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Released: 12-May-2011 3:00 PM EDT
Six Times Great Granddaugther of Moravian College's founder Countess Benigna to Graduate Saturday
Moravian College

On Saturday, May 14 at Moravian College (Bethlehem, Pa.) commencement, M. Blair Gericke will graduate from the institution that her 6X great grandmother Benigna von Zinzendorf founded 269 years earlier. An article on USA Today’s College Website Channel recently named Moravian as one of 10 groundbreaking American women’s colleges. As a non-traditional student, Gericke’s story is a compelling one, not what you’d expect for a direct descendant of the Zinzendorf family and the College’s matriarch and founder Benigna.

Released: 15-Feb-2011 10:00 AM EST
New Book "Master the Card" Motivates Readers to Overcome Debt
Moravian College

"Master the Card" calls amassing credit card debt a behavioral problem that requires a motivational approach.

Released: 21-Dec-2010 8:00 AM EST
Students Experience Political Theory by Staging, Acting Dramatic Pieces
Moravian College

A new take on Political Science 120: Introduction to Political Thinking through the hands-on process of staging and acting dramatic pieces, students experience political theory in action.

Released: 11-Nov-2010 9:00 AM EST
Moravian Conference Will Explore Medieval Era from a Variety of Perspectives
Moravian College

The conference is one of the nation's few undergraduate conferences focused on the humanities and was the first to feature medieval and early modern studies.

Released: 8-Oct-2010 8:00 AM EDT
International Conference on Moravian Music and History, October 14-17
Moravian College

The rich culture and history of the Moravians will be the focus of the Bethlehem Conference on Moravian Music and History. Scholars from around the world will present papers on the history of Moravian culture and music from the fifteenth to twentieth century.

Released: 18-May-2010 11:50 AM EDT
College Graduate Triumphs Over Childhood of Homelessness and Abuse
Moravian College

An inspirational story of David Fisher who overcame homelessness and abuse to graduate from Moravian College with dual B.A. degrees in sociology and psychology.

Released: 1-Dec-2009 10:30 AM EST
Student-Run Investment Club Weathers Poor Economy
Moravian College

Even after the stock market plunged in 2008, Moravian College's student-run, Amrhein Fund's losses were not catastrophic, unlike many college endowment funds.

Released: 24-Nov-2009 2:20 PM EST
Medieval and Early Modern Studies Conference at Moravian College
Moravian College

Moravian College will host an interdisciplinary Undergraduate Conference in Medieval and Early Modern Studies on Saturday, December 5.

Released: 19-Feb-2009 11:35 AM EST
Professor Repairs the Remarkable Story of French Physician Antoine Despine
Moravian College

For the first time, English-language readers have access to the words and work of a groundbreaking psychotherapist Antoine Despine with the new book "Despine and the Evolution of Psychology: Historical and Medical Perspectives on Dissociative Disorders" edited and translated by Joanne M. McKeown.

Released: 10-Dec-2008 10:35 AM EST
New Book Provides Introduction to the Qur'an for Non-Muslims
Moravian College

"Opening the Qur'an: Introducing Islam's Holy Book" (University of Notre Dame Press) is as a masterful work that offers a comprehensive and extraordinarily readable, step-by-step introduction to the Qur'an, making it accessible to students, teachers, clergy, and general readers.

Released: 5-Dec-2008 11:40 AM EST
Book Examines how Athletes’ Legacies Improved with Understanding of Race
Moravian College

The new book Reconstructing Fame: Sport, Race, and Evolving Reputations, examines the legacies of Jackie Robinson, Roberto Clemente, Curt Flood, Paul Robeson, Jim Thorpe, Bill Russell, Tommie Smith, and John Carlos"”twentieth-century athletes whose careers were affected by racism, and whose post-career reputations have improved as society's understanding of race has changed.

Released: 21-Nov-2008 12:00 PM EST
New Book Explains Americans' Misconceptions about Africa
Moravian College

Curtis Keim's Mistaking Africa examines the historical evolution of the role popular media play in the creation of Americans' mental images of Africa. Keim addresses the most prevalent myths and preconceptions and demonstrates how these prevent a true understanding of the enormously diverse peoples and cultures of Africa.

Released: 20-Nov-2008 11:40 AM EST
Medieval and Early Modern Studies Conference at Moravian College
Moravian College

Moravian College will host an interdisciplinary Undergraduate Conference in Medieval and Early Modern Studies designed to highlight the richness and interdisciplinary nature of medieval studies and early modern studies.

Released: 2-Oct-2008 9:00 AM EDT
Conference to Explore Moravian History and Culture
Moravian College

Thirty"“four leading scholars will explain Moravian history and culture at a conference hosted by Moravian College in historic Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Released: 15-Apr-2008 10:40 AM EDT
Unique Partnership Makes New Residence Hall Possible for Small College
Moravian College

Moravian College, a small liberal arts college in Bethlehem, Pa., is creating living and learning space on its historic Hurd Campus thanks to unique partnership with the Bethlehem Area Moravian, Inc., a non-profit who will finance, construct, own, and operate the building, on land leased to them by the College.

Released: 27-Nov-2007 3:00 PM EST
Moravian College to Host Undergraduate Conference in Medieval and Early Modern Studies
Moravian College

Moravian College will host an interdisciplinary Undergraduate Conference in Medieval and Early Modern Studies designed to highlight the richness and interdisciplinary nature of medieval studies and early modern studies.

Released: 1-Oct-2007 5:30 PM EDT
Moravian Theological Seminary Celebrates 200th Year Anniversary
Moravian College

Moravian Theological Seminary, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania will celebrate its 200th year anniversary on Tuesday, October 2, 2007. In commemoration of the milestone, the Seminary will be presented with a framed copy of its founding documents at a special worship service presided over by Dr. Christopher M. Thomforde, president of Moravian College and Moravian Theological Seminary.

Released: 26-Sep-2007 10:00 AM EDT
Psychology Professor Offers Writing Tips for Students
Moravian College

Dr. Dana S. Dunn's A Short Guide to Writing About Psychology, (Pearson Longman 2008), featuring up-to-date writing techniques and the latest APA-style guidelines, helps students to learn the skills necessary for writing in psychology, that are applicable to writing in many disciplines.

Released: 29-Aug-2007 11:35 AM EDT
Accounting Expert Simplifies Key Element in Sub-prime Mortgage Crisis
Moravian College

John D. Rossi, III, CPA, associate professor of accounting at Moravian College can explain the complex situation including special accounting standards in relative non-technical terms and point out a key element missing in the media coverage of the crisis.

Released: 8-Aug-2007 3:00 PM EDT
Book Explores the History of the Body in Nineteenth-Century Germany
Moravian College

Dr. Heikki Lempa, assistant professor of modern European and German history at Moravian College, recently authored Beyond the Gymnasium: Educating the Middle-Class Bodies in Classical Germany, published by Lexington Press.



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