A Note to Future Lehigh Scholars, Leaders & Specialists
Lehigh CAS is the place to become for students with clear goals, a strong drive, and specific research interests. Increasingly, a graduate degree is critical to skill development, career enhancement, and intellectual growth. Most importantly, graduate studies will allow you to begin to contribute to the important work of knowledge creation by applying your educational experiences to solve current scientific, social and cultural problems.
Our vision for graduate education in the College is to foster a scholarly environment among a highly collaborative community. Here, you will develop close mentoring relationships with faculty who are personally invested in your success. My most rewarding work has been mentoring Ph.D. students toward fulfillment of their goals in my Auditory Neuroscience research lab. As Associate Dean, I have also had the privilege of working with graduate students from across the College. Regardless of your field of study, in the CAS you will find enthusiastic faculty and ample resources to help you realize your aspirations.
Our exceptional mentoring is nested in a research environment that is resourced to allow you to perform at the top levels of your field. Our graduates go on to excellent positions in the private sector and top research institutions worldwide. As a nationally-ranked research university, Lehigh provides students with state-of-the-art facilities while maintaining program sizes that allow close collaboration between faculty and students. Financial support for high-achieving CAS graduate students is available through scholarships, teaching assistantships, and research assistantships, which are funded by an annual $12 million in federal grant awards from agencies including the NIH, NSF, NASA, DOE and beyond.
Apply to Lehigh, you will be amazed at what you discover!
R. Michael Burger, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs
College of Arts & Sciences
Professor of Neuroscience
Dept. of Biological Sciences