Higher Education News

We found equally creative bedsheets hanging in Easton on and around the Lehigh University campus in the days leading up to the Lehigh-Lafayette football game.

The college is one of the 394 institutions participating in 2022 ALL IN Most Engaged Campuses.

Muhlenberg College senior Alex Wagner praised Lehigh Valley political candidates who were present and engaged with college students well before the midterms approached. He said it helped push young voters to the polls, and made a difference in several key races.

Rangina Hamidi, Afghanistan's former Minister of Education, will give this year's Wallenberg Tribute Lecture

This classroom disguised as a restaurant is an innovative space for students to create gourmet meals

Department of Environmental Protection receives $499,870 for air pollution project in Allentown

Muhamad Diop is charged with making terroristic threats and harassment, authorities said.

Ani Khachadourian headed to Brazil last month to compete in the Deaflympics.

Frances Wolf says hunger should never be what holds a person back from succeeding in higher education.

A new scholarship program between East Stroudsburg University and the Bethlehem Area School District is sending two graduating seniors to college, full tuition paid.

Violinist Diane Monroe and New Jersey-based dance group Nimbus are among the scheduled performers set for April at Zoellner Arts Center at Lehigh University.

Monday's solar eclipse will not turn the skies in the Lehigh Valley pitch black, Moravian University astronomy professor Gary A. Becker said. Just a bit wonky. The ideal time in the Lehigh Valley to view the eclipse is 3:24 p.m.

Lehigh University's Dr. Larry Snyder has taken a lifelong love of word puzzles to the next level by becoming a New York Times-grade crossword constructor.

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The three-hour festival highlights 12 short films by students from the university's film and television department.

City Conservation Manager Rob Christopher and Ian Kindle, chair of Easton's Environmental Advisory Council, called on college officials to repair the deforested slope in a joint email sent Friday.

Medical students across the country found out where they are headed for their residencies on Match Day on Friday. For the first time, St. Luke’s Katz School of Medicine held a ceremony in Bethlehem along with partner school Temple University in Philadelphia.

Amber Hikes, who got their start as a social justice advocate in Philadelphia, is the ACLU's deputy executive director for strategy and culture. Their appearance will take place on March 26.

The Bethlehem Redevelopment Authority approved Wednesday a $45 million bond to finance a new student union at Moravian University set to open in 2025.

Penn State University and Moravian University have gone the digital route. Lehigh University is considering such a move, officials say.

Considered by friends and colleagues a staple of the Lehigh Valley theater scene, 60-year-old Bill Mutimer died earlier this week. Tributes are pouring in from former students and local theater aficionados.

In a race against the clock, tech students from six schools solve an obstacle course of mechanical problems. The most effective mechanic wins a new GMC truck for their school.