Recent News

Cedar Crest's newest Falcons gather in front of Blaney Hall.

Cedar Crest College Achieves Historic Enrollment Growth

Cedar Crest College is achieving historic enrollment growth, welcoming the largest fall entering cohort in the College's 159-year history. Overall enrollment is up over 7% in just one year and nearly 20% since 2023, when Cedar Crest launched its strate...

Sep 1, 2026, 3:17pm EDT

Cedar Crest College to host 9/11 Forensic Response Symposium

On Wednesday, Sept. 2, the Joni Berner, Esq. '75 Expert Witness Training Center at Cedar Crest College will host 9/11 The Forensic Response: A Commemorative Symposium, featuring members of the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner who will sha...

Aug 24, 2026, 1:45pm EDT

Cedar Crest College President Elizabeth Meade Elected Chair of Pennsylvania Independent College Association

Cedar Crest College is pleased to announce the election of President Elizabeth Meade as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania (AICUP), the statewide organization that advocates for a...

Jul 2, 2026, 10:27am EDT

A rendering of the Elaine & John Harmon Center for Leadership in Technology

Cedar Crest College Hosts Groundbreaking Ceremony for Harmon Center for Leadership in Technology

Cedar Crest College celebrated a milestone on Tuesday, June 16, with a groundbreaking ceremony marking the start of renovations for the Elaine & John Harmon Center for Leadership in Technology. The Center, located at 2859 College Drive in Allentown, ...

Jun 17, 2026, 10:15am EDT

MEDIA ALERT: Cedar Crest College to host groundbreaking ceremony for Harmon Center for Leadership in Technology

Cedar Crest College will host a groundbreaking ceremony celebrating the start of renovations for the Elaine & John Harmon Center for Leadership in Technology at Cedar Crest College on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at 1 p.m. The ceremony will include brief r...

Jun 10, 2026, 10:43am EDT

MEDIA ALERT: Cedar Crest College to host groundbreaking ceremony for Harmon Center for Leadership in Technology

May 28, 2026, 2:00pm EDT

MEDIA ALERT: Rain or shine, Mayfair is on

Checking the forecast? Don't worry about the rain-Mayfair Festival of the Arts is on-and a portion will be covered. Main Stage performers along with the dancing and viewing area will be under a very large tent. Artist Market Stage performers will per...

May 20, 2026, 2:52pm EDT

Amanda Howard graduated from Cedar Crest College on Saturday, May 9, 2026.

Cedar Crest nurse anesthesia graduate performs life-saving CPR hours after graduation

From commencement to cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Amanda Howard, SRNA, had a busy graduation day. Just hours after graduating from Cedar Crest College on Saturday, May 9 with a doctorate in nurse anesthesia, Amanda sprang into action and used her ...

May 13, 2026, 4:28pm EDT

MEDIA ALERT: Mayfair Festival of the Arts Returns to Cedar Crest College with Bigger-Than-Ever Drone Show

For more than 30 years, Mayfair Festival of the Arts has been a Lehigh Valley tradition. This year's festival returns to Cedar Crest College over Memorial Day weekend, May 22-24, featuring art, crafts, food, music, live performances, and a bigger-and-b...

May 12, 2026, 12:32pm EDT

Mayfair Festival of the Arts Returns to Cedar Crest College Memorial Day Weekend

Apr 21, 2026, 10:45am EDT

About Cedar Crest College

Trailblazers. Ceiling smashers. Healers. Helpers. Artists. Advocates. Athletes. Allies. We are a community of students, faculty, staff, families, and friends who are committed to making a positive difference in our own lives — and in the world around us. Here at Cedar Crest College, we hone our skills, realize our potential, and reach for bolder and braver goals. Since 1867, Cedar Crest College has been opening the doors of opportunities for women. Today, we continue to empower our increasingly diverse student body — both in our undergraduate women's college and in our co-ed School of Adult and Graduate Education.