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.
Lafayette will engage with other prestigious U.S. colleges and universities and students from France and the U.K.
Easton Area School District fourth graders explored the American Revolution through the Bicentennial Art History Docent project
Honoring its rich academic heritage, Lafayette College will host a Bicentennial Symposium featuring talks by two leading scholars of democracy
Here’s to 200 years of “Why not?” and 200 more of “What’s next?”
Paper quotes Olga Anna Duhl, Oliver Edwin Williams Professor of Languages
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.
