Stories about Bethlehem

Chinese dancing dragons interacting with crowd

Fun Festivities Highlight 2025 International Bazaar

In addition to numerous dance groups, attendees were treated to a fashion show and food sampling as they celebrated the international community at Lehigh.

Student presenting research to judges at a research fair.

Lehigh Hosts Budding Scientists for 36th Annual Lehigh Valley Science & Engineering Research Fair

The Lehigh-sponsored research fair showcased original scientific research from students in sixth through 12th grade.

Moravian World Heritage

Bethlehem’s Moravian Church Settlements Recognized as World Heritage Site

The UNESCO designation protects sites considered to be of ‘outstanding value to humanity.’

Lehigh + Musikfest

Lehigh at Musikfest: ‘Celebrating Innovation at the Intersection of Disciplines’

Lehigh is bringing new, free events to Musikfest, including the live-taping of a podcast, a musical performance and the 'Lehigh Lounge.'

Fountain Hill food pantry

Food Pantry at Local Elementary School Established Through Community Partnership

Fountain Hill Elementary School on Bethlehem’s South Side is offering food at no cost to local families via their food pantry.

What Matters Most

LUAG Asks “What Matters Most” with New Exhibition

The Lehigh University Art Galleries asks faculty, staff, students and the community to explore what matters most to them as they navigate the pandemic.

Mural

Sunrise on the South Side

Lehigh, its partners in the community and the City of Bethlehem join forces to foster South Bethlehem’s resurgence.

Actors and actresses in a rehearsal for The Secret

Festival UnBound Blends Lehigh Scholars with Community Artists

The 10-day festival will examine a Bethlehem reimagined after the demise of Bethlehem Steel.

Southside Commons

It's Happening

This summer, Lehigh is scheduled to begin construction on its Health, Science and Technology building, which will be home to the new College of Health. The New Residential Houses are taking shape further up the hill, and the SouthSide Commons residential facility is nearly complete at Brodhead and Packer avenues.

Barber

Neighborhood Revitalization

Just steps from the university, on streets that are predominantly to the east and west of campus, are row homes, apartments and small homes that juniors and seniors and graduate students opt to rent. About a third of undergraduates live off campus.