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. The college’s curriculum and experiences are designed opens 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. The college’s curriculum and experiences are designed opens doors to new ideas, discoveries, friendships and a lifetime of personal and intellectual growth.
Student Voting at Muhlenberg Among Top in the Nation
A new report finds college-student voting increased sharply nationwide in 2020. BergVotes leaders say lots of outreach plus a slew of important issues helped drive high Muhlenberg turnout.

Leadership -
2022 Jan 20
Campus Hunger: Advocating for Change
A symposium at Muhlenberg this fall highlighted the often invisible issue of hunger on college campuses and the state and national legislation that can help.

Club or Organization -
2022 Jan 20
Short Film Selected for Two International Festivals
Joe Romano '23 created the short film "Emetophobia" for a film studies class at Muhlenberg.

Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement -
2022 Jan 20
Wrestling Wins Petrofes Invitational
For the first time ever, the Muhlenberg wrestling team won the Petrofes Invitational.

Sports -
2022 Jan 18
Kevan Shah '22 Named Schwarzman Scholar
Shah is the first Muhlenberg student to receive the award, one of the most prestigious in the world.

Achievement (Other) -
2022 Jan 4
Seven Named to Sportsmanship Team
Seven Muhlenberg athletes were recognized for their behavior on the field, court and course with their selection to the 2021 Fall All-Centennial Conference Sportsmanship Team.

Sports -
2021 Dec 23
Marissa Steiner Named 2021 Global Marketing and Philanthropy Intern for Delta Zeta Nationals
How do you do on-campus philanthropy work when no one is on campus? Go virtual.

Greek Organizations -
2021 Dec 7
Muhlenberg Football Advances to the Quarterfinals for the Third Straight Season
Muhlenberg College football team holds DelVal to zero in second round of the NCAA DIII tournament.

Sports -
2021 Dec 2
79 Named to Academic Honor Roll
Seventy-nine Muhlenberg College student-athletes were named to the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll for the fall 2021 season.

Academic Award -
2021 Dec 20
Theater Installation 'Memento: Mori: Triptych' Evokes Memory, Mortality
Created by a collective of 14 theater artists, the interactive performance experience premiered at Muhlenberg College May 14-16, 2021.

Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement -
2021 Nov 30
Summer Check-In: Sarah Karmazyn
Senior softball player Sarah Karmazyn was an internal audit intern for Cedar Fair Entertainment at Dorney Park.

Internship -
2021 Nov 30
Student Voting at Muhlenberg Among Top in the Nation
A new report finds that college-student voting increased sharply nationwide in 2020. BergVotes leaders say lots of outreach plus a slew of important issues helped drive high Muhlenberg turnout.

Club or Organization -
2021 Nov 30
'Reset: New Dances' Concert
The November performance displayed the talents of eight senior student choreographers and more than 40 dancers on the theme of renewal and reinvention.

Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement -
2021 Nov 30
'Call Me By Any Other Name Just as Sweet' Theatre Performance
World premiere queer adaptation at Muhlenberg Theatre & Dance turns classic Romeo and Juliet tale inside-out.

Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement -
2021 Nov 17
Summer Research: Studying the Molecular Genetics of Nematodes
Danny Monzo, Long Nguyen and Isabella van der Weide worked in the lab of Biology Professor Bruce Wightman studying sleep and arousal in the small soil-dwelling roundworm C. elegans, funded by the Vaughan Summer Research Grant.

Research / Grant -
2021 Oct 28
2021 Phi Betta Kappa Honor Society Inductees
This year's inductees to the Muhlenberg chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's most prestigious honor society for undergraduates in the liberal arts and sciences, were celebrated in a virtual event on Saturday, October 15.

Honor Society -
2021 Oct 27
Student Research: Biological Evaluation of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug
A team of Muhlenberg students worked with Professor Sherri Young to test how readily medications can cross the blood-brain barrier to gain a better understanding of how to treat Alzheimer's disease.

Research / Grant -
2021 Sep 29
Muhlenberg College Welcomes New Students
Muhlenberg is pleased to welcome the newest members of our community, including first year students, new transfer students and new School of Continuing Studies students, for the 2021-2022 academic year.

Enrollment -
2021 Sep 27
London Coding
Benedict Kohler '23 used his computer science and mathematics majors in his summer software engineer internship.

Internship -
2021 Sep 27
Summer Research: The Impact of Fungicides on Bumblebees
Natalie David worked with Professor Jordanna Sprayberry on the effects of fungicidal odor-pollution on the bumblebee's ability to learn and recognize a floral scent.

Research / Grant -
2021 Sep 27
Student Research: Attitudes Toward Concussion Incidence and Headgear in Women's Lacrosse
Shivani Iyer '23 interviewed coaches, players, researchers and others to better understand the perspectives and experiences surrounding head injury and protection in the sport.

Research / Grant -
2021 Sep 27
Summer Study Abroad and Research on Environmental Policies
Senior softball player Genna Cicchetti studied environmental policies in Spain this summer.

Study Abroad -
2021 Sep 14
Summer Research: Tracking ticks and their pathogens
Senior field hockey and softball player Sarah Raab researched ticks with Biology Professor Marten Edwards in the Lehigh Valley this summer.

Research / Grant -
2021 Sep 14
A Summer Internship with Equitable Investment Management Group
Senior football player Kevin Olifiers invested his summertime in a valuable internship that allowed him to draw on his academic, athletic and extracurricular activities at Muhlenberg.

Internship -
2021 Sep 14
A Theatre Community on Cayuga Lake
Arianna Tilley '22 immersed herself in the arts in Ithaca, New York this summer.

Work Experience -
2021 Sep 8
Helping Support Individuals in Crisis
Larissa Dowling '22, who has worked for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline for a year, is now training others to chat online with people experiencing mental health struggles.

Work Experience -
2021 Sep 8
Amanda Clark Examines the Link Between Colonialism and Sustainability
Under the guidance of Professor Maura Finkelstein, she conducted summer research exploring Indigenous perspectives on the environment and how they might be better incorporated into the field of sustainability studies.

Research / Grant -
2021 Sep 8
Understanding the Learning and Memory Capabilities of 'the Blob'
Ava Duskic '23 and Emma Muller '22 worked with Professor Gretchen Gotthard this summer to further understand the learning and memory capabilities of Physarum polycephalum, a slime mold known as "the blob."

Research / Grant -
2021 Sep 7
Nonstop at a Nonprofit
A summer internship is preparing Emily Leandro `22 for a career in the arts.

Internship -
2021 Aug 16
Personally Speaking: Giovanni Merrifield '23
Giovanni Merrifield is a sociology major and Africana studies minor from Standish, Maine.

Achievement (Other) -
2021 Aug 16