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Phil Gianficaro/LehighValleyNews.comIn 1989, Yusef Salaam and four other teenagers were imprisoned after being wrongly accused and convicted of raping a woman in Central Park in New York. At Northampton Community College on Tuesday night, he shared his story and the need to address inequities in the criminal justice system.
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Courtesy/Josh BerkDuring National Library Week, local libraries celebrated their community role amid uncertainty. A federal order to shut down the Institute of Museum and Library Services threatens essential funding for many library programs.
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A five-person panel examined Lehigh Valley programs for people who are incarcerated to access education. They also discussed workforce development opportunities for people after they are released.
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The high school students competing at the FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Robotics Championships at Lehigh University this weekend are not merely building robots. They're building character.
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The Kutztown University junior, from Bethlehem, talks about her role as station treasurer, why she does it, and how it fits into her studies in animation, television and film.
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Celebrated on the third Friday each March, fourth-year medical students find out where they'll spend the next four years of training.
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Fahy Commons on March 3 received certification through Phius, a Chicago-based nonprofit that sets standards and certifies high-efficiency buildings.
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Jennifer Parker designs earrings and glassware with faith-based phrases and motivation messages through her Crafting with Agape website. She also creates handmade designs featuring the mascots of local schools.
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Stephen DeWeerth, professor and dean of the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science, called the endowment “a testament to the commitment of our alumni community in advancing Lehigh's mission of inspiring future makers."
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Ashley Rodrigues, a Moravian University student, recently attended Super Bowl LIX with Living Sport, a sports experience company. As a communications major, with a dream to go into sports broadcasting, she said it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
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Cedar Crest College will use a $608,000 grant from the U.S. Justice Department for creation of an Expert Witness Training Center and Crime Scene Lab.
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Bethlehem Twp. Commissioners voted in favor of an ordinance that would legally allow for existing structures on a 43-acre property near Green Pond Road, which houses NCC's East 40, though those properties may need special permits.
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The "Roadblocks to Reentry" event at Northampton Community College brought officials, social workers and students together to experiences the challenge involved with reentering society after incarceration
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Sandra “Sandy” Zajacek was named the new operations manager of the SouthSide Ambassadors Program in Bethlehem. She previously managed Easton’s Ambassador Program for 15 years.
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Political writer Bhaskar Sunkara and British Pakistani novelist Mohsin Hamid are among the authors taking part in the Center for Ethics spring series.
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Dozens of employers will be offering all kinds of opportunities.
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The all-day conference is being hosted by The Thrive Hub.
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Local high schools are participating in the Central East Pennsylvania Science Olympiad on March 16 at Kutztown University.
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The free expo set for Saturday will showcase music, dance, martial arts and more from young artists living in the Lehigh Valley.
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Don Snyder represented parts of Lehigh County for 20 years in the Pennsylvania House before serving as the leader of Lehigh Carbon Community College. Those who worked with him say he was known for his team-building and inclusiveness. He died at age 71.
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The university is planning to ease its oversight of fraternities and sororities, six years after implementing policies to increase monitoring and compliance in response to a hazing death of a student.
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Lehigh University hosted an open house of its new Business Innovation Building after years of planning and pandemic-driven delays.
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Faculty members from Moravian's office of equity and inclusion are discussing how Black filmmakers are changing history and the role women played in the civil rights movement.