Stories about College of Arts and Sciences

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Lehigh Students Win 2026 Davis Project for Peace Awards

Two teams from Lehigh’s Global Social Impact Fellowship, CareAlert and NewTrition, build innovations for maternal health and population-wide nourishment in Sierra Leone.

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Remembering Laurence Silberstein, Inaugural Berman Professor of Jewish Studies

Professor emeritus Laurence Silberstein helped establish Jewish Studies at Lehigh while building a global presence as a scholar of religion, culture and society.

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Setting the Stage: Lehigh Alumni are Shaping the Theater Industry from Campus to Broadway

Nicki Hunter ʼ09, Daphnie Sicre ʼ98 and Kashi Johnson ʼ93, professor of acting at Lehigh, continue to make meaningful contributions to the performing arts industry and the communities they serve.

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Ahead of the Game: Leveling Up to Lehigh Life Helps First-Year Students Adapt to College

The immersive video game, Leveling Up to Lehigh Life, is built by Lehigh students for incoming first-years and gamifies the college experience to aid student preparedness, belonging and well-being.

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Lehigh Appoints Two New Members to Board of Trustees

Two new members joined the board of trustees and began their terms on July 1.

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Nine Faculty Fulbright Scholars Among Record-Setting Cycle

With nine faculty, two student winners and a student alternate, this year marks the most Lehigh recipients in an academic year.

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Barriers to Breakthroughs: How Mathematics Innovation is Redefining Student Success at Lehigh

Mathematics department faculty are infusing innovative teaching strategies and initiatives that are reshaping the student experience and outcomes, with fewer students receiving a grade of D or F, or withdrawing from mathematics courses.

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Former Congressman Charlie Dent M'93 Tells Graduates ‘You Can and You Will Make a Difference’

Dent delivered the address at the 2026 Graduate Commencement and Doctoral Hooding Ceremony during Lehigh’s 158th Spring Commencement Weekend.

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Class of 2026: Redefining the Future

Lehigh University saluted the achievements of graduates at its 158th Commencement.

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The Partnerships That Carried Lehigh’s Class of 2026

Graduates and their mentors are among those who found community, collaboration and purpose through partnership at Lehigh.