Founded in 1848, Muhlenberg is a highly selective, four-year, residential, liberal arts college in the city of Allentown, Pa., with nearly 2,000 bachelor’s and master’s degree-seeking students, and a high return on investment. The college’s curriculum and experiences are designed to open doors to new ideas, discoveries, friendships and a lifetime of personal and intellectual growth.
(see more)Founded in 1848, Muhlenberg is a highly selective, four-year, residential, liberal arts college in the city of Allentown, Pa., with nearly 2,000 bachelor’s and master’s degree-seeking students, and a high return on investment. The college’s curriculum and experiences are designed to open doors to new ideas, discoveries, friendships and a lifetime of personal and intellectual growth.
Ann Palma Receives The Miriam E. Koehler Award for Excellence in Mathematics at 2018 Honors Convocation
The annual Muhlenberg College Honors Convocation recognizes and celebrates leadership, scholarly excellence and achievement.
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2018 May 1
Elizabeth Pfeiffer Receives The Reverend Dr. H. H. Bruning Gift Fund at 2018 Honors Convocation
The annual Muhlenberg College Honors Convocation recognizes and celebrates leadership, scholarly excellence and achievement.
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2018 May 1
Grace Ohanian Receives The Reverend Dr. H. H. Bruning Gift Fund Prize at 2018 Honors Convocation
The annual Muhlenberg College Honors Convocation recognizes and celebrates leadership, scholarly excellence and achievement.
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2018 May 1
Erin Lindenmuth Receives The Lucille Cafouros Award in Sociology at 2018 Honors Convocation
The annual Muhlenberg College Honors Convocation recognizes and celebrates leadership, scholarly excellence and achievement.
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2018 May 1
Nicollette Amico Receives The Elizabeth A. Carlson Memorial Prize
The annual Muhlenberg College Honors Convocation recognizes and celebrates leadership, scholarly excellence and achievement.
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2018 May 1
Cameron Ghassemi Receives The Louis J. Jacobs Premedical Prize at 2018 Honors Convocation
The annual Muhlenberg College Honors Convocation recognizes and celebrates leadership, scholarly excellence and achievement.
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2018 May 1
Michael Silverstein Receives The Carol E. Hutchinson Memorial Prize at 2018 Honors Convocation for Research in Psychology
The annual Muhlenberg College Honors Convocation recognizes and celebrates leadership, scholarly excellence and achievement.
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2018 May 1
Stuart Bibeau Receives The Hyman-Goodman Award at 2018 Honors Convocation
The annual Muhlenberg College Honors Convocation recognizes and celebrates leadership, scholarly excellence and achievement.
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2018 May 1
Joshua Lucas Receives The Louis J. Jacobs Premedical Prize at 2018 Honors Convocation
The annual Muhlenberg College Honors Convocation recognizes and celebrates leadership, scholarly excellence and achievement.
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2018 May 1
Katelynn Maxwell receives The George E. Hambrecht Law School Award
The annual Muhlenberg College Honors Convocation recognizes and celebrates leadership, scholarly excellence and achievement.
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2018 May 1
Students receive The Carl E. Grothehen Jr. Memorial Award for Excellence in Psychology
The annual Muhlenberg College Honors Convocation recognizes and celebrates leadership, scholarly excellence and achievement.
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2018 May 1
Maxine Pascal receives The Futter Prize for Achievements in and Contributions to German Studies
The annual Muhlenberg College Honors Convocation recognizes and celebrates leadership, scholarly excellence and achievement.
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2018 May 1
Michael Silverstein receives The Class of 1969 Graduate Study Award
The annual Muhlenberg College Honors Convocation recognizes and celebrates leadership, scholarly excellence and achievement.
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2018 May 1
Carly Dove Receives The Class of 1969 Music Award
The annual Muhlenberg College Honors Convocation recognizes and celebrates leadership, scholarly excellence and achievement.
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2018 May 1
Bea Collins '19 Ascends to Meet Her Ambitions
Muhlenberg College encourages students in the natural and social sciences, arts and humanities to study overseas at quality institutions in Europe, Asia, Oceania, Latin America and Africa. By offering students a choice of over 100 approved programs, students engage in global enrichment while earning college credit towards their degree.
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2018 Apr 26
Three Muhlenberg Students Received the 2018 Trexler Library Scholar Awards
Three Muhlenberg students have been awarded 2018 Trexler Library Scholar awards, which recognize students who have enhanced their information literacy knowledge and skills through independent study or research.
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2018 Apr 26
Students Perform in Ntozake Shange's Landmark Play "for colored girls"
Ten students present Ntozake Shange's spiritual-and deeply personal-celebration of black womanhood, "for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf," directed by Sharrell D. Luckett.
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2018 Apr 24
Students are Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Six students were recently inducted into the Muhlenberg College chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest and most prestigious honorary society in America. Only 10% of U.S. colleges and universities have Phi Beta Kappa chapters. These chapters select only 10% of their arts and sciences graduates to join.
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2018 Apr 20
Kelly Tornetta '19 is Named a 2018-19 Rossing Physics Scholar
One of 12 annual award winners, Kelly received the Thomas D. Rossing Fund for Physics Education given to exemplary students in the field by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
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2018 Apr 2
Voice Students Win Big at District Auditions
Muhlenberg voice students made a stunning showing at the District Auditions of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) in February.
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2018 Mar 28
Recognition is Granted to Students who Studied Abroad in Fall 2017
Muhlenberg encourages students in every major to study abroad while earning college credit towards their degree. In fact, 52.4% of the Class of 2017our graduates from the studied abroad during their college career. The College supports four discipline-specific study abroad opportunities as well as offering over 100 approved programs in Europe, Asia, Oceania, Latin America and Africa.
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2018 Apr 10
Forty Student-athletes Named to Academic Honor Roll
Forty Muhlenberg College student-athletes were recognized for their performance in the classroom and on the field with their selection to the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll for the winter 2017-18 season.
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2018 Mar 28
Students Work Behind-the-scenes to Bring Powerful Production of 'Glory' to Life
Teeming with larger-than-life characters, gripping action scenes, and plenty of violence, 'Glory' chronicles the conflict between two competing royal houses that eventually erupts into the War of the Roses, one of the bloodiest periods in English history.
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2018 Mar 27
Students Perform in Mainstage Theatre Production 'Glory'
Nineteen students will perform in 'Glory' this spring, a new world-premiere adaptation of Shakespeare's War of the Roses plays-among his most visceral, fierce and political creations.
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2018 Mar 27
Recognition is Granted to Students who Studied Abroad in Spring 2017
Muhlenberg encourages students in every major to study abroad while earning college credit towards their degree. In fact, 52.4% of our graduates from the Class of 2017 studied abroad during their college career. The College supports four discipline-specific study abroad opportunities as well as offering over 100 approved programs in Europe, Asia, Oceania, Latin America and Africa.
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2018 Mar 9
Recognition is Granted to Students who Studied Abroad in Fall 2016
Muhlenberg encourages students in every major to study overseas while earning college credit towards their degree. In fact, 52.4% of our graduates from the Class of 2017 studied abroad during their college career. The College supports four discipline-specific study abroad opportunities as well as offering over 100 approved programs in Europe, Asia, Oceania, Latin America and Africa.
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2018 Mar 9
Students Participate in Summer Research and Scholarship
More than 60 students from all academic fields took part last summer in Muhlenberg's undergraduate research program, working with faculty mentors on campus.
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2018 Mar 9
When Your Health Is on the Line, Are You Making Rational Choices?
A family crisis inspired Michael Silverstein '18 to research how patients weigh the pros and cons of treatment-and what he found may surprise you.
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2018 Feb 20
Students Work Behind the Scenes to Bring Outrageous 'Ubu Roi' to Life
"Ubu Roi," Alfred Jarry's absurd - and surprisingly timely - 19th century play, kicks off the Muhlenberg College theatre and dance department's spring '18 Mainstage season.
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2018 Feb 20
A $10,000 Prize Will Help This Student Build Her Teen-Empowerment Organization
Val Weisler '20, recipient of a 2017 L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth award, started an anti-bullying crusade that has evolved into a much broader social-justice project.
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2018 Feb 19