Director, Editorial Services
Editor, Lehigh Bulletin
Office of Communications and Public Affairs
(610) 758-6391
maa614@lehigh.edu
Mary Ellen Alu is director of editorial services in the Office of Communications and Public Affairs. She is editor of the Lehigh Alumni Bulletin, published three times a year; and she has played a key role in other publications, including the College of Education’s Theory to Practice magazine and Lehigh Business, the annual magazine of the College of Business. She also writes and edits for Lehigh’s online news sites.
Alu joined Lehigh’s communications office in 2014 after a lengthy career in journalism. She worked as an editor for AOL’s online news service, Patch; as an editor and reporter for The Morning Call daily newspaper in Allentown, Pa.; and as a reporter for The Times Leader in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. She holds a Masters of Liberal Arts from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. from Wilkes College (now University). She is the recipient of numerous writing and reporting awards.
Alu is a former co-president and board member of Families with Children from China – Lehigh Valley Chapter. She also served as an assistant troop leader for Girl Scout Troop 6008 based at St. Thomas More in Salisbury Township, Pa.
Recently released data from the National Center for Education Statistics
An update on the Centennial School
On Aug. 27, 2014, a trial court in California issued a decision that invalidated three statutory employment protections for public school teachers as violations of the state constitution.
When public schools face financial challenges, arts and music programs often are the first casualties. Do distressed schools have much of an option? What's the effect on education?
Innovative study aims to track how principals use their time and how that might correlate with student achievement.
Education reform advocate Geoffrey Canada will address “The Promise of Charter Schools” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, in Baker Hall.
As Lehigh University celebrates its Sesquicentennial during this 2015-16 academic year, the College of Education also marks two key anniversaries—100 years of education at Lehigh and 50 years of education as a College.
Faculty combines expertise to develop evidence-based strategies.
CBE hosts impact symposium to foster dialogue on workplace diversity.
Loretta Ross will discuss "Reproductive Justice in the 21st Century.”
An Introductory Global CO2 Model was published in July.
Loyal alumni return to South Mountain to reunite with classmates.
Obscure rituals, sacred objects and secret societies inhabited the exhibition el otro lado del alma: Syncretisms in Contemporary Cuban Photography
Lehigh football coach Andy Coen says the Mountain Hawks are poised to bounce back in 2015.
Lehigh grad student aims to improve walkability, and perceptions, on Bethlehem’s South Side
Journalist Bill Moyers addresses politics, Selma and global warming
Tim Hyland reflects on the latest edition of the Lehigh Bulletin.
Georgette Phillips was appointed dean of the College of Business and Economics in July 2014. In this article, she answers 10 questions for Charlotte Clarke, Financial Times reporter.
