Learning to Love Lehigh
A local student recounts growing up minutes from Lehigh and emotionally keeping distance from the university despite family ties and early college discussions.
Raised about 15 minutes from Lehigh, the author describes how proximity and a family connection—her mother worked at the university—led her to emotionally avoid the school during her youth. By sophomore year of high school, family and guidance counselors were already asking about her college plans, prompting reflection on her relationship with the university.