Lafayette College
 United States  / Pennsylvania  |  Children/Education

To nurture the inquiring mind and to integrate intellectual, social, and personal growth. The College strives to develop students' skills of critical thinking, verbal communication, and quantitative reasoning and their capacity for creative endeavor.

At the age of 19, the Marquis de Lafayette, in whose honor our college is named, left behind the safety of his aristocratic life in France to fight for the cause of freedom in the American colonies. Guided by the belief that the creation and nurturing of a just, compassionate society is the responsibility of every citizen, he was a passionate advocate of individual liberty, abolition of slavery, and religious tolerance. Today, it is no surprise that the college bearing the name of this man of action who broke away from the comforts of his youth to change the course of history encourages students to cross traditional boundaries, to challenge their own beliefs and ideas, and to impact the lives of others. Lafayette is a vibrant, dynamic environment in which to explore and grow, where students cross intellectual, cultural, and social boundaries to discover new worlds and to discover in new ways the world they already know. They learn and they lead. They make new connections – and they make a difference.

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