Stories about Academics

Lehigh University ranked #23 in LinkedIn Top Colleges 2026

Lehigh Remains a Top University in LinkedIn’s Career-Focused Rankings

Lehigh ranks highly in outcomes-focused list for second consecutive year.

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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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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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Student Fulbright Scholars Help Lehigh Reach Record Number of Recipients

Two student recipients and an alternate, along with nine faculty scholars, set a Lehigh record for a single academic year.

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Lillian Wu ’27 Receives Goldwater Scholarship, Continuing Pivotal Discoveries in Antibiotic Resistance

The nationally competitive Goldwater Scholarship recognizes students who show exceptional promise as future research leaders in science, engineering and mathematics.

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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.

Students gather at Lehigh's Goodman Stadium for the 158th Commencement ceremony.

Class of 2026: Redefining the Future

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

Photograph of Abdulrasaq (Dulra) Amolegbe ’26 and Roman Moskalenko ’26 sitting at a desk in a modern office.

Dulra Amolegbe ’26 and Roman Moskalenko ’26: Shared Vision, New Venture

Entrepreneurs Abdulrasaq (Dulra) Amolegbe ’26 and Roman Moskalenko ’26 grew their friendship forged at Lehigh into a business partnership, co-founding Carmel Labs, an AI-focused startup.

Photograph of Amanda Greaney '24 and Sydney Parlett '26 holding bags of apples in an orchard.

Sydney Parlett ’26 and Amanda Greaney ’24: Fielding Dreams, Engineering the Future

Sydney Parlett ’26, a student-athlete on the women’s softball team, was inspired to pursue a future in industrial engineering—a path pitched to her by her friend, mentor and former teammate Amanda Greaney ’24, a systems engineer at Lockheed Martin.