Sep 20, 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…
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Sep 20, 2024
Jacki Wilkins ’77, sustainable transportation pioneer
By: Maddie Marriott ’24 “We didn’t really use the word ‘sustainability,’” she says. “But I was a Girl Scout well into high school, so I had…
Sep 20, 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…
Sep 20, 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…
Sep 20, 2024
A career of care and purpose
Dr. Stacy Cary-Thompson ’07 was not the type of kid who squirmed and resisted appointments and checkups with her pediatrician; quite the opposite. Intrigued…
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…
Sep 14, 2023
A passion for fundraising
By Bryan Hay Lucas Simpson ’13 (anthropology and sociology) never intended a career in fundraising and development, but the seed was planted at Lafayette…
Sep 14, 2023
Against all odds
By Stella Katsipoutis-Varkanis It was summer of 2000, and then-7-year-old Unique Andres ’15 had arrived at Palm Springs, excited to start her vacation…
Sep 13, 2023
Kyvory Henderson ’12 engineers an impressive career
by Cindy Breme Kyvory Henderson ’12 rarely comes up short in anything. At 6-foot-3, his impressive stature is matched by his academic and personal achievements…