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The diligent work of many Lehigh alumni, alumni leaders, students, faculty, administrators, and staff has led to Development and Alumni Relations earning the 2024 Alumni Association Inclusive Excellence Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education. Lehigh will be featured, along with 31 other recipients, in the June 2024 issue of the magazine for this award, and it's not the first time Lehigh has been recognized...

Two new and expanded University food pantries were opened on campus this Spring. The pantries are designed to help students facing food insecurity, or even those in need of a quick snack between classes when a stop at the dining hall doesn't fit into their plans. The Asa Packer campus location is in the Health and Wellness Center in Johnson Hall's 3rd Floor Lobby, and the Mountaintop location is in Iaoccoa Hall in the College...

Lehigh recogized the Martin Luther King National Day of Service on January 15 by granting staff time to volunteer for part or all of the day with local community organizations. Staff and student athletes participated in a variety of ways both on and off campus, honoring King's legacy of service to the community. Read more about the day here.

Lehigh's Library and Technology Services (LTS) have received a national honor for their commitment to diversity, inclusion and equity. INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine named Lehigh as an inaugural recipient of the Library Excellence in Access and Diversity (LEAD) Award for 2024. The 56 recipients were selected because of their commitment to programs, policies and initiatives that encourage and support diversity, inclusion & equity across both their campuses and their surrounding communities. Read more here.

The National Science Foundation (NSF)'s Directorate for Technology Innovation and Partnerships has awarded a four-year, $6 million award to Lehigh to aid faculty, graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in translating scientific discoveries to usable products, programs or prototypes that will benefit society. A university-wide, interdisciplinary team will lead the work at Lehigh, furthering the university's goals to take new research discoveries and develop them into practical solutions. Read more here.

Lehigh has been selected as a recipient of the Insight into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award for a fifth consective year. This annual national award, intended to recognize colleges and universities that "demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion," recognizes Lehigh's commitment to creating a culture of belonging and a sense of welcome for all who spend time on campus. Read more here.

Lehigh University signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on October 13 with Delaware Nation, a sovereign, federally recognized nation of the Lenape people who originally inhabited what is now South Bethlehem. The agreement is represenative of a reciprocal, ongoing partnership and has enabled the Delaware Nation to locate a branch of their historic preservation office on Lehigh's campus. Read more here.

Though Pennsylvania is rich with Native American history, the lack of tribal communities remaining in the state means that the understanding of that history is either inaccurate or incomplete. “Hundreds of years of colonialistic and assimilationist U.S. federal Indian policies have contributed to this, as well as biases and prejudice among non-Native individuals, communities and institutes,” said Sean Daley, director of the Institute for Indigenous Studies at Lehigh. The IIS and the Pennsylvania Tourism Office...

In 2018, legal expert Melissa Murray testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee at Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation hearings. She predicted at that time that Kavanaugh, if confirmed, would provide the fifth vote to overturn Roe v. Wade, a prediction proven true in June 2022 in the Dobbs v. Jackson decision. At the 43rd Annual Tresolini Lecture on Lehigh's campus last week, Murray told attendees that the Dobbs decision could be an indication that...

Members of the Lehigh community will be volunteering at Juneteenth Lehigh Valley's two signature events, and more members of the community will be attending the festivities. The Juneteenth parade, kicking off from Easton's Center Square on June 19th, will see a team of volunteers from Lehigh's Office of Communications and Public Affairs assisting. The Office of Multicultural Affairs will be tabling at the music festival held at the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks in Bethlehem on...