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3.19.20: EWFM Library and Computing Center will close effective 5 p.m. Friday, March 20th

Information regarding the closure of EWFM Library and Computing Center.


3.19.20: Graduate Education--Grades, Virtual Defenses, Paperwork Submission, Graduation Deadlines, etc.

Guidance on graduate course grading, virtual dissertation defenses, on-line submission of theses and dissertations, and an extension of graduation deadlines for graduate students.


3.19.20: Policy on Online Exam Proctoring

Lehigh does not support, will not finance, and will not ask students to finance online proctoring.


3.19.20: Lehigh Community and COVID-19

As shared by President Simon yesterday, we are working together as a community to mitigate the impact of COVID-19. As cases continue to be reported in communities around the country, we have been informed it has now impacted members of the Lehigh community.


3.19.20: Spring 2020 Semester Grading Options for Undergraduate Students

Undergraduate students will be able to elect out of the regular grading system and convert a course grade to what we will call the CR (credit) grading system. They can make this choice beginning in April, and any time through to after grades are reported to students at the end of the semester.


3.19.20: Remote Teaching and Learning Update

We are now up and running with remote education. I realize this has been a very fast transition, and many of us—myself included—are still in transition as we figure out how to best navigate a remote learning environment for our particular courses. This is no small task, and I thank you for your continued efforts to provide a high-quality academic experience for our students.

Alumni Memorial Building

A Message from President John Simon

'Know that we are all in this together'


3.18.20: Room and board, remote operations, and other information

This communication includes an update on credits issued to student accounts for Lehigh housing and dining plans, new guidance on meeting size and remote work for faculty and staff, and other information.


3.17.20: Message to Students Approved for On Campus Housing

An update sent to students remaining on campus.


Lehigh’s Graduate Engineering, Education and MBA Programs Earn High Rankings

The rankings appear in the U.S. News and World Report’s 2021 Graduate Schools rankings.

Illustration showing the complicated relationship between technology and labor.

David Zhang Works to Understand the Complicated Relationship Between Labor and Technology

Zhang explores IT’s potential to eventually replace higher-skilled workers.


3.16.20: Lehigh COVID-19 update

This update includes resources for students to aid in this adjustment, information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with new travel and event guidance, updates on available campus resources, changes to building access and hours, and other important information.

 A scene from The Simpsons showing Lehigh ribbon cutting

Lehigh in Pop Culture

From The Simpsons to Ford v Ferrari, Lehigh and its alumni make a cultural splash.

Teddy Leggett posing with his lacrosse stick

PROFILE: Teddy Leggett ’21, Lehigh Men's Lacrosse

The junior played for the Canadian Men’s Senior Field Lacrosse Team in the 2019 Team USA Fall Classic.

Football coach Tom Gilmore with his team

Tom Gilmore: 'The Urgency is Always There'

Lehigh's new football coach reflects on the season that was, and what comes next.


EXHIBITION: Art, Architecture and Design Faculty Exhibition

A spring 2020 exhibition at Lehigh University Art Galleries featured the diverse work of 15 faculty members from Lehigh’s department of art, architecture and design.


Oliver Yao: The Impact of 'Monday Effect' on Supply Chains

Just Another (Panic) Monday?

Former U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent at his home

Former U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent Offers 'A View from the Trenches'

Dent ’93G talks with the Bulletin about Washington, the politics of anger and the challenges for centrist problem-solvers


Longtime ATLSS Director Richard Sause Takes on his Next Challenge

Sause will lead Lehigh’s Institute for Cyber Physical Infrastructure and Energy.


On the Road

A letter from President John D. Simon '19P