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3.2.20: Lehigh University Study Abroad Update on COVID-19

The university senior leadership and medical professionals in the Health and Wellness Center continue to monitor the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak and to provide updates.


3.2.20: Important faculty and staff information regarding travel and COVID-19

The university senior leadership and medical professionals in the Health and Wellness Center continue to monitor the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak and to provide updates.

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Nathan Urban Appointed Lehigh Provost

Urban joins Lehigh from the University of Pittsburgh, where he serves as vice provost for graduate studies and strategic initiatives.


3.2.20: Reminder - Temporary Closure of Packer Avenue

The purpose of these updates is to keep the Lehigh community informed about the temporary closure of Packer Avenue.


2.29.20: Update from Lehigh: Italy risk level 2/29

The university senior leadership and medical professionals in the Health and Wellness Center continue to monitor the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak and to provide updates.


2.28.20: Update from Lehigh: Italy risk level 2/28

The purpose of this page is to keep the Lehigh community informed about the public health situation relating to the Coronavirus. Check this page for ongoing updates and answers to frequently asked questions.


2.28.20: Important information regarding spring break travel and COVID-19

The university senior leadership and medical professionals in the Health and Wellness Center continue to monitor the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak and to provide updates.


Lehigh announces tuition increase for upcoming academic year

The 4.0 percent increase was recently approved by university trustees.

Terry Hart ’68

Distinguished NASA Astronaut Terry Hart ’68 to Deliver Lehigh Commencement Address and Celebration Kickoff

Hart ’68—a former NASA astronaut, U.S. Air Force fighter pilot and telecommunications executive who joined Lehigh’s faculty in 2006—will address the Class of 2020 and Class of 2021 virtually as this year’s Commencement speaker.

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Solar Partnership Will Help Lehigh Offset 100% of Electric Emissions

Lehigh and Lafayette, Muhlenberg and Dickinson colleges join forces for unprecedented renewable energy purchase. It will be the 12th largest higher education renewable energy project, in terms of megawatts, in the country.

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Xiaoji Xu Named a 2020 Sloan Research Fellow

Professor Xu is one of only 23 early-career chemistry scholars in the U.S. and Canada to receive this prestigious award.


2.20.20: Temporary closure of Packer Avenue

Earlier this week, the Bethlehem City Council approved the temporary closure of Packer Avenue from Vine Street to Webster Street, beginning March 9 and continuing through April 30, 2020.


2.20.20: Health and Wellness Center Campus Update

The university senior leadership and medical professionals in the Health and Wellness Center continue to monitor the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak and to provide updates.


2.13.20: Health and Wellness Center Campus Update

The university senior leadership and medical professionals in the Health and Wellness Center continue to monitor the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak and to provide updates.

Former U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent speaks to students at Lehigh University

Former U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent ’93G Dissects the Politics of Anger

Dent, who served seven terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, delivered the 2020 Kenner Lecture.

Futuristic Artificial Intelligence Circuitry Close Up illustration

Dan Lopresti to Present AAAS Panel on Roadmap to "a Radical Transformation of the AI Research Enterprise"

Lopresti will join the Computing Community Consortium for the presentation of a 20-year roadmap for artificial intelligence (AI) research in the U.S., offering a vision for a strategic path to unleashing the full potential of AI for the greatest societal benefit.


Pursuing a Passion for Educational Equity

Doctoral student Megan Hauser works to incorporate leadership and equity into the classroom.

Pete Souza speaking in front of a photo he took of President Barack Obama and a rainbow

Obama Photographer Pete Souza Shares Intimate Perspective of Presidency With Lehigh Community

The White House photographer for Presidents Barack Obama and Ronald Reagan met with Lehigh students, participated in a book signing and spoke in Baker Hall for nearly two hours.


2.7.20: Novel Coronavirus and Student Absences from Class

The university senior leadership and medical professionals in the Health and Wellness Center continue to monitor the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak and to provide updates.

Students at Kente ceremony

Celebrating 10 Years of BALANCE

Lehigh’s Black and Latinx Alumni Network for Community and Equity marks milestone and builds on past success.