Arts
Music for Imaginary Movies
Composer Kyle Wernke fulfills a decades-long dream project for Lehigh University Philharmonic.
Lehigh's Keystone College
The Power of "And"
The College of Arts & Sciences is where focused future makers discover the joy of learning from dedicated faculty who cultivate pragmatic problem-solving skills in a quintessential liberal arts setting. Through interdisciplinary learning and unmatched internship opportunities, we empower you to become the highly sought-after leader who creates essential change in an ever-evolving world.
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What do you want to become? We have nearly 90 majors that will shape your path to a Lehigh degree.
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Explore the College of Arts & Sciences' specialized graduate programs in the humanities, mathematics, natural sciences, and social sciences.
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The College of Arts & Sciences provides educational opportunities that fulfill and challenge you in and out of the classroom.
28
Liberal Arts Education
Undergraduate Departments and Interdisciplinary Programs
21
Graduate Studies
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Active Research
Research Expenditures for Fiscal Year 2024-2025
Composer Kyle Wernke fulfills a decades-long dream project for Lehigh University Philharmonic.
Humanities
Beyond Pride and Prejudice: A Professor's Podcast Makes the Case for Jane Austen—and the Humanities
As the world marks the 250th anniversary of Austen's birth, Michael Kramp shows why her accessible, versatile stories offer more than just happily-ever-afters.
Math & Natural Sciences
Student Intern's Research Helps Advance Wound Healing for Military
Biology major Liliane Moorhead spent her summer advancing critical biomedical research through a prestigious internship at the Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, located on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Her work focused on the effects of radiofrequency radiation on immune and vascular cells of the body.
Versatility. Leadership. Exploration.
A College of Arts & Sciences education prepares students for the career and life changes they will encounter, the jobs that haven't been created yet, and a life of informed citizenship based on facts and reasoned arguments.
Events & Lectures
| December 16, 2025
Pete Buttigieg to Deliver 2026 Kenner Lecture
Math & Natural Sciences
| December 12, 2025
Rewiring the Brain
Arts
| December 3, 2025
A New Exhibition Takes Flight
Math & Natural Sciences
| November 19, 2025
Dylan Shropshire receives Kaufman New Investigator Award to support research
Social Sciences
| November 13, 2025
The Power of Persistence: How Small States Win Big at the UN
Humanities
| November 12, 2025
Bound in Bethlehem: Moravians and Slavery
Math & Natural Sciences
| November 6, 2025
Mathematics in Motion
Arts
| October 30, 2025
Music for Imaginary Movies
Take Note
Colleagues in Action
Dylan Shropshire
Biological Sciences
Dylan Shropshire receives Kaufman New Investigator Award to support research into Wolbachia bacteria and its potential to fight mosquito-borne diseases worldwide.
Suzanne Edwards
English
The Society for Medieval Feminist Scholarship honors Suzanne Edwards with the Suzanne Edwards Mentorship Award recognizing extraordinary mentorship of early-career feminist scholars.
Robin Sundaramoorthy
Journalism and Communication
Robin Sundaramoorthy was awarded the Gerald R. Miller Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award from the National Communication Association.
Feb
3
Lecture
Selfridge Lecture
David Chalmers is University Professor of Philosophy and Neural Science and co-director of the Center for Mind, Brain, and Consciousness at New York University. He is the author of The Conscious Mind (1996), Constructing The World (2010), and Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy (2022). He cofounded the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness and the PhilPapers Foundation. He is known for formulating the hard problem of consciousness and for the idea of the extended mind.
Mar
3
Lecture
Kenner Lecture on Cultural Understanding with Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg, the former United States secretary of transportation, will deliver the annual Kenner Lecture on Cultural Understanding, Tuesday, March 3 at 8 p.m. in Zoellner Arts Center’s Baker Hall. It will be followed by a moderated question-and-answer session with Buttigieg. The lecture is free and open to the public.