipoutis-Varkanis Each year, Crain’s Chicago Business hand-selects 40 of the city’s brightest business stars who have made a mark on their…
Feb 29, 2024
The larger-than-life paintings of Jolie Saint Vil ’27
By Madeline Marriott ’24 Jolie Saint Vil ’27 began her artistic journey with a long string of paper dolls. “I had hundreds of these paper dolls…
Feb 29, 2024
Taking Chances, Chasing Dreams
By Jill Spotz Heavenly Anderson ’24 first heard about Lafayette while she was in high school. As a high-performing student, Anderson was nominated to…
Sep 21, 2023
From peer counseling to health care mentoring
By Jill Spotz Many professionals look back on the progression of their careers and find their paths to be nonlinear. Although these twists and turns may…