Looking Back on 2024
A new curriculum, a robust year of election engagement, and the start of three major capital projects are just a few of the highlights from 2024.
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At Muhlenberg, you will be challenged to learn, empowered to think and inspired to act. This is where your ideas, purpose and potential will find their path.
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Muhlenberg Opens Doors
Our faculty lead students to reach further, to achieve their goals and to effect change in the professions and passions they pursue.
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A Community That Supports You
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In Their Words
An Education for Everyone
No matter what your pathway to higher education, Muhlenberg College is ready for you.
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Magic happens at Muhlenberg.
Discover the transformative possibilities of the challenging, supportive Muhlenberg experience and see how our community shapes the world.
Creative Partners
Theatre majors Seamus Good ’18 and Cameron Silliman ’18 started Granite Garden, a rock, folk and jazz band that’s now based in New York City.
Media Comm at Muhlenberg
The media & communication department challenges students to blend theory and practice and supports them as they learn not only how to make media ethically.
Muhlenberg Votes
The Muhlenberg community shows strong political engagement with high student voter turnout, a top polling institute and election events held each election year.
College Democrats Host VP Kamala Harris on Campus
The rally, held the day before Election Day, brought the Democratic nominee for president and thousands of her supporters — including students — to Muhlenberg.
The Impact of Our Innovative Coaching Program
An assessment of Muhlenberg's holistic coaching program found that first-year students saw results during its inaugural year.
President Kathleen Harring's Contract Extended
The Muhlenberg Board of Trustees announced that Harring will continue on as president through at least June 2028.
Muhlenberg College Awarded $250K ATI Grant
The grant, from the American Talent Initiative, will allow the College to expand its highly successful Emerging Leaders Program.
Muhlenberg Scores High in Niche College Rankings
Notable rankings for Muhlenberg included best food, best campus and best programs for performing arts, public health and communications — among many more.
A Visit From U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health
Admiral Rachel Levine discussed public health and health equity for all and fielded questions from Muhlenberg students, faculty and staff.
Young Alum in Sports Media Works at Paris Olympics
Madison Kirchofer ’20, a creative producer for Team Whistle, routinely covers high-profile sporting events as part of her career.
Richard Ben-Veniste Takes Our Questions
Ben-Veniste ’64, who served as one of the lead prosecutors during the Watergate scandal, reflects on the responsibilities of citizens in a democratic society.
Why I Love The Lehigh Valley
Six alumni who’ve built lives and careers close to campus explain what’s so great about the region that includes the city of Allentown.
Emanuela Kucik Fosters Close Reading
Associate Professor Kucik views literature as a powerful agent for social change and the classroom as a space to build community.
Muhlenberg Voices
From the Source
“The faculty at Muhlenberg were so fantastic, working directly with me and fostering my excitement, my enthusiasm, my intuition, and it really helped me form as a scientist.”— Len Zon '79 , Director of Stem Cell Program at Boston's Children's Hospital
“Muhlenberg provides a lot of support in different ways. I came here wanting to be a part of a family, and I’m constantly reminded that that’s the support I’m offered, whenever I need it.”— Sean Quaye ’25 , Finance and Psychology Double Major
“Everyone’s been great in ... providing me with the opportunities to build that stronger career profile that would allow me to stay as a competitive applicant come time to apply to medical school.”— Anam Ali ’25 , Premed Biochemistry Major and Spanish Minor
“I got to come here and not change who I am and just be myself. That’s what’s really good about Muhlenberg. You can always find ... a place to belong.”— Sam Nulman '24 , Finance & Business Administration Double Major
NEWS AT MUHLENBERG
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2400 Chew Podcast - Alberto Garrido '21
The latest episode of 2400 Chew features a conversation with Alberto Garrido '21. Garrido, a transfer student who came to Muhlenberg and majored in theatre and media & communication, is now an associate campaign manager at TelevisaUnivsion. Be sure to subscribe to 2400 Chew wherever you get your podcasts.
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Year in Review: Noteworthy Grants and Awards
In 2024, Muhlenberg and its faculty received funding to support courses, research, special projects and campus programming.
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What It’s Like to Be in a Mainstage Production at Muhlenberg
It is not an easy feat, but the valuable lessons I learned and the bonds I made with fellow actors and faculty have made my time on the Muhlenberg stage worthwhile.
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Junior Leads Collaborative Effort to Help Endangered Bat Species
Muhlenberg student Sophie Tomov ’26 spearheaded a change to the College’s bat removal policy in order to make the survival of captured bats more likely.
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After Graduating From NYU School of Law, Young Alum Begins Legal Career
Max Krinsky ’20 is a corporate law associate at Fenwick & West, which focuses on the tech and life sciences sectors.
