Stories about Societal Challenges

Marty Baron

Marty Baron Announced as Second Speaker in Lehigh’s Compelling Perspectives Series

The former editor of The Washington Post, The Boston Globe and Miami Herald, and former senior editor at The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times, will speak about the role of media in contemporary society.

A Lehigh baseball cap sits on a table in front of a student holding a phone with an "I voted" sticker on it.

Students Spent Civic Engagement Day Voting, Discussing Political Topics

Lehigh gave students the day off from classes to encourage their participation in civic activities.

Students engage in rapid prototyping as part of Lehigh’s Hatchery program, one of the 40+ high-impact program opportunities available to students through the Lehigh360 initiative.

Lehigh University Joins the Coalition for Transformational Education Through Its Lehigh360 Initiative

The university's Lehigh360 initiative, a hub for high-impact learning opportunities, exemplifies the Coalition’s mission.

Lehigh Research

Lehigh Research Explores Complex Issues Challenging American Voters

See a sampling of Lehigh research relevant to the upcoming elections.

ESC Winner

Lehigh Alum Receives Excellence in Student Community Engagement Award

Sofia Espinoza ’24 was an inaugural member of Lehigh’s Global Social Impact Fellowship project, “AI Strengthening Healthcare Access.”

FinTech students

Lehigh Business Students Invent Innovative AI Tool for Wealth Advisors As Part of FinTech Capstone Project

An AI-assisted note-taking tool created by a team of six Lehigh Business students provides experiential learning opportunity and potential benefits to wealth advisors

Design Thinking Whiteboard

Lehigh Joins Global Design Thinking Alliance to Help Advance Empathy-Based Innovation

The university is just the fourth U.S. institution to be accepted to this alliance.

Katie Couric and President Joe Helble on stage

Katie Couric Discusses Future of Journalism, Balancing Fact-Checking at Compelling Perspectives

The former anchor and managing editor of the “CBS Evening News” and co-anchor of NBC’s “Today” show also talked about her cancer research advocacy and the changing media landscape.

David Vicic

David Vicic Wins American Chemical Society Award for Creative Work in Fluorine Chemistry

The professor was selected for the international award due to his outstanding contributions to the advancement of fluorine chemistry.