Moravian University is a
private university
Private universities and private colleges are institutions of higher education, not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. They may (and often do) receive from governments tax breaks, public student loans, and grant (money ...
in
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Bethlehem is a city in Northampton and Lehigh Counties in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bethlehem had a total population of 75,781. Of this, 55,639 were in Northampton County and 19,3 ...
. The institution traces its founding to 1742 by
Moravians
Moravians ( cs, Moravané or colloquially , outdated ) are a West Slavic ethnographic group from the Moravia region of the Czech Republic, who speak the Moravian dialects of Czech or Common Czech or a mixed form of both. Along with the Si ...
, descendants of followers of the
Bohemian Reformation
The Bohemian Reformation (also known as the Czech Reformation or Hussite Reformation), preceding the Reformation of the 16th century, was a Christian movement in the late medieval and early modern Kingdom and Crown of Bohemia (mostly what is ...
under
John Amos Comenius
John Amos Comenius (; cs, Jan Amos Komenský; pl, Jan Amos Komeński; german: Johann Amos Comenius; Latinized: ''Ioannes Amos Comenius''; 28 March 1592 – 15 November 1670) was a Czech philosopher, pedagogue and theologian who is consider ...
. Founded in 1742, Moravian University is the sixth-oldest college in the United States.
History
Moravian University is the sixth-oldest college in the United States and the first to open its doors to women. It traces its roots to the
Bethlehem Female Seminary The Bethlehem Female Seminary was established in 1742 in Germantown, Philadelphia and was the first Protestant boarding school for girls in what became the United States.Haller, Mabel. "Moravian Influence on Higher Education in Colonial America." '' ...
, which was founded in 1742, as the
first boarding school for young women in the U.S. The seminary was created by Benigna, Countess von Zinzendorf, the daughter of Count
Nikolaus Ludwig Zinzendorf, who was the benefactor of the fledgling Moravian communities in
Nazareth and
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Bethlehem is a city in Northampton and Lehigh Counties in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bethlehem had a total population of 75,781. Of this, 55,639 were in Northampton County and 19,3 ...
. The Female Seminary was incorporated by the Pennsylvania State Legislature in 1863 and became the
women's college
Women's colleges in higher education are undergraduate, bachelor's degree-granting institutions, often liberal arts colleges, whose student populations are composed exclusively or almost exclusively of women. Some women's colleges admit male st ...
, the Moravian Seminary and College for Women in 1913.
The university also traces its roots to the founding of two boys' schools, established in 1742 and 1743, which merged to become
Nazareth Hall in 1759. Located in the town of Nazareth,
Nazareth Hall became, in part, Moravian College and Theological Seminary in 1807. It was later incorporated by the Pennsylvania State Legislature as Moravian College and Theological Seminary in 1863 as a baccalaureate-granting institution. Beginning in 1858 and continuing to 1892, the seminary and college relocated from Nazareth to a former boys' school on Church Street in Bethlehem, located on the present site of the Bethlehem City Hall.
The men's Moravian College and Theological Seminary then settled in the north end of the city (the present-day North Campus) as a result of a donation from the Bethlehem Congregation of the
Moravian Church
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in 1888. The first buildings constructed at North Campus, Comenius Hall and Zinzendorf Hall, were completed in 1892 and joined the property's original brick farmhouse to form the new campus. The farmhouse was later named Hamilton Hall, which still stands today.
In 1954, the two schools combined to form the single, coeducational, modern institution of Moravian College. The merger of the two institutions combined the North Campus (the location of the men's college from 1892 to 1954) and the South Campus (the location of the women's college) into a single collegiate campus. The distance between the North and South campuses is about 0.8 miles of Main Street, called the "Moravian Mile". First-year students traditionally walk the Moravian Mile as part of their orientation activities.
In 2021, Moravian College received approval from the Pennsylvania Department of Education to become a university. The change to Moravian University became official on July 1, 2021.
Academics

Moravian University currently enrolls about 1,700 full-time undergraduate students in a wide variety of majors, all of which are presented in the
liberal arts
Liberal arts education (from Latin "free" and "art or principled practice") is the traditional academic course in Western higher education. ''Liberal arts'' takes the term '' art'' in the sense of a learned skill rather than specifically th ...
tradition. The seminary enrolls over 100 part-time students in its graduate divinity programs. During most semesters, at least 14 denominations are represented in the seminary student body. Faith communities most often represented among the seminary's students include: Moravian, Lutheran, UCC, Episcopal, United Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist, Roman Catholic, Quaker, Mennonite, Unitarian Universalist, African Methodist Episcopal, Assembly of God, Brethren, Reformed, and nondenominational. The university's varied and highly regarded music programs grow from the Moravian Church's musical traditions.
Moravian University's student news site is ''The Comenian,'' which is published online throughout the school year.
Every year, the student body elects representatives to the United Student Government. USG has a legislature, composed of 16 senators from the undergraduate body, an executive, including an elected president and vice president, appointed cabinet and staff, and a judiciary, composed of appointed justices. USG was officially recognized in 1968. Additionally, two students are elected members of Moravian University's board of trustees; both are full, voting members and serve two-year terms.
Moravian University awards these undergraduate and graduate degrees:
Bachelor of Music
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,
Bachelor of Arts
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, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Science in Nursing,
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years.
The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University o ...
,
Master of Business Administration
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,
Master of Education
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, Master of Arts in Teaching, Master of Business Administration, Master of Data Analytics, Master of Health Administration, Master of Human Resource Management, Master of Fine Arts, Master of Arts in Clinical Counseling, and six Master of Science programs in nursing; master of science in athletic training, master of science in occupational therapy, master of arts in speech-language pathology, doctor of physical therapy, and doctor of athletic training. The seminary grants
Master of Divinity
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, Master of Arts in Chaplaincy, and
Master of Arts in Theological Studies degrees. The university also has evening undergraduate programs for adults seeking continuing undergraduate education and graduate degrees. The seminary has accreditation from the
.
Because Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and Tondabayashi, Japan, have been sister cities for over half a century, Moravian University and Osaka Ohtani University (大阪大谷大学) also established a partnership. Each spring, several Japanese students come to Moravian for two weeks to take a class about the American education system. These students are hosted by Moravian students and enjoy trips to New York City and Philadelphia. During May and June 2010, the first two Moravian students studied at Osaka Ohtani University. Additionally, the university is a member of th
Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges & Universities members include
Muhlenberg College,
Lafayette College
Lafayette College is a private liberal arts college in Easton, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1826 by James Madison Porter and other citizens in Easton, the college first held classes in 1832. The founders voted to name the college after General La ...
,
Lehigh University
Lehigh University (LU) is a private research university in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. The university was established in 1865 by businessman Asa Packer and was originally affiliated with the Ep ...
,
Cedar Crest College, and
DeSales University; students from each institution can take classes in each other member institution and can take courses in programs offered at other institutions not offered at Moravian, such as architecture.
The university's Student Opportunities for Academic Research (SOAR) program provides stipends, travel allowances, and expenses for students engaged in research or creative activities through close interaction with a faculty mentor. The program helps Moravian students gain a better understanding of scholarship in their discipline, and fosters scholar–colleague relationships. SOAR stipends can be as high as $3,000 for summer work.
Established in 1960, the university's honors program provides qualified seniors the opportunity to pursue a yearlong intensive study of a subject of special interest.
Campus
The university's programs are offered at four locations: Main Street Campus (North Campus), the Priscilla Payne Hurd Campus (South Campus), the Steel Field Complex, and the Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center.
Priscilla Payne Hurd Campus
Art and music programs are offered in Bethlehem's historic district on the college's Priscilla Payne Hurd Campus. Many of the buildings on that campus were built during the colonial period, including the Brethren's House, built in 1748, which served as a hospital during the
Revolutionary War, and currently houses the Music Department. Also located on Priscilla Payne Campus are the President's House, Main Hall (1854), the Widow's House, Clewell Hall, West Hall, South Hall, the 1867 Chapel, Clewell Dining Hall, and the Central Moravian Church. A number of the buildings are connected. The facilities have been renovated to include Payne Gallery (renovated from the original women's gymnasium in 1903), the college's two-level art gallery that offers several shows each year, and Foy Concert Hall. Also located on the Priscilla Payne Hurd Campus are Peter Hall, a medium-sized recital hall, Hearst Hall, a small recital hall, and individual student rehearsal rooms and art studios. The university presents the nationally renowned Christmas Vespers services in the Central Moravian Church, located on the corner of Main and Church streets across from Brethren's House. Many of the buildings on the Priscilla Payne Hurd Campus are located in a
National Register of Historic Places
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District and Church Street has been referred to as one of the most historic streets in America.
In the 2009–2010 school year, Moravian University added a new living complex on the Priscilla Payne Hurd Campus called the HILL. Each floor has suites, where four to 16 people can live. The complex has classrooms, a cafe, a fitness room, a mail room, and common rooms. The HILL is air conditioned and fully handicap accessible. The suites contain a living room, full kitchen, private bathroom, and additional hallway sinks. A shuttle service is provided for easy transportation between the North and South campuses.
Main Street Campus
Initially given in 1888 and settled in 1892, the North Campus is also known as the Main Street campus, as it is physically larger and is the site of the majority of the university's buildings, academic departments, administration, and student residences. The main building of the Main Street Campus is Comenius Hall, which was built in 1892 and is named for
John Amos Comenius
John Amos Comenius (; cs, Jan Amos Komenský; pl, Jan Amos Komeński; german: Johann Amos Comenius; Latinized: ''Ioannes Amos Comenius''; 28 March 1592 – 15 November 1670) was a Czech philosopher, pedagogue and theologian who is consider ...
, the last bishop of
Unity of the Brethren Unity of the Brethren (Latin ''Unitas Fratrum'') may refer to:
*Unity of the Brethren (Czech Republic), the province of the Moravian Church in the Czech Republic
*Unity of the Brethren (Texas), a Protestant church formed in the 1800s by Czech immig ...
, known as the "father of modern education" for his revolutionary educational principles. Comenius wrote in 1632, "not the children of the rich or of the powerful only, but of all alike, boys and girls, both noble and ignoble, rich and poor, in all cities and towns, villages and hamlets, should be sent to school". The Moravians had considered schools secondary in importance only to churches. A statue of Comenius, which was a gift to the college from
Charles University of Prague and the Moravian Church of
Czechoslovakia
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, stands in front of Comenius Hall. The Main Street Campus is also the location of Reeves Library,
Priscilla Payne Hurd Academic Complex, Colonial Hall, the Bahnson Center, the Moravian Archives, Zinzendorf Hall, Borhek Chapel, Prosser Auditorium (capacity 300, inside the Haupert Union Building), Monocacy Hall, Collier Hall of Science, the Sally Miksiewiecz Center for Health Sciences, Hamilton Hall, Memorial Hall, Benigna Hall, Johnston Hall (capacity 1,600 for athletics, 3,000 for events), the Timothy M. Breidegam Athletic and Recreation Center, the Collier Hall of Science, the Haupert Union Building, the Arena Theatre, and most of the university's student housing, including dorms, townhouses, and apartments.
In 2016, John Makuvek Field was installed and opened behind the Haupert Union Building. John Makuvek Field is a synthetic-turf field that is home to the Greyhounds' field hockey, men's and women's lacrosse, and men's and women's soccer teams. The field is named for John Makuvek, who retired in 1996 after four years as athletics director, and in 2010 after 43 years as head golf coach. The field is located at the center of campus, with views from the residential halls, Reeves Library, and the portico of the Haupert Union Building.
In 2017, the Sally Breidegam Miksiewicz Center for Health Sciences was opened at 1107 Main Street. The 55,000-square-foot facility hosts classes for both undergraduate and graduate programs, including nursing, informatics, and the health sciences and features the region's only virtual cadaver lab. The building is named in honor of former Moravian College trustee Sally Breidegam Miksiewicz.
Also located on the Main Street Campus is the Betty Prince field hockey field.
Steel Field Complex
Most of the university's athletic fields are located at this complex, including the football stadium with a grandstand capacity of 2,400 and
Sportexe turf field, eight-lane
Mondo Super X Performance synthetic track, the softball field, the Gillespie baseball field, the Hoffman tennis courts, the football practice fields, and a fieldhouse.
Steel Field and its brick grandstand were originally built by
Bethlehem Steel
The Bethlehem Steel Corporation was an American steelmaking company headquartered in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. For most of the 20th century, it was one of the world's largest steel producing and shipbuilding companies. At the height of its succ ...
to host the
Bethlehem Steel Football Club, 1913 to 1930. In 1925, Lehigh University purchased Steel Field from Bethlehem Steel. The Bethlehem Steel Soccer Club continued to use the field until its demise. In 1962, Lehigh sold the facility to Moravian University.
Athletics
The university is a member of the
NCAA
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and competes in
Division III sports. It is also an associate member of the
Centennial Conference
The Centennial Conference is an athletic conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III. Member teams are located in Maryland and Pennsylvania.
Eleven private colleges compose the Centennial Conference. Five of ten members of the Centenn ...
for
football only; Centennial football members include
Muhlenberg College,
Dickinson College
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,
Franklin & Marshall,
Johns Hopkins University
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,
Juniata College
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,
Gettysburg College
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,
Ursinus College, and
McDaniel College
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. Moravian University is a founding member of the
Landmark Conference for all sports except football; members include
Elizabethtown College,
Susquehanna University
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,
Catholic University
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,
Drew University
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,
Goucher College
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,
Juniata College
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, and the
University of Scranton
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. Golf competes in the Empire 8 Conference.
Men's sports include football, lacrosse, soccer, basketball, baseball, track and field, cross country, tennis, golf, and swimming. Women's sports include softball, basketball, soccer, field hockey, track and field, volleyball, tennis, lacrosse, golf (beginning in 2023–24), cross country, and swimming.
Notable people
Alumni
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J. Neil Alexander
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, Bishop of the
Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta
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*
John Andretti, former NASCAR, IndyCar, and NHRA professional race car driver
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William F. Badè, former president of the
Sierra Club
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, 1918–22
*
James Montgomery Beck
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, class of 1880 and trustee;
Solicitor General of the United States
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(1921–1925), member of
United States House of Representatives
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(1927–1934), and
constitutional law
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scholar
*
John B. Callahan, mayor of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 2004–14
* Rev.
Edmund Alexander de Schweinitz Edmund Alexander de Schweinitz (20 March 1825 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania – 18 December 1887) was an American bishop of the Moravian Church.
He studied theology at the Moravian College there and at Berlin. He entered the ministry in 1850 and ...
, class of 1834,
Bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ...
of the
Moravian Church
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; author and founder of ''The Moravian'', the weekly journal of the Moravian Church
*
Robert L. Freeman
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, member of the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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It ...
from the 136th district
*
John Gorka, contemporary folk musician
*
Louis Greenwald, New Jersey State Assemblyman
*
William Jacob Holland, zoologist and paleontologist;
University of Pittsburgh
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chancellor, 1891–1901; former director of the
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
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*
George Hrab, class of 1993, musician and podcaster
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Andrew A. Humphreys
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, class of 1822,
brigadier general
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in the U.S. Army; Union general in the
Civil War
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; division commander,
Army of the Potomac
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;
chief engineer
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of the U.S. Army; one of the principal incorporators of the
National Academy of Sciences
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; author of scientific and historical works
*
William D. Hutchinson
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William was born in ...
, justice,
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
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, 1982–87; judge,
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
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, 1987–95
*
Janine Jagger
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, Class of 1972, professor of medicine, MacArthur Fellow
*
Florence Foster Jenkins, class of 1881, American socialite and amateur operatic soprano
*
Bobby Levine
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After studying reeds in New York City, he attended Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Soon, however, he joined the army in 1 ...
, American jazz saxophonist
*
John Baillie McIntosh, class of 1837,
major general
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in the U.S. Army; Union officer in the Civil War; commander in the
Battle of Gettysburg
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; superintendent of Indian affairs for
California
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, 1869–70
*
Paul Marcincin
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Early lif ...
, former two time mayor of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania from 1978 to 1988 and from 1997 to 1998. Creator of
Musikfest.
*
Sandra Novack
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Biography
Novack was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to Joanne Novack, a court systems op ...
, author
*
J. William Reynolds
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incumbent Mayor of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
*
Fred Rooney
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, director, Community Legal Resource Network,
CUNY
*
Richard Shindell
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, contemporary folk musician
*
Denny Somach
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, businessman, author, and Grammy Award-winning radio producer
*
Herbert Spaugh Walter Herbert Spaugh (30 September 1896–22 November 1978) was a U.S. Bishop of the Moravian Church. By the 1960s he was one of the most prominent clergymen in North Carolina, as well as in the Southern Province of the Moravian Church.
Spaugh ...
, U.S. bishop of the Moravian Church
*
Edward Thebaud
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, class of 1816, New York industrialist and merchant; principal, Bouchard & Thebaud, 1820–26; principal, Edward Thebaud & Son, 1850–58
*
Joseph Thoder
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Career
Graduating from Moravian College in Beth ...
, physician, Professor of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine at
Temple University School of Medicine.
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Mildred Ladner Thompson, former reporter for ''
The Wall Street Journal
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'' and ''
Tulsa World
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''
*
David Zinczenko, editor and publisher
Trustees
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Curtis H. Barnette Curtis H. "Hank" Barnette (born in 1935) is a lawyer, businessman, educator, philanthropist, and chairman emeritus of Bethlehem Steel Corporation.
Early life
He was born in St. Albans, West Virginia, and lived there on the Barnette Family Farm at ...
, trustee; former chairman and CEO of
Bethlehem Steel
The Bethlehem Steel Corporation was an American steelmaking company headquartered in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. For most of the 20th century, it was one of the world's largest steel producing and shipbuilding companies. At the height of its succ ...
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Moravian College Official Athletics Website
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Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
1742 establishments in Pennsylvania
Educational institutions of the American (North) Province of the Moravian Church
Educational institutions established in 1742
Universities and colleges in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Liberal arts colleges in Pennsylvania
Private universities and colleges in Pennsylvania