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| Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corp. Highlights Muhlenberg
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A video filmed at the College featuring President Kathleen Harring debuted at LVEDC’s 2024 Annual Meeting, which touted the region’s recent recognition for growth and economic development.
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| Anthropology Research Examines Black Community Central to Underground Railroad
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Associate Professor Ben Carter has worked with students and descendants to document portions of Six Penny Creek, a settlement home to about 50 people at its peak around 1870.
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| Senior’s Honors Project on AI and Economics Makes an Impact
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Andrew Gaines ’24 asked Google’s AI chatbot to build portfolios and examined the results, an experience that helped him stand out as a candidate for his current internship at Englebert Financial Advisers.
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| New Coaching Program Challenges Every Student to Realize Their Full Potential
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A team of three dedicated faculty and staff coaches guides each incoming student as they learn to thrive and make their impact in the college environment.
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| Muhlenberg to Lease Allentown’s Bicentennial Park for New Home Baseball Facility
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The park will be home to Mules baseball and programs for both city residents and Muhlenberg students.
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| Women's Lacrosse Ties Best Start
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The women's lacrosse team matched the best start in program history with a home win against Nazareth last week.
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The Chronicle of Higher Education
Federal-Aid Forms Are Finally Flowing to Colleges. But Many Concerns Remain. | Greg Mitton, director of financial aid, and his team encouraged prospective students to submit a copy of their FAFSA and used it to create a provisional financial-aid offer, helping 750 families receive an early estimate. Read More
WFMZ
'I've always seen performing as a way to sort of touch people's lives': Lehigh Valley's Heidi Cruz-Austin teaching next generation of dancers. | "I love to choreograph, I love to work with different dancers and...give them the space to inject themselves into it as well," said Heidi Cruz-Austin, assistant professor of dance, adding that she's mindful of making her studio a safe place where everyone can explore ballet. Read More
BBC
Joe Biden: Political grenade thrusts age into spotlight. | The Biden campaign has been working to confront this narrative, says Chris Borick, director of the Institute of Public Opinion. Read More
C-SPAN
After Words | Jacqueline Antonovich, associate professor of history, was the guest host for C-SPAN’s “After Words.” She interviewed author Elizabeth Comen about early medicine’s impact on women’s health and why it still matters today. Read More
The Oregonian
How young is too young for anti-aging? The “Sephora Kids” debate we need to have. | Francesca Coppa, professor of English and film studies and director of women's & gender studies, says not all social media is terrible. Still, aspects of it contribute to negative attitudes surrounding getting older. Read More
The Washington Post
10 things you can – and can’t clean with vinegar. | Chrysan Cronin, director and associate professor of public health, was interviewed for the article. Read More
CBS News
Dave McCormick elevates Israel-Hamas war in bid for Jewish voters in Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate race. | Chris Borick, director of the Institute of Public Opinion, says Jewish voters typically vote Democratic, and Democrats right now are trying to balance their interest in protecting Israel with that of younger voters, who have been sympathetic to Palestinians. Read More
The Hastings Center
SpongeBob, Slime, and Brain Injuries: A Dangerous Combination for Kids | Assistant Professor of Public Health Kathleen Bachynski and Asher Clissold ‘23 co-authored this article which tackles how high-risk collision sports are portrayed to kids. Read More
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Within 2 miles of campus, enjoy great shopping and dining, concerts and events, exciting matchups on the ice and outfield, an art museum and amusement park.
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The Lehigh Valley is home to Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton, as well as dozens of picturesque small towns, all within 25 miles of campus and peppered with parks, restaurants and unique experiences ready for exploration.
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Professor of Media & Communication Jeff Pooley published a journal article The History of Communication Studies across the Americas: A View from the United States in MATRIZes (also in Portuguese), with Peter Simonson and David W. Park. Read more
Assistant Professor of English Joshua Barsczewski, Assistant Director of the Writing Center Owen Mendes '22 and Alison Rutyna '23 gave a presentation at the Small Liberal Arts College Writing Program Administrators Conference at Lafayette College on January 13. The roundtable was called "Using Student Research to Gauge the Identity of a Writing Program.”
Martin Art Gallery Director Jessica Ambler was named Member of the Month for January 2024 by the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries. She was also invited to be the Juror for the Adams County Arts Council's Annual Juried Art Exhibition (June 1–21), celebrating the ACAC's 30th year as an institution.
Media & Communication/Film Studies double major Haley Hnatuk '20 published a journal article, “The Paradox of Performing Exhaustion: Emotional Labour in YouTube Burn-Out Vlogs,” in SonicScope (based on an independent study). Read more
Professor of Media and Communication John Sullivan published a book entitled "Podcasting in a Platform Age: From an Amateur to a Professional Medium" (Bloomsbury Academic, 2024). Read more
Truman Koehler Professor of Mathematics Linda McGuire co-organized the invited paper session EvenQuads Live and in person: the honorees and the games at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in San Francisco. She also presented the paper Honoring the past: Historical women of the EvenQuads project and co-facilitated an active-learning workshop about the EvenQuads games. She also published the paper Finding your mathematical roots: Inclusion and identity development in mathematics in the Journal of Humanistic Mathematics, Volume 14, Issue 1, January 2024 and the article It adds up: The mathematics of social justice and a diverse STEM community in the AAC&U's Liberal Education (Volume 110, No. 1, Winter 2024).
English and American Studies Professor Jim Bloom's "Uncollected Published Stories: An Annotated Inventory" is now available in The Bloomsbury Handbook to Philip Roth. Read more
Professor of Media and Communication Sue Curry Jansen has published a review essay, “Rivals and Rules,” in the current issue of the International Journal of Communication. Read more
Former Provost and faculty member at Muhlenberg Marjorie Hass is the recipient of an award from the American Council on Education (ACE). Read more
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