At Muhlenberg, 2024 brought with it the debut of a revamped curriculum, the groundbreaking on three major building projects, a number of noteworthy grants and awards, several newsworthy hires and a variety of ways to engage in the political process during an important election year. Find some highlights from this calendar year below
To view all of the stories we told in 2024, visit our news archive, MuhlenbergSports.com, the Muhlenberg Magazine website and Muhlenberg's YouTube channel.
What does it take to lead in a dynamic, global society? Muhlenberg faculty answered this question with the adoption of a new academic curriculum that mandates more hands-on learning and complex, cross-disciplinary problem solving.
This dynamic field is growing at a rapid rate, and statisticians are increasingly in demand across a wide variety of industries.
The updated space, which displays real-time market data and allows students to access financial software, enhances experiential learning opportunities and builds in-demand skills for students interested in finance.
A team of three dedicated faculty and staff coaches guides each incoming student as they learn to make the most of the opportunities available on campus.
In 2024, the College and its faculty received funding for courses, research, special projects and campus programming.
Marten Edwards investigated tick biology and tick-borne human pathogens in Mexico this fall. Edwards was among a select group of more than 800 U.S. citizens — faculty members, artists and professionals from all backgrounds — selected for the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program.
All graduate and undergraduate accelerated degree completion programs are now offered fully online, complemented by high-impact, in-person experiences to enhance learning outcomes.
The award-winning structure, the first in the world to achieve Core Living Building Certification, reflects the College’s deep commitment to sustainability, academics, creativity and community.
Zon, who was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2022, uses zebrafish to study human blood diseases and melanoma.
Assistant Coach Odunayo Adekuoroye, an eight-time African champion, a four-time World Wrestling Championships medalist and a three-time Commonwealth Games champion from Nigeria, competed at the Paris Olympics this summer.
Leslie Hill, who was most recently a professor of theatre and performance making at the University of Roehampton, London, became department chair and artistic director this fall.
Work on the Seegers Union expansion, a renovation of the Bicentennial Park baseball field in south Allentown, and the construction of a softball field on campus began this year.
A 1993 publication that Professor of Biology Bruce Wightman co-authored laid groundwork for the research that earned Gary Ruvkun and Victor Ambros the 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology.
President Kathleen Harring will continue on as president through at least June 2028. Harring began the role in an interim capacity in June 2019 and was named Muhlenberg’s 13th president in June 2020.
Our community demonstrates high levels of political engagement through robust student voter registration and turnout efforts, the work of a nationally recognized polling institute, and a series of election-related events that have been happening every presidential and midterm election year since 1992.
The College Democrats invited Harris for a rally, held on the eve of Election Day, that brought the Democratic nominee for president and thousands of her supporters — including students — to the Life Sports Center.
The Mules earned one of 21 at-large berths to the NCAA Division III Tournament. It was the 16th time in the team’s history, and the second in the last three years, that the Muhlenberg men's soccer team played for a national championship.
Kimberly Guyer will join the College from Florida State University, where she serves as interim associate vice president and dean of students.
