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ABC News – Muhlenberg alum Ben Walls ’11 is quoted on protesting at Occupy Philadelphia. The New York Times – Associate Professor of Media and Communication Dr. Jefferson Pooley is quoted about authenticity in the media. The Washington Post – Director for the Institute of Jewish-Christian Understanding, Reverend Peter A. Pettit, is quoted about an upcoming Mel Gibson [...]

Muhlenberg trustee Robert Wood died October 29 after a long fight with brain cancer. He was 67. Although Wood, an Allentown businessman, was a graduate of Cornell University, the Wood family has been associated with Muhlenberg for many decades. In 1948, Wood’s family business, Wood Dining Services – at the time run by Wood’s father, [...]

Students who sign up for Roland Kushner’s classes are often surprised when he breaks out his guitar to sing a song related to the day’s lecture. But Kushner, an associate professor of business who teaches classes in management, strategy and arts administration, says he has always had “a natural affinity for the arts.” That’s a [...]

It’s not the Red Doors, although those are nice. It’s not the close-knit community, which is there and much better than the alternative. It’s not the diversity, yet that is desirable and growing. None of these things made Muhlenberg for me. It’s vocation that makes Muhlenberg what it is. The word vocation grows out of [...]

1939 Emil Poeltl died on August 26, 2011. He is survived by daughters, Anita Strahs and Claire Pish. He was predeceased by his wife, Clara. 1941 Hon. James F. Brown died on September 29, 2011. He is survived by his wife, Jean; sons James lll and Timothy; and daughter, Helen Gildein. Rev. Ralph R. Hellerich [...]

Accidental injury. It’s the leading cause of death for children between one and 14 years of age. For survivors, it can be a lifechanging event. Just ask Evan Karp ’02. At 13, Karp was rollerblading with friends in Buffalo, N.Y., when he was hit by a car. The accident resulted in a seven-month stay in [...]

Seegers is green – from the top down. Students in Dr. Rich Niesenbaum’s “Sustainable Solutions” class developed and began installing a green roof plan for Seegers Union during the fall semester – a system that uses vegetation to absorb moisture and help reduce precipitation runoff, improve building insulation and absorb carbon dioxide that would otherwise [...]

The College mourns the loss of Charles Russell, associate professor of chemistry, who passed away Thursday evening. A 1978 graduate of Wesleyan University, Russell received his Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Colorado State in 1983. He taught two years at Kansas State University before arriving at Muhlenberg in 1988. Russell received several summer faculty research [...]

Bob Wood, long-time trustee and friend of Muhlenberg College, has passed away. “Muhlenberg College has lost a great friend,” said Muhlenberg College President Randy Helm.  ” The College has been associated with the Wood family over a period spanning eight decades.” Bob’s father, Milton “Scotty” Wood, provided the first food service at Muhlenberg College in [...]

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