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Joseph J. Helble '82, President

Lehigh University Kicks Off Year Two of Its Strategy Encouraging Engagement with "No Bystanders" Mantra

Lehigh’s first Strategy Town Hall of the 2024-2025 academic year emphasized the collaborative nature of strategy efforts that drove first year implementation successes and highlighted key initiatives for year two.

Powering PA's Future Symposium

Statewide Symposium at Lehigh Focuses on Turning Innovation Into Opportunity

The Powering PA’s Future Symposium attendees talked about ways Pennsylvania can grow its “innovation economy,” where new ideas are commercialized to drive economic growth.

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.

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.

Katie Couric on Today Show

Veteran Journalist Katie Couric to Kick Off 2024-2025 Compelling Perspectives Series

This year’s Compelling Perspectives theme will focus on the role of media in contemporary society.

Linderman Campus Beauty

Joe Sterrett, Dean of Athletics, Stepping Down at the End of this Year After 52 Years on Campus

Sterrett reflects on his accomplishments and time at Lehigh.

Lehigh Campus Beauty Tree Blossoms

Frank Roth, Lehigh’s first General Counsel, Set to Retire at the End of the 2024/2025 Academic Year

Roth’s twenty-three year tenure ushered in a new in-house legal department, increased Lehigh’s geographic footprint, shepherded the first changes in 158 years to Lehigh’s Charter of Incorporation, and established the Roth Family Endowed Scholarship Fund.

A rooftop air system.

Lehigh University is a Core Institution of New $26 Million NSF Engineering Research Center

Lehigh is one of six core institutions of a new U.S. National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center focusing on developing sustainable refrigerants to address climate change. Lehigh’s team is led by David Vicic, the Howard S. Bunn Distinguished Professor of Chemistry.

A robot hand touches a human hand in an illustration.

AI Exhibits Racial Bias in Mortgage Underwriting Decisions

LLM training data likely reflects persistent societal biases, but simple fixes can help, according to findings from Donald Bowen III, McKay Price and Ke Yang.

Lehigh + Musikfest

Lehigh at Musikfest: ‘Celebrating Innovation at the Intersection of Disciplines’

Lehigh is bringing new, free events to Musikfest, including the live-taping of a podcast, a musical performance and the 'Lehigh Lounge.'