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![Lehigh recognized with DE&I award four years in a row](https://thebrownandwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/HEEDAWARDGRAPHIC-ONLINE-1-351x185.jpg)
Lehigh University was awarded, for the fourth consecutive year, the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award for continuous commitment…
![Left behind, but forced to move on: Bethlehem schools reconcile pandemic learning losses](https://thebrownandwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/220306BROUGHALTUTORS_MACK02_web-351x185.jpg)
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to amend their traditional teaching format, students lost the ability to consistently meet with…
![COVID-19 protocols continue with Omicron-specific booster](https://thebrownandwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/print-covid-202_59711753-351x185.png)
Since the release of the Omicron-specific COVID-19 booster at the beginning of the fall 2022 semester, Lehigh’s protocols have remained…
![‘Novel’ programs impact youth literacy in Bethlehem schools](https://thebrownandwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/220925LITERACY-351x185.jpg)
Over seven years ago, less than half of the students in the Bethlehem Area School District were proficient on the…
![Lehigh Valley sex trafficking survivor shares her story](https://thebrownandwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/220426FEMINISM_WU_004-copy-1-351x185.jpg)
Note: This story accompanies a previously published article about sex trafficking in the Lehigh Valley. That story is titled “Sex…
![Analyzing the MeToo movement then, now](https://thebrownandwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/220921METOOLECTURE_CHEN004-1-351x185.jpg)
Founder and creator of the MeToo Movement Tarana Burke spoke to the Lehigh and Bethlehem communities at the political science…
![Citywide ramps, possible luxury apartments: an update from City Council](https://thebrownandwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/220921CITYRAMPS_01-1-351x185.jpg)
The Bethlehem City Council convened Sept. 20 to discuss topics such as the implementation of ramps for increased accessibility and…
![Life After Roe: Lehigh professors stress how to move forward](https://thebrownandwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/220922LIFEAFTERROE_01-2-351x185.jpeg)
Lehigh professors emphasized the importance of understanding the implications of overturning Roe v. Wade during a panel discussion titled “Life after…
![Bethlehem police apply for less grant funding this year](https://thebrownandwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/220918BPDGRANT_Ren-04-1-351x185.jpg)
This year, the Bethlehem Police Department is applying for less funding from The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program than…
![Construction outside the window: living on Van Buren Street today](https://thebrownandwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_1585-351x185.jpg)
The construction of the new Lehigh Business Innovation Building is affecting adjacent off-campus housing and the students living there. Concerns…