Theatre and English Professor Featured on Philadelphia’s NPR Affiliate
WHYY highlighted Gabriel Jason Dean’s play “Rift, or White Lies,” which tells the story of two brothers, one of whom is incarcerated. The actors playing the brothers switch roles each time the show is performed.
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 02:33 PM
Senior Sustainability Studies Major Interviewed on NPR Show “1A”
Maddie Davidson ’25 spoke about her tree science and stewardship project that won a Youth Climate Action Fund grant from the city and led to an opportunity to speak at last fall’s Bloomberg CityLab summit in Mexico City.
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 03:41 PM
Meet Keanna Peña ’25
Peña is an English and creative writing major from Brooklyn, New York.
Tuesday, March 11, 2025 09:16 AM
How The Muhlenberg Weekly Helped Me Find My Voice and Build Community on Campus
Getting involved with the student newspaper has introduced me to new people and experiences that have changed the way I look at writing, journalism, and myself as a whole.
Wednesday, January 15, 2025 01:55 PM
Muhlenberg Earns Top Niche Ranking for College Food in Pennsylvania for the Sixth Consecutive Year
The College’s campus, its performing arts program and its public health program were all ranked fourth in the state. Muhlenberg was also among the top 10 small colleges, liberal arts colleges and communications programs in Pennsylvania.
Friday, September 6, 2024 09:08 AM
Emanuela Kucik (English and Africana Studies) Fosters Close Reading
Associate Professor Kucik views literature as a powerful agent for social change and the classroom as a space to build community.
Monday, July 1, 2024 10:16 AM
Meet Kathy Cruz ’15
Cruz, a film studies major and English minor, is a weather anchor and producer at WFMZ-TV 69 News and an entrepreneur with a fashion boutique in downtown Allentown.
Saturday, June 1, 2024 02:57 PM
In Memoriam: Emeritus Professor of English Nelvin Vos
Vos, who also served as vice president and dean of the College from 1987-1993, died on March 19. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 13, at 10 a.m. in Egner Memorial Chapel.
Monday, April 8, 2024 09:33 AM
Alumni Featured in “Forbes” Tout Transferable Skills They Developed in College
The article, which quotes David Gwyn ’11 and Spencer Liddic ’12, attests to the power of critical thinking and effective communication in any career field.
Thursday, April 4, 2024 02:40 PM
Your Future Starts Here: Kristen Yngve ’00
On campus, Yngve helped build the very first Muhlenberg.edu as a student worker, which helped her launch a freelance business that she has continued and grown since.
Friday, March 1, 2024 00:35 PM
2400 Chew Podcast: Catherine DiFelice Box '97
On this episode of 2400 Chew, Muhlenberg Magazine Editor-in-Chief Meghan Kita speaks with Catherine DiFelice Box ’97, a lecturer of educational practice at the Penn Graduate School of Education and co-founder of MultilingualWorks.
Thursday, January 18, 2024 04:45 PM
Personally Speaking: Get to Know Harry Glicklin ’26
Glicklin is a media & communication and English double major from Burke, Virginia.
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 09:11 AM
Maggie Robertson ’13 Finds an Acting Niche in the Video Game Industry
Her performance as Lady Dimitrescu in “Resident Evil Village” opened up a world of opportunity.
Thursday, October 12, 2023 02:38 PM
2400 Chew Podcast: Maggie Robertson '13
On this episode of 2400 Chew, Maggie Robertson '13, an actor and voiceover artist, speaks to Muhlenberg Magazine Editor-in-Chief Meghan Kita. Robertson, known for her voice acting roles as Lady Dimitrescu in Resident Evil Village and most recently in Baldur's Gate 3, discusses her career and offers advice on always "leveling up."
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 03:45 PM
Niche Ranks Muhlenberg Top in Pennsylvania for College Food — Again
Muhlenberg was also named the 18th Best College in Pennsylvania and in the top 10 percent nationally for performing arts. The College was in the top 10 in the state for Best Colleges for Communications (#6), Best Small Colleges (#7) and Best Liberal Arts Colleges (#8) and among the top 25 for several academic programs, overall value and more.
Thursday, August 31, 2023 09:22 AM
Muhlenberg Receives $29,900 Grant to Support Humanities Internships Initiative
A proposed partnership between humanities faculty and the Career Center earned a Vocation Across the Academy Grant from the Council of Independent Colleges.
Wednesday, August 9, 2023 11:05 AM
Summer Theatre Job and Course Parallel Rising Junior’s Muhlenberg Experiences
On campus, Anna Item ’25 became familiar with new work development, company management and theatrical consent practices. Now, she’s seeing what those look like in a professional setting.
Thursday, August 3, 2023 11:36 AM
This Land Is Your Land: the Potomac MILA (Video)
Discovery doesn't have to take place far from home. In one of the newest opportunities available within the Muhlenberg Integrative Learning Abroad (MILA) program, students spend two weeks immersed in the Potomac River Valley. Learn more about the program and the lessons it has to offer.
Tuesday, June 20, 2023 10:00 AM
Celebrating the Class of 2023
The College’s Commencement honored graduates in a ceremony held in downtown Allentown’s PPL Center.
Monday, May 22, 2023 11:00 AM
This Is the Liberal Arts
At Muhlenberg, each student is exposed to a variety of ideas, ways of thinking and academic disciplines, regardless of what they end up declaring as a major. These stories demonstrate the power and potential of such an education.
Friday, May 5, 2023 00:33 PM
Meet Ava Duskic ’23, an English and Neuroscience Double Major
Duskic has conducted research on memory and serves as an editor for the literary and arts magazine “MUSES” as well as the peer-reviewed academic journal “Muhlenberg Academic Review.”
Wednesday, April 26, 2023 02:58 PM
The Muhlenberg Response to ChatGPT and Other Artificial Intelligence Tools
Faculty and staff gathered this semester to discuss the possibilities and limitations of this rapidly advancing technology and the ways in which good pedagogy can counter its supposed threats.
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 09:55 AM
Creative Writing Students Converse With Author Mohsin Hamid
The novelist, on campus Tuesday for a public lecture in the evening, spent the afternoon fielding questions from and making connections with a small group of students, faculty and staff.
Friday, April 14, 2023 00:31 PM
Why My Love for Dance Has Grown Exponentially at Muhlenberg
The courses, faculty and performance opportunities here have helped me overcome my belief that dance at the college level was only for those who grew up dancing in studios.
Wednesday, April 12, 2023 04:05 PM
Bestselling Author Mohsin Hamid to Speak at Muhlenberg College April 11
The final 2023 Center for Ethics event, Hamid’s campus visit includes a lecture and Q&A as well as a classroom visit.
Wednesday, April 5, 2023 05:02 PM
Q&A: Kenny Tran ’25 Discusses His Community-Engaged Internship in Allentown
At the Refugee Community Center near campus, Tran assists with adult English-language classes and makes connections with the students, who hail from a variety of countries.
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 01:19 PM
Muhlenberg College Hosts Writer and Artist Wayne Koestenbaum
The John D. M. Brown Lecturer series is presented by the College's Department of English Literatures & Writing.
Tuesday, March 21, 2023 10:58 AM
Groundbreaking Publishing Partnership Launches, With a Muhlenberg Professor’s Book in the Pipeline
Faculty celebrated the debut of the Black Lives in the Diaspora: Past / Present / Future scholarly book series, of which Assistant Professor of English and Africana Studies Emanuela Kucik’s forthcoming book will be a part.
Monday, February 27, 2023 09:05 AM
Q&A: Ricki Askin ’04, Senior Manager of Commercial Music & Creative Licensing at TikTok
Askin describes the music supervision and licensing career journey that brought her to the video sharing platform.
Thursday, February 16, 2023 08:50 AM
Center for Ethics Announces 2023 Spring Event Schedule
The Muhlenberg College Center for Ethics has announced its Spring 2023 event schedule for the ‘Speculative Futures’ series.
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 09:45 AM
Essayist and Journalist Jia Tolentino Visits Campus
The staff writer for “The New Yorker” and author of the acclaimed essay collection “Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion” was the sixth and final guest in this year’s Living Writers course and reading series.
Tuesday, December 6, 2022 04:39 PM
New Speaker Series Examines Global Blackness and Current Events
The first event of "Beyond Borders" will focus on Black women's reproductive rights around the world.
Monday, December 5, 2022 09:22 PM
Senior Named Part of ProPublica’s 2022 Class of Emerging Reporters
Alex Caban-Echevarria ’23, a double major in media & communication and English, is receiving guidance from one of the outlet’s investigative journalists, plus her team of Muhlenberg mentors, as she applies to graduate school.
Tuesday, November 22, 2022 01:21 PM
Exhibiting Leadership
As president and executive director of the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., Aileen Chumard Fuchs ’01 tells the stories of the spaces people design, construct and inhabit.
Thursday, November 17, 2022 08:06 AM
Moving Beyond Language
Professor of English Grant Scott is supporting senior English majors as they learn to analyze and critique novels that contain only images.
Friday, November 11, 2022 10:40 AM
Horror and History
Two alumni serve as communications professionals at Eastern State Penitentiary, a former prison known for its seasonal haunted attractions that has a year-round mission to interpret the legacy of American criminal justice reform.
Wednesday, October 19, 2022 09:05 AM
Celebrating New and Recently Promoted Faculty
Muhlenberg College welcomes seven new faculty members this fall and congratulates four faculty members who have been promoted.
Friday, October 7, 2022 08:00 AM
Long Lived the Queen
Senior Maria Isabel Castillo is studying abroad in London this semester through the Capa London: Global Cities Program.
Friday, September 30, 2022 08:03 AM
Living Writers Brings World-Renowned Authors to Muhlenberg College
The event series runs through the Fall 2022 semester and includes public readings, conversations with the authors and book signings.
Thursday, September 8, 2022 11:30 AM
Center for Ethics Announces 2022-2023 Theme, Fall Schedule
The Muhlenberg College Center for Ethics has announced the theme of the 2022-2023 academic year: 'Speculative Futures.' Several events in the series will be co-sponsored by the College's Living Writers and Election Series programs. 
Wednesday, August 17, 2022 03:29 PM
Emanuela Kucik’s Book Selected for Groundbreaking Publishing Partnership
One of the inaugural titles in a new collaboration between Columbia University Press and Howard University, Professor Kucik’s literary history will focus on Black authors, genocide and the power of literature to turn the tide of public opinion.
Thursday, August 11, 2022 11:15 AM
Emanuela Kucik Named Inaugural Faculty Fellow for DEI Initiatives
The appointment recognizes the work that Kucik, assistant professor of English and Africana Studies and director of Africana Studies, already does beyond the classroom.
Monday, June 6, 2022 02:58 PM
Muhlenberg Announces Faculty Rising Scholar Award Recipients
The awards were presented at the College's 2022 Honors Convocation.
Wednesday, June 1, 2022 04:59 PM
Six Faculty Members Named Recipients of The Daniel J. and Carol Shiner Wilson Grant for the Completion of Scholarly Projects
The awards were presented at Muhlenberg's 2022 Honors Convocation ceremony.
Wednesday, June 1, 2022 04:52 PM
Alec Marsh Awarded Donald B. Hoffman Research Fellowship
The award was presented at Muhlenberg's 2022 Honors Convocation.
Wednesday, June 1, 2022 04:30 PM
Pushing Boundaries
Seniors culminate their Dana Scholars honors program with presentations highlighting their interdisciplinary research.
Tuesday, May 31, 2022 11:36 AM
Muhlenberg Announces Winners of Writing and Journalism Awards, Honors Seniors
The Creative Writing and Journalism Program hosted its first in-person awards dinner since the pandemic began.
Thursday, May 5, 2022 09:12 AM
RJ Fellows Give Senior Symposium Presentations
Presentations and research aligned with this year’s theme of “Positive Change Through Social Entrepreneurship.”
Friday, April 29, 2022 09:04 AM
Professor Publishes Open-Source Book on Vidding
Francesca Coppa, chair of English literatures & writing and director of women’s & gender studies, chronicles the history of the practice of fans splicing together video and music to create transformative works.
Wednesday, April 13, 2022 01:38 PM
Artful Words
Dawn Kramlich ’09 is a text-based artist who also teaches at Muhlenberg.
Monday, April 11, 2022 03:40 PM
Moving Toward Diversity
A new website showcases student research on Black history at Muhlenberg.
Monday, March 28, 2022 07:56 AM
Muhlenberg to Host Reading with Writer Laurie Stone
Stone will visit campus on Thursday, April 7.
Thursday, March 24, 2022 03:03 PM
Muhlenberg Hosts Poet Jeff Dolven for Annual Brown Lecture
The John D.M Brown Lecturer series is presented by the College's Department of English Literatures & Writing
Monday, March 21, 2022 11:05 AM
Happily Ever After
Nisha Sharma ’07 writes award-winning romance novels with South Asian characters, a career she began pursuing with passion at Muhlenberg.
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 09:22 AM
Finding Success at Harvard’s Dental School
Vivian Ha ’20 says Muhlenberg prepared her well to be part of one of the smallest and most selective programs in the country.
Wednesday, February 16, 2022 10:13 AM
Muhlenberg Announces Black History Month Programming
The series was organized by the Muhlenberg College Africana Studies Program, Black Students Association and the Office of Multicultural Life.
Thursday, January 27, 2022 10:19 AM
Helping Students From Underrepresented Backgrounds Consider Grad School
A new program offers workshops, resources and—most importantly—mentorship for students and recent alumni in all fields of study.
Thursday, October 28, 2021 10:20 AM
Author and Producer Rebecca Walker Hosted by Muhlenberg
The Africana Studies Program and the From the Ashes Series present "A Conversation with Rebecca Walker" about her memoir, "Black, White and Jewish."
Monday, October 25, 2021 09:36 AM
Meet Our New Faculty
Muhlenberg welcomes 26 new full-time educators to campus this fall, including tenure-track and visiting faculty members and Consortium for Faculty Diversity fellows from a variety of disciplines.
Monday, September 13, 2021 08:00 AM
Digital Scholars Celebrated at Trexler Library
The students presented projects that they had completed as independent summer scholars.
Wednesday, September 1, 2021 11:24 AM
Power Chords
Juliette Reilly ’16 makes music to help fans cope with the mental health challenges of being a teen.
Thursday, July 22, 2021 10:18 AM
Muhlenberg Announces Winners of English Literature and Writing Awards
The College’s Department of English Literatures & Writing celebrated the winners of The Edwin A. Miller Writing awards and The Muhlenberg Weekly Journalism awards via Zoom presentation.
Wednesday, July 21, 2021 09:36 AM
Reminiscing Analytically
As beloved Professors of English David Rosenwasser and Jill Stephen retire, they reflect on their Muhlenberg legacies and hopes for the future of the Writing Program.
Wednesday, July 14, 2021 00:11 PM
Winners of 2021 Library Scholar Award for Information Literacy Announced
Now in its eleventh year, the award recognizes students who have demonstrated growth in and increased understanding of information literacy through independent study or research.
Thursday, June 3, 2021 07:23 PM
Muhlenberg Hosts First In-Person Commencement Since the COVID-19 Pandemic Began
The College’s 173rd Commencement celebrated the Class of 2021 in a pair of socially distanced ceremonies held in downtown Allentown.
Monday, May 24, 2021 09:35 PM
Emanuela Kucik Awarded Ruth and Joel Spira Prize for Distinguished Teaching
The award was presented at the College's 2021 Honors Convocation.
Friday, May 14, 2021 08:15 AM
James Bloom Awarded Class of 1932 Research Professorship
The award was presented at the College's 2021 Honors Convocation.
Friday, May 14, 2021 08:15 AM
Muhlenberg Celebrates Achievements at 2021 Honors Convocation
The ceremony, held virtually, recognized student academic and community accomplishments, faculty research and scholarship and staff contributions to the College.
Friday, May 14, 2021 08:15 AM
Mock Trial Team Makes Its Case on the National Stage
In only its second year, Muhlenberg's squad advanced to the second round of the American Mock Trial Association's annual national tournament.
Thursday, March 25, 2021 09:37 AM
A Rom-Com for the Pandemic Era
Alumni from the Class of 2010 teamed up to create a web series about dating during COVID-19.
Tuesday, March 9, 2021 00:32 PM
Behind the Music
Award-winning rock journalist David Fricke '73 reflects on his career journey, including more than 40 years he spent writing for "Rolling Stone."
Tuesday, March 9, 2021 00:25 PM
Muhlenberg College Celebrates Black History Month
A series of programs, available to the Muhlenberg community and the general public, explore historic and current individuals central to Black liberation movements.
Monday, February 22, 2021 11:52 AM
Muhlenberg College Celebrates the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
The event, In Solidarity: Lift Every Voice, was streamed to the Muhlenberg College community on January 18.
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 09:38 AM
A Virtual Collective of Artists
Alison Cummins ’21 and Sarah Gordin ’21 started Berg Originals to help students, alumni, faculty and others share and receive feedback on their work remotely.
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 02:14 PM
Muhlenberg Hosts First Generation Panel for Family Weekend
November 8 is National First Generation Student Celebration Day and the College will hold an inaugural event to honor students.
Thursday, November 5, 2020 00:38 PM
172nd Commencement Ceremony
The virtual event celebrated the more than 600 graduates of Muhlenberg College who earned degrees in May and October of this year.
Tuesday, October 20, 2020 04:20 PM
‘From the Ashes’ Event Series Addresses Racism Amid COVID-19
The fall programming grapples with how COVID-19 is impacting contemporary racial crises, explores the historical roots of these issues and highlights the activism of younger generations.
Thursday, October 15, 2020 09:46 AM
Trace, Detect and Dispatch
The poetic travails of Taylor Garrison ‘20 lead to a prestigious fellowship triumph.
Friday, July 10, 2020 08:28 AM
A Parallel Universe
Through his work on VR software, Evan Sforza ’07 helps create a welcoming place for people from around the world to meet.
Tuesday, June 9, 2020 11:51 AM
Four Faculty Members Named Recipients of The Daniel J. and Carol Shiner Wilson Grant for the Completion of Scholarly Projects
The awards were presented at the College's 2020 Honors Convocation.
Monday, May 4, 2020 11:52 AM
Grant Scott Awarded the Class of 1932 Research Professorship
The award was presented at the College's 2020 Honors Convocation.
Monday, May 4, 2020 11:14 AM
Race in Classical Music
Muhlenberg faculty lead a panel asserting the importance of including Black art in higher education and the classical music canon.
Friday, February 14, 2020 02:37 PM
Muhlenberg Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Black History Month
The first program included a screening of “Harriet,” which explores the life of Harriet Tubman, and a talkback session facilitated by Muhlenberg faculty.
Wednesday, January 15, 2020 09:27 AM