Lehigh University is integrating Fellowship Advising into the Lee Iacocca Institute for Global Leadership to strengthen connections among competitive fellowships, leadership development, experiential learning and global opportunities for students.

Leah Mason has been named executive director of Lehigh University's Lee Iacocca Institute for Global Leadership after serving six months as interim leader, where she guided the Institute through a period of growth and transformation.

The Lehigh University/United Nations Partnership has surpassed 25,000 student, faculty and staff participants since earning U.N. NGO accreditation in 2004, highlighting Lehigh’s expanding global engagement and leadership within the United Nations system.

Students, alumni, faculty and community partners gathered at Lehigh University’s Lee Iacocca Institute for Global Leadership to celebrate the Institute’s evolving mission, global leadership programs and the legacy of Lehigh alumnus Lee Iacocca.

Lehigh University’s 36th annual International Bazaar, hosted by the Office of International Students and Scholars, brought nearly 400 attendees together to celebrate more than 40 cultures—view photos from the campus’s largest international event.

Four alumni of Lehigh University’s Iacocca Global Entrepreneurship Intensive (IGEI) enrolled as undergraduate students, highlighting how the pre-college entrepreneurship and global leadership program inspires students to choose Lehigh.

Lehigh University’s Office of International Affairs leaders presented on global strategy, international partnerships, AI in international education, and institutional leadership at the 2026 AIEA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.

Lehigh University’s new bioengineering course, Equitable Innovation: Lehigh x India, connects students with partners in India to develop scalable global health solutions through international collaboration.

Faculty and staff from Lehigh University and regional partners gathered for the Linking Global to Local Summit to examine how study abroad and other global learning experiences can be better integrated into local community engagement and student development in the Lehigh Valley.

Lehigh University has announced the Iaccoca Institute has been renamed the Lee Iacocca Institute for Global Leadership.