Kurt Pfitzer

Kurt Pfitzer

Editor and Writer Emeritus (Retired January 2018)
Office of Communications and Public Affairs

The Afterlives of Rape

Choosing to survive rather than remain a victim.

Social Anxiety

Nancy Carlisle measures brain responses to faces on a computer screen to determine how responses by people with social anxiety differ from responses by those without anxiety.

Philosophical Method

A scholar studies international law as a product of human practical reason.

Seizing Opportunities to Do Good

Carrie Rich '07 sees a world filled with opportunities and possibilities

Women rise in song

Concert features new work by acclaimed composer Reena Esmail.

Exploring the Perfect Fluid

Of quarks, gluons and the Big Bang.

La Frontera

Miguel Pillado studies the works of four Mexican writers living in Tijuana.

The Taboo of Depression

Sociologist studies mental health for the marginalized.

Lehigh scientists fabricate a new class of crystalline solid

A “subtle” laser heating technique causes atoms to assemble into a rotating lattice.

Lehigh choirs rise to the challenge of new music

Choral Arts to perform works of three living composers in weekend concerts.

Fourth philosophy conference to focus on 19th century philosophers

Nearly 30 scholars from several countries are participating in the annual event.

In memoriam: Alexis Ostapenko took the most pride in students’ successes

The structural engineer known affectionately as “Dr. O” served four decades on the faculty.

A musical bridge to Shenzhen

Steven Sametz’s chamber choir headlines a global festival.

Tavis Smiley Interrogates a Lehigh Audience

The author and TV host calls on America to make good on its promise.

In memoriam: Jerry T. Bidlack made music “a part of their lives”

A musician of many accomplishments, he also co-founded two youth orchestras.

In memoriam: David C. Amidon, Lehigh urban legend

In 42 years on the faculty, he taught students the art of the hallway discussion.

Tavis Smiley to appear at the Zoellner Arts Center

The PBS talk show host is a philanthropist and author of 29 books.

New perspectives on the emergence of meaning

Cognitive Science Society’s annual conference includes a workshop here.

Keeping Tabs on Volunteer Tourism

A sociologist is praised for writing a "best-practices manual."

Schematic: Cooling the Hottest Surfaces

Schematic: Cooling the Hottest Surfaces