News Archive

Running plastic pollution out of town step by step

Sam Bencheghib is passionate about adventure and the environment. The 22-year-old athlete and environmental activist’s voice is enthusiastic and exuberant about his quest to raise awareness about the world’s plastic pollution crisis.

A More Equitable Approach to Health Research

A Lehigh-funded project relies on researchers in Ghana, Uganda and Guatemala to lead in the examination of short-term medical missions from the host countries’ perspectives.

Lehigh Places First Intern at UN Geneva

Brian Letts fed his passion for sustainability and environmental stewardship as a graduate student enrolled in Lehigh’s Environmental Policy Design program - and now, he’ll be the first United Nations intern from Lehigh to serve in Geneva, Switzerland.

Lee Iacocca '45, Business Icon and a 'Great Son of Lehigh,' Dies at 94

The influential business leader and philanthropist was broadly recognized as a symbol of American ingenuity and resilience.

Verma to Graduates: Face the World with Humanity, Heart, Grace and Respect

The former ambassador to India and Lehigh trustee shared life lessons gleaned from three decades on the world stage.

First Youth Rep to serve abroad works at World Health Assembly

Nadine Clopton ’19 represented an NGO while studying abroad in Geneva.

Recap: Lehigh hosts ILO’s ‘Future of Work’ conference

Lehigh hosted a conference entitled “An Equitable and Sustainable Future of Work” on April 11 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the International Labor Organization.

Lehigh to Host ‘Future of Work’ Conference Thursday

Education, labor and industry leaders to converge at Lehigh as part of an around-the-globe centenary celebration of the International Labor Organization, a United Nations agency.

Lehigh to Host “Future of Work” Conference in April

The conference, in partnership with the International Labour Organization, will feature leading economists, scholars and public officials.

IIE Seeks Faculty Members to Teach and Work in Ethiopia

The Ambassador’s Distinguished Scholars Program seeks U.S. citizens with terminal degrees to join the faculty of one of four Ethiopian universities for one year.

Lehigh to Host 2019 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders

Lehigh’s Iacocca Institute will host 25 bright, emerging leaders from Sub-Saharan Africa for a six-week summer Leadership in Business Institute, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.

Five Lehigh Students Are Fulbright Semi-Finalists

This year, 10 Lehigh students applied to the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, and five are semi-finalists.

Lehigh Recognized for Innovation in International Education by IIE

Iacocca International Internship Program honored for combining global learning and professional experience.

Announcing the Global Teaching and Learning Fellows Initiative

The Office of International Affairs, in cooperation with the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning, is launching an initiative to support faculty with internationalizing new and existing courses.

Opening Doors, Changing Lives

As Lehigh expands its efforts to help students from all backgrounds find a place on South Mountain, four Mountain Hawks share in their own words why those efforts matter—to them, to their families and to their future.

Iacocca Institute Expands High School Program to West Coast

U.S. and international high school students learned about entrepreneurship in the heart of it all: San Francisco.