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The Lehigh Libraries' current exhibit "Unfinished Chapter: The First 250 Years of American Liberty" examines the complex history of freedom in America and its ongoing resonance today. Grounded in the themes of Unfinished Revolutions and the Power of Place, the exhibit includes rare publications from the country's founding, historical texts highlighting democratic ideals, emblems of American liberty, and student-curated reflections on global freedom and identity. The exhibit is on display in Linderman Library and Fairchild-Martindale Library from January 19 through July 31, 2026 during regular building hours.
Included are materials drawn from the Lehigh Libraries Special Collections, including a look at the history of the Statue of Liberty; publications about the Centennial Exposition in Philadlephia; and original documents bearing the signatures of nine signers of the Declaration of Independence.
The exhibit is also available online.
This spring, dive into bell hooks’ Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope in a three-part book club hosted by the Humanities Center, the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL), and the Pride Center. Open to faculty, staff, graduate students, and postdocs, the club will meet three times during the spring semester—Tuesdays, February 10, March 17, and April 7, from 12–1 p.m. in HST L185, the Community Room. Free lunch and book copies provided!
If you cannot attend all three meetings (though that’s preferred), you are still encouraged to sign up. The interest form will close at the end of the day on Sunday, February 8. If you are seeing this after February 8 and still want to attend, please email Scottie or Justin. Details on how to pick up a free copy of the book will be shared with book club members in early February.
Register now.
If you have any questions, please contact Justin Greenlee (jgg223@lehigh.edu) or Scottie Burden (swb216@lehigh.edu).
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Pride Center at Lehigh
The Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning is excited to invite the campus community to the Spring 2026 Symposium on Teaching and Learning. Please read on for more information or register here.
Our spring semester symposium will take place on Thursday, April 9, from 8:30 a.m - 1:30 p.m. in Fairchild-Martindale Library (6th floor south).
The event will highlight the work of some of our CITL Faculty Fellows, as well as members of the TRAC Writing Fellows student leadership team. There will be four panel discussions (with time for audience questions) covering these topics:
Reimagining Assessment: Navigating the opportunities and obstacles of non-traditional grading to measure student success.What TRAC Means to Me: A student-led panel that introduces TRAC's commitments to peer learning, revision, mindfulness, and process not product.Digital Creator Spaces: Leveraging emerging technologies to foster experiential learning, student engagement, and creativity.AI in Teaching and Learning: Exploring the effectiveness of AI tools in the classroom.Additionally, we’ll have an exhibition area where you can view examples of student work that was created in CITL-supported courses.
Lunch will be provided for attendees. The full schedule and a registration link (RSVP by April 1) are available on the Symposium webpage.
I hope that you will be able to join us!
Best regards,
Judd Hark
Director, Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning
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Lehigh faculty, staff, and students are invited to celebrate a historic milestone. On Monday, April 13, 2026, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Linderman Library, Room 200, Lehigh Libraries will mark 150 years as a member of the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP), a national network that ensures free public access to U.S. government information.
Designated a Federal Depository Library in 1876, Lehigh is the longest-serving FDLP member in Pennsylvania. For 150 years, the Libraries have helped ensure that government information remains accessible to students, scholars, and the public. Read the full story and explore highlights from Lehigh’s government documents collection.
Sponsored by The Friends of the Lehigh University Libraries, the program will feature remarks by Scott Matheson, Superintendent of Documents at the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO). A former Yale Law Librarian, Matheson leads the GPO’s national initiative to provide public access to federal information and has collaborated with the Preserving Electronic Government Information Project, which works to ensure that born-digital government information is preserved for future researchers.
The celebration also features a curated display of historic government documents from the Libraries’ collections, highlighting the long tradition of public access to federal information. The display is on view in Fairchild-Martindale Library, 6th Floor South.
While visiting, guests are invited to explore Unfinished Chapter, the Libraries’ current exhibit examining the history of freedom in America and presented in recognition of the approaching 250th anniversary of the United States.
The event is free and open to the public. Please register to attend.
We hope you will join us in celebrating this milestone and the legacy of public access to government information at Lehigh
Join us for The Turing Test: Verse vs. Virtual, an interactive poetry showdown designed for the curious, the skeptical, and the literary-minded. In an era where Large Language Models can mimic the cadence of Plath or the grit of Bukowski, we’re putting your intuition to the ultimate test.
Register at: https://go.lehigh.edu/turingtest
Learn how to find and analyze research with artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled tools in this exploratory session. This session will review the basics about different tools and provide some insights for comparing them. Time will be provided for questions, feedback, and experimentation.
Stop by the LETs Lab and play The Lehigh Gap Story, a VR learning experience developed by Lehigh RiVR Immersive Learning, a cross-disciplinary research and development lab at Lehigh.
This event is part of LETs Play! a semester-long series of interactive events and workshops on emerging and innovative technologies.
In partnership with the Lehigh Gap Nature Center, Lehigh University has developed a virtual reality field trip, The Lehigh Gap Story. Join us to take a virtual hike with avatar bird Brownie to learn about the environmental changes that occurred in the Lehigh River Watershed in Pennsylvania during the past two centuries as a result of the zinc smelting plant operation at the Lehigh Gap. Explore a series of 360° photospheres that contain interactive features to learn how a green mountainous ridge was transformed into a barren “moonscape” and how the area has been revitalized today. This area is a large EPA Superfund site that is now a natural wildlife refuge area.
Learn how to leverage the embedded AI features in the Atlassian project management tools: Jira, Trello, Jira Service Management
Learn about research on data center efficiency, economics, and graduate education.
Panelists:
Dr. Alberto Lamadrid (COB)Dr. Shalinee Kishore (RCEAS)Dr. Valerie Holt (RCEAS)Moderator, James Monek (LTS)Limited to university faculty, staff, and students. Bring your confirmation QR code! Light refreshments served. Sponsored by Library & Technology Services, the Office of Sustainability, and NSF's National Research Traineeship program.
Interested in using games in your class? The Game Studies Community of Practice will be hosting a session where Lehigh professors will present their game based pedagogy followed by a panel Q&A.
All our welcome!
Curious about how AI tools at Lehigh can enhance your learning and day-to-day work? Attend LTS AI office hours to explore new tools, see how LTS staff use these tools to support teaching and learning, or get your AI questions answered.
Join via Zoom on the last Friday of each month from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. (no registration needed): https://lehigh.zoom.us/my/ltsofficehours
Spring office hours will be held on January 30, February 27, March 27, and April 24.
Additional resources:
Join us for a series of engaging Artificial Intelligence seminars, where you'll explore how Generative AI can enhance workflows, streamline communication, organize and synthesize content, analyze data, and assist with research. All sessions via Zoom.
Visit ai.lehigh.edu for guidance and support on Artificial Intelligence at Lehigh. The site features recommended AI tools, responsible use policies, best practices, and resources for teaching, research, and learning with generative AI.
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Lehigh University provides faculty and staff with access to a suite of powerful Atlassian tools:
Confluence: Create, share, and collaborate on documents and knowledge bases.Jira: Plan, track, and manage projects with ease.Jira Service Management: Simplify submission and routing of customer requests through consolidated portals.Trello: Organize tasks and visually with boards.Join us for Atlassian Office Hours on first and last Fridays through the semester from 12–1 p.m. via Zoom (no registration required):
January: Jan. 30February: Feb. 6 & Feb. 27March: Mar. 6 & Mar. 27April: Apr. 3 & Apr. 24May: May 1 & May 29Drop in to:
Get help with Confluence, Jira, Jira Service Management, and Trello.Share tips and best practices with colleagues.Learn new ways to use Atlassian tools to enhance your work.Build community with fellow Atlassian users at Lehigh.Learn more and request access or support in the Atlassian Tool Suite knowledge base.
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Join Lehigh historian Ilhan Citak and LTS staff member Stacey Kimmel-Smith for a tree tour of the main campus. Learn about tree species, their historical ties and significance, and their relation to our built environment and landmarks.
To celebrate the launch of the 2026 issue of Amaranth, Lehigh Libraries will host a Sonnet Slam moderated by Professor Bob Watts (English). Poets published in the latest issue of Amaranth will be featured readers, but all are welcome to read their own poetry. This event is a collaboration between Lehigh Libraries, the Lehigh Creative Writing Program, and the LTS Diversity & Inclusion Committee. Pizza will be served. Registration required.
Lehigh University provides faculty and staff with access to a suite of powerful Atlassian tools:
Confluence: Create, share, and collaborate on documents and knowledge bases.Jira: Plan, track, and manage projects with ease.Jira Service Management: Simplify submission and routing of customer requests through consolidated portals.Trello: Organize tasks and visually with boards.Join us for Atlassian Office Hours on first and last Fridays through the semester from 12–1 p.m. via Zoom (no registration required):
January: Jan. 30February: Feb. 6 & Feb. 27March: Mar. 6 & Mar. 27April: Apr. 3 & Apr. 24May: May 1 & May 29Drop in to:
Get help with Confluence, Jira, Jira Service Management, and Trello.Share tips and best practices with colleagues.Learn new ways to use Atlassian tools to enhance your work.Build community with fellow Atlassian users at Lehigh.Learn more and request access or support in the Atlassian Tool Suite knowledge base.
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Pause, Play, and Reset for finals! Stop by the LETs Lab and unwind in VR with a meditative app or game, get nostalgic and try out a retro gaming system, or go analog and play a tabletop game with a friend!