Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education is creating the state’s first credential registry to strengthen the workforce. 

Students graduating with an associate degree from either Lehigh Carbon Community College (LCCC) or Northampton Community College (NCC) can receive a renewable 50% tuition discount at Drexel University as part of the university’s new Drexel Promise Program. 

Students from Lehigh University took part in ringing the opening bell for the Nasdaq Stock Exchange Tuesday in San Fransisco to celebrate five years of the university partnering with the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center. 

Cedar Crest College, Allentown, has been ranked as one of the year’s best schools for earning a master’s degree online by OnlineMastersDegrees.org.  

The move to close colleges and universities amid the COVID-19 outbreak has led many students and families to wonder if they would get some type of refund for losing access to housing, dining services and other amenities they already paid for.

Penn State Lehigh Valley has started construction of a $14.4 million expansion project that will include a STEM wing, organic chemistry lab, new dining facility and veteran and adult learner lounge.

Muhlenberg College in Allentown is offering two new graduate programs this fall with a goal to build knowledge in skills that are increasingly in demand by employers.

Lafayette College opened its Rockwell Integrated Sciences Center, a 103,000-square-foot-project that aims to integrate critical skills in science, technology, engineering and math while bringing together disciplines in biology, computer science, environmental science and neuroscience.

For Tina Richardson, chancellor of Penn State Lehigh Valley, business growth is a key focus of her work in higher education.

A New York City-based family office bought a group of student housing properties near Lehigh University in South Bethlehem for $21.3 million.