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Allegheny College Launches New Academic Year with New Programs, New Major and Microcredentials 

Allegheny College faculty, administrators, and students celebrated the start of the 2025-2026 academic year during a matriculation ceremony that welcomed an enthusiastic new class of 340 first-year and transfer students representing 26 states and 22 countries.

Rachel Willis

Allegheny Graduate Makes Sustainability Her Mission

The career path for Rachel Willis '12 wouldn’t have been possible without her environmental science coursework and a valuable internship she served with Kelly Boulton ’02 in Allegheny’s Office of Sustainability.

Jason Falvo Tabbed to Lead Allegheny Cross Country, Track & Field Programs

Bill Ross, director of athletics and recreation at Allegheny College, has announced the hiring of former Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Coach of the Year Jason Falvo as the Gators’ new head cross country and track and field coach.

Allegheny College Microcredentials Program Launches for 2025-26 Academic Year

Allegheny College, one of the nation’s most historic and innovative four-year colleges, today announced its microcredential program featuring a multidisciplinary slate of categories following a successful pilot phase.

Samantha Cooper

Alumna Meets Patients Where They Are As A Resident Intern At The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center 

Samantha Cooper ’20 is dedicated to supporting individuals beyond their diagnoses— empowering them to lead healthier, more fulfilling lives — as a resident intern at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). She says that Allegheny was instrumental in preparing her for a career in medicine.

Allegheny College Awarded $8,500 Grant from National Wildlife Federation and Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom

Allegheny College is proud to announce that it has been awarded an $8,500 grant from the National Wildlife Federation’s 2025 Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Grant Program.

janyl jumadinova

Ways to Bridge the U.S. Computer Science Education Gap

Associate Professor of Computer and Information Science, Janyl Jumadinova, says that it's time for a national policy to be implemented as a requirement for high schoolers, citing that introducing computer science to students earlier in their education promotes problem-solving, creativity, and digital literacy

Invite, Inspire, Invest: Leveraging a History of Relationships

Allegheny College was founded on a June evening in 1815 on the northwestern frontier where Pennsylvania meets New York and Ohio. Its first fundraising campaign started the very next day. More than two centuries later, Allegheny College has embarked on its most ambitious campaign, intending to raise at least $250 million over five years to support the college’s strategic pathway.

Allegheny College Sets Record Breaking Fundraising Year with $91 Million

Allegheny College today announced it has exceeded expectations on progress for its comprehensive campaign, “In for Allegheny: Our Pathway Forward,” securing an additional $91 million in gifts in the past 12 months toward the College’s largest campaign ever.

Amanda Dunyak Gillen

The Frick Pittsburgh Names Allegheny Graduate as Executive Director 

A 1997 graduate of Allegheny College has been appointed as the new executive director of the nationally renowned museum and gardens at The Frick Pittsburgh.