Muhlenberg in the News
Recent media coverage of Muhlenberg College and its people
The Morning Call, July 30, 2021
Professor Christopher Borick says he sees the movement as another predictable swing of the left-right pendulum. Read More
The Morning Call, July 30, 2021
Four takeaways from Joe Biden's first visit to the Lehigh Valley as president
The high-profile visits reflect the region's growing political clout, says Professor Chris Borick. Read More
Atlas Obscura, July 22, 2021
What Should You Do With a Captured Nazi Flag?
Assistant Professor of History Jacqueline Antonovich shares the story of a disturbing find in her recently purchased 1800s farmhouse. Read More
Pennlive, July 22, 2021
After 17 years, was the Brood X cicada emergence this summer a bust?
Professor of Biology Marten Edwards chronicled the return of 17-year cicadas to the same regions they heavily inhabited at their last emergence. Read More
The Morning Call, July 16, 2021
Officials fight against the emerald ash borer as it decimates trees across the Lehigh Valley
Doing nothing isn't a solution, Muhlenberg College biology professor Marten Edwards Read More
Going For Two Podcast, July 16, 2021
COVID and College Athletics with Kathleen Bachynski
Lessons learned from this past year of college athletics dealing with COVID-19 and what the future could hold this fall. Listen Now
The Forward, July 16, 2021
I played Israeli professional baseball. Here's why this year's Olympic team gives me hope.
Op-ed by alumnus Rabbi Jason Bonder includes memories of Muhlenberg experiences. Read More
Fast Company, July 16, 2021
You can't set the record straight for GOP who don't want it straightened
Article mentions a Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion election poll cited by State Senator Doug Mastriano. Read More
Baltimore Sun, July 16, 2021
The mystery bird illness responsible for killing many backyard favorites is spreading across states
Peter Saenger, president of the Lehigh Valley Audobon Society and an ornithological specialist at Muhlenberg College, says we need to be cautious. Read More
Inside Higher Ed, July 16, 2021
External Partnerships and Higher Ed's Mission of Critical Analysis
One of the most critical analyses that we've seen of 2U's acquisition of edX has come from Jeff Pooley, a professor of Media and Communication at Muhlenberg College, write the authors. Read More
The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 09, 2021
Muhlenberg College director of public health Chrysan Cronin says last year, as the state was still reeling from the first four months of the pandemic & bracing for a fall surge, it made sense to contract contract tracing out. Read More
The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 09, 2021
Professor of Media & Communication Jeff Pooley says "Harvard and MIT have, in effect, auctioned off the lecture halls of the future...nonprofits aren't supposed to flip like this" on the transfer of edX to a private company. Read More
The Morning Call, July 09, 2021
Professor of Biology Marten Edwards weighs in on the dobsonfly - what some call Pennsylvania's most terrifying insect. Read More
The Morning Call, July 09, 2021
Director of public health Chrysan Cronin advises school districts to follow a wait-and-see approach when it comes to their fall plans, especially in light of the COVID-19 delta variant. Read More
Penn Capital-star, July 09, 2021
Professor of Political Science Chris Borick says that amendments are "being used strategically by [Pennsylvania] Republicans right now to find ways around the governor's power." Read More
The Morning Call, July 09, 2021
Peter Saenger, president of the Lehigh Valley Audobon Society and Muhlenberg ornithological specialist, advises "taking down feeders and birdbaths so you don't have concentrations of birds in case it is spread by close contact" in light of a recent avian illness. Read More
The New York Times, July 02, 2021
Caveh Zahedi Has So Many Stories to Tell
The short-form podcast is unusual in a field crowded with big-budget productions. Professor John Sullivan says, "What [Zahedi] is doing is really like 'audio blogging'... more like the earliest days of podcasting." Read More
The Morning Call, July 02, 2021
Tony Merchlinsky, 19, signed up to be a bone marrow donor in the fall shortly after starting at Muhlenberg College & said he didn't hesitate when he found out he was a match. Read More
91.3 Wlvr (npr Lv), July 02, 2021
Professor Marten Edwards, a says spraying insecticides cuts down on the benefits cicadas bring. "It's really a win-win for the environment." Listen Now
91.3 Wlvr (npr Lv), July 02, 2021
Spraying starts June 30 along the Lehigh and Delaware rivers. Professor Marten Edwards says the spray, made from bacteria that originates in soil, is non-toxic to humans and wildlife. Read More
91.3 Wlvr (npr Lv), July 02, 2021
Lehigh Valley is Lyme disease hotspot; Pa. has highest rate of infections in U.S.
Professor Marten Edwards says there are several things you can do to protect yourself outdoors. Read More
Harrisburg Patriot News, July 02, 2021
After contact tracing data breach, Pa. sidesteps scrutiny on proposed $34M contract
Last year, as the state was still reeling from the first four months of the pandemic and was bracing for an anticipated fall surge in cases, it made sense to contract the work out, says Professor Chrysan Cronin. Read More
Other News, June 25, 2021
Have Apple & Spotify Become Too Big?
Professor of Media & Communication John Sullivan was a guest on the podcast and discussed recent moves by Apple and Spotify to introduce premium podcasting, as well as the platformization of the medium. Listen Now
Saucon Source Podcast, June 25, 2021
No Rain Date, Ep. 58: Preserving Lehigh Valley's LGBTQ History
Archivist Kristen Leipert discusses the Stonewall Memories Project. Listen Now
WFMZ, June 25, 2021
Civic's 'Buyer & Cellar' has encore
Civic presents an encore of its 2019 production of the off-Broadway comedy hit; and actor Timothy Janovsky '19 recreates his award-winning performance for two shows. Read More
New Aural Cultures Podcast, June 25, 2021
Podcasting's transforming infrastructure.
Professor of Media & Communication John Sullivan was a guest speaking about the professionalization of the medium. Listen Now
La Review Of Books, June 18, 2021
Emanuela Kucik, assistant professor of English and Africana Studies, reviews Richard Jean So's new book about the history of racism in American publishing. Read More
Newsweek, June 18, 2021
All the U.S. Colleges Requiring COVID Vaccines to Return to Campus in the Fall, So Far
An increasing number of U.S. colleges are requiring students to be immunized next fall, including Muhlenberg. Read More
Cleveland Jewish News, June 18, 2021
Adam Marcus '22 honored with leadership award from Lehigh Valley federation
Award given for campus leadership and awareness of needs and concerns in the Jewish community. Read More
Concord Monitor (ma), June 18, 2021
For animals, swindling others is a strategy
Biology Professor Erika Iyengar studies kleptoparasitism, measuring the "harm" and "benefit" in terms of each animals' energy budget. Read More
The Morning Call, June 18, 2021
Professor Karen Britt, president of JuneTeenth Lehigh Valley, & Multicultural Life Director Robin Riley-Casey on the June 19 event. Read More
WDIY FM, June 11, 2021
LGBT Oral Histories with Adrian Shanker & Kristen Leipert
Alum Adrian Shanker '09 and archivist Kristen Leipert talk about the Lehigh Valley LGBT Community Archive on LV Discourse. Listen Now
Northern Woodlands Magazine, June 11, 2021
The Outside Story: Kleptoparasitism
Biology Professor Erika Iyengar was interviewed about the harm/benefit of animal parasitism by theft. The article ran in five additional media outlets. Read More
Miami Herald (fl), June 11, 2021
Can eating cicadas make you high - or sick? What to know as they blanket parts of US
Biology Professor Marten Edwards says it's best to cook cicadas as soon as they emerge from the ground, when they're fresh. The article was picked up by 22 media outlets. Read More
Pocono Record, June 11, 2021
Enjoy the silence: Cicadas aren't ready to be heard in Monroe County
Despite a U.S. Forest Service map that shows Monroe County as a Brood X site, it's really the home of Brood II, due again in 2030, said Professor Marten Edwards. Read More
Yahoo News, June 11, 2021
Could sports leagues soon let athletes play through COVID-19?
"We're not at a point yet where we can say, 'If you're unvaccinated, that's on you,'" said Assistant Professor of Public Health Kathleen Bachynski. Read More
Diverse Issues In Higher Education, June 11, 2021
Anti-Racism & Humanistic Inquiry
"It is our shared duty to educate with broad perspectives and critical historical knowledge of race, antiracism, colonialism, and decolonization in our attempts to understand the human condition," writes Cathy Marie Ouellette, associate professor of history. Read More
Tv Goodness, June 11, 2021
Connie Giordano Talks Mare of Easttown
Giordano '91 and her role in the hit TV series "Mare of Easttown." Read More
WDIY FM, June 04, 2021
Alum Adrian Shanker and archivist Kristen Leipert talk about the Lehigh Valley LGBT Community Archive. Read More
Tribune-democrat, June 04, 2021
Governor and Senate candidates jockeying for position with 2022 on the horizon
While PA election history would seem to give the edge to Republicans, Professor Chris Borick says more recent history has shown the pattern can be broken. Read More
The Morning Call, June 04, 2021
Last year, Allentown's Environmental Advisory Council worked with Muhlenberg College student Hannah Chiesa to develop an initial greenhouse gas inventory. Read More
Montgomery County Media, June 04, 2021
Blog: My Perspective as a GGCC Intern
Isaac Shulman will be attending Muhlenberg in the fall. Read More
The Morning Call, June 04, 2021
Where are the cicadas? Millions were expected in the Lehigh Valley.
Cicadas are often referred to as "canaries in the coal mine," says Professor Marten Edwards. Read More
WFMZ, June 04, 2021
Reflections on life and legacy of teacher who participated in NASA's Teacher in Space Program
Charles Walter Tremer taught at Muhlenberg College. Read More
Variety, May 28, 2021
New Filmmakers Los Angeles Announce Winners of 9th Annual Awards
"The Man of the Monkey" by Professor David Romberg was named best documentary feature film by New Filmmakers Los Angeles. Read More
WDIY FM, May 28, 2021
Archivist Kristen Leipert and Adrian Shanker '09 of Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center talk about the Lehigh Valley LBGT Community Archive. Segment available soon via link. Listen Now
Pc Gamer, May 28, 2021
An interview with the actor behind Lady Dimitrescu
Maggie Robertson '13 went from the stages of the Baker Center to bringing a vampire to life in the video game Resident Evil Village. Read More
Lehigh Valley Business, May 28, 2021
A look at Muhlenberg College's Parkway Boulevard Building and its Living Building challenge
President Kathleen Harring calls the building a "living symbol" of the college's values. Read More
WFMZ, May 28, 2021
Muhlenberg College hosts first in-person commencement since COVID pandemic
For the first time since 2013, a Muhlenberg Commencement took place indoors, but not in its usual rain location of Memorial Hall, and not because of rain. Read More
Insider, May 28, 2021
We spoke with 21 young Americans about coming of age in 2021
Hannah Michelson '22 says, 'I feel I've learned a lot about myself in this pandemic.' Read More
The Morning Call, May 28, 2021
Closing of major private foundation after 25 years highlights shakeup in Lehigh Valley philanthropy
"Part of what is disappearing with The Century Fund is the relationships it had with all of the nonprofits it funded," says Business Professor Roland Kushner who researches nonprofits. Read More
Usa Today, May 28, 2021
Cicadas have existed for more than 5 million years. Now, humans threaten their future.
"The range of cicadas that we see now is a fraction of what it would have been, when the Native Americans were the only people around," said Biology Professor Martin Edwards. Read More
The Morning Call, May 28, 2021
'End of an era': Stonewall, the Lehigh Valley's last gay club, hosts 'last bash'
The Lehigh Valley LGBT Community Archive - a joint program of Bradbury-Sullivan and Muhlenberg College - has launched the Stonewall Memories Project, which will preserve photographs, stories and more. Read More
The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 28, 2021
Pa. Republicans are taking aim at Tom Wolf, not Biden, as they look to win the 2022 governor's race
Wolf has "taken hits for his work in pandemic response," said Professor Chris Borick, "and part of that is just the nature of crisis management." Read More
The Morning Call, May 28, 2021
Incumbents were defeated in local elections across the Lehigh Valley in this primary. What happened?
Incumbents lost in races across the state, owing to turmoil in the national political parties and a marked increase in engagement with voters, said Professor Chris Borick. Read More
NBC, May 28, 2021
Pa. Voters Have a Really Hard Time Saying 'No' to Ballot Questions
Just five rejections since 1967? Professor Chris Borick says there are subliminal and subconscious effects at work on Philadelphia's NBC10. Read More
The Morning Call, May 28, 2021
It's not sizzling bacon or a sprinkler you're hearing
Professor Marten Edwards, with alums Rick Crist and Michael Sitvarin and Maya Schlesinger '24 were on the hunt for Brood X. Read More
Poughkeepsie Journal, May 21, 2021
Frankie Feaster: Inside former Bergen Catholic star's chance to impress Giants, make NFL Read More
WHYY, May 21, 2021
Professor Marten Edwards is interviewed on 'Radio Times' about this extraordinary 17-year event. Listen Now
WITF, May 21, 2021
The 17-year Cicadas are Coming
Professor Marten Edwards interview begins at 30:00. Listen Now
Fast Company, May 21, 2021
How Apple's new audio subscriptions are upending podcasting
Co-authored by Professor John Sullivan, the op-ed has run in Fast Company, The Street and nearly 40 additional media outlets. Read More
WHYY, May 21, 2021
Some Pa. lawmakers tout expense transparency. Their websites tell a different story.
Professor Christopher Borick comments. Read More
The Record/northjersey.com, May 14, 2021
Frankie Feaster: Inside former Bergen Catholic star's chance to impress NY Giants, make NFL
Frankie Feaster '19 is making his NFL audition at rookie camp. Read More
The Conversation, May 14, 2021
Apple threatens to upend podcasting's free, open architecture
John Sullivan, professor of media and communication, co-authored the article which has run in 25 additional media outlets as well. Read More
NBC, May 14, 2021
Could Voting Changes Increase Off-Year Voter Turnout?
Changes including expanded mail-in voting and some important races may boost participation, says Professor Christopher Borick on NBC Philadelphia. Watch Now
WFMZ, May 14, 2021
Muhlenberg College holds groundbreaking for Parkway Boulevard Building project
Shovels, hardhats and sunshine were on hand for the groundbreaking for the new Parkway Boulevard Building. Read More
The Morning Call, May 14, 2021
Your View: I developed polio because I was too young for Salk's vaccine.
A shortage of the polio vaccine when he was 5 meant retired History Professor Daniel J. Wilson became infected with polio instead. Read More
WITF, May 14, 2021
Here come the 17-year cicadas!
Biology Professor Marten Edwards will join SmartTalk on WITF today at 9:40 a.m. to share what nature-lovers can all look forward to with their arrival. Read More
The Morning Call, May 07, 2021
Daniel Wilson, professor emeritus of history, shares his perspective as a post-polio survivor and vaccine advocate. Read More