Events and Programs

The 50th anniversary of coeducation will be celebrated through a variety of activities including virtual events, exhibitions, lectures, and more. Check back often as events will be added throughout the year.

Do you have an idea or a suggestion for an event to celebrate this milestone? Contact Rachel Nelson Moeller ’88 P21 at  moellerr@lafayette.edu.

Marking the Moment

More than 100 members of the first classes of women assembled virtually on Sept. 10 to celebrate the anniversary of the first day of class 50 years ago. The historic moment marked the beginning of Lafayette’s transition to coeducation. Members of the “First Women” (female graduates between 1972-81), representing the first decade of coeducation at the College, shared reflections and virtual toasts to commemorate the occasion. Among the attendees were Lafayette’s first female president, Alison Byerly, and Chair of the Board of Trustees Robert Sell ’84, who presented a toast to “All the First Women, who fearlessly stepped on campus in September 1970, and those who have continued to lead Lafayette since that day.”

View the slideshow of archival images shown during the event.

Read the toasts from the evening.