Path to Prominence

Lehigh’s Board of Trustees approves next step in two ‘Path to Prominence’ projects.

Lehigh has been granted the variances it needs to build a 400-bed dormitory at Brodhead and Packer avenues in South Bethlehem. - The Morning Call

A team of Lehigh economists finds on-site contacts can increase probability of admission.

Lehigh University counts among its alumni engineers who helped build marvels of the 20th Century, such as the Golden Gate Bridge and the locks of the Panama Canal. Now the private university in eastern Pennsylvania aims to go on a building spurt of its own. - Washington Post

As many Northeastern colleges fear enrollment declines, Lehigh University charts ambitious growth plan including 1,000 additional undergraduates, 100 more faculty members and a new college of health. - Inside Higher Ed

Lehigh University’s major expansion will feature a dormitory across the street from Broughal Middle School, putting at least 400 upperclassmen within blocks of the historic South Side Business District in a couple of years. - The Morning Call

President John Simon lays out an ambitious framework for the university's future through undergraduate and graduate enrollment growth, faculty hiring, new academic programs and upgraded facilities.