Stories about College of Education

photo montage

2023: 10 Great Research Stories

Lehigh researchers provide a methodology for predicting wildfires, work to speed up the translation of research into actual use, discover a novel way to capture carbon pollution, and other developments.

The Art leadership team from left, Dominic Packer, Lee Kern, Himanshu Jain, Henry Odi and John Coulter

NSF Awards $6M to Lehigh to Speed Up Translation of Research Into Actual Use

The new Accelerating Research Translation (ART) program addresses the gap between academic research and practical solutions for society’s complex problems.

Provost Nathan Urban address symposium

Lehigh Symposium Puts Focus on Entrepreneurship

Community and business leaders are welcomed to campus for discussion on the role of universities in fostering innovation.

Shan Li

Shan Li Receives Junior Faculty Enhancement Award from Oak Ridge Associated Universities

Li's research focuses on designing intelligent learning and training applications, as well as investigating the mechanisms of learning and behavioral change.

image for story on Helping Autism Educators STAY

Helping Autism Educators Through Project STAY

Kristi Morin develops Project STAY to help new teachers working with autistic students and improve teacher retention.

Virtual/extended reality illustration

‘XR Learning’ Takes Lehigh Students Beyond the Classroom

More faculty are supplementing their lesson plans with “extended reality,” or XR learning, which includes virtual and augmented reality.

Richard Gordon IV

Preparing Effective School Leaders in a Diverse Society

Lehigh’s College of Education focuses on innovative teaching, experiential learning and interdisciplinarity. Its graduates have won accolades for their school leadership.

Lehigh University's Iacocca Hall from above

Ethan Van Norman Receives APA’s Prestigious Lightner Witmer Award

The APA’s Division of School Psychology early career award recognizes Van Norman’s significant contributions to the field.

Lehigh campus in Spring

Lehigh Alum Harrison Bailey Named PA Secondary Principal of the Year

Bailey ’99G was recognized for his exceptional leadership as principal of Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pa.

Pieces of a disciplinary slip

Kaitlin Anderson Seeks to Understand the Impact of School Suspensions on Academic Outcomes

Kaitlin Anderson explores the relationship between disciplinary responses to student behavior and students’ academic outcomes.