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Three Elected to the Allegheny College Board of Trustees

Allegheny College, one of the nation’s oldest and most innovative four-year colleges where multidisciplinary learning breaks the conventional mold, announced today that the college’s Board of Trustees has added three new members: Aly Kassam-Remtulla of Princeton, New Jersey; Afua Osei of Severn, Maryland; and Sandra Wycoff of Harwich Port, Massachusetts. They began their terms on […]

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Allegheny College’s Creek Connections Program Receives Grants to Promote Watershed Education

Allegheny College has received $93,000 in grants from The Grable Foundation of Pittsburgh and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to support the College’s Creek Connections program, an environmental education outreach effort that brings hands-on environmental education to K-12 schools throughout western Pennsylvania. A $90,000 grant from The Grable Foundation, a foundation dedicated to changing […]

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Commencement Ceremonies at Allegheny College Celebrate 317 Graduates, Three Distinguished Leaders

Allegheny College today honored 317 graduates and presented honorary degrees to three distinguished leaders in three separate Commencement ceremonies held on the Bicentennial Plaza in the college’s 206th year. Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees were conferred on Emily Graslie, a science communicator, video host and educational media producer; Dr. Denise Johnson, acting physician general […]

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Allegheny College to Honor Three Distinguished Leaders at Commencement Ceremonies

In its 206th year, Allegheny College will award honorary degrees to three distinguished leaders at the College’s Commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2021 on Saturday, May 22. Commencement will be held in person and in three separate ceremonies on the Allegheny campus. Receiving honorary degrees will be Emily Graslie, a science communicator, video host […]

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Allegheny College Hosts Events to Celebrate Achievements, Award Recipients in the 2020–21 Academic Year

Allegheny College is hosting several events on Thursday, May 13, to celebrate student achievements and award recipients in the 2020–21 academic year. The Allegheny community, family members, and others are invited to join the events virtually. The fourth annual Richard J. Cook-Teresa M. Lahti Scholars Symposium is a virtual event featuring the Senior Comprehensive Projects […]

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Allegheny College Community Joins Together To Set Records on Gator Give Day 2021

Allegheny College called on supporters to join together on the College’s 7th Gator Give Day to show current Allegheny students that a powerful community stands with them. And those donors responded with record-setting generosity on April 22. In all, 2,612 supporters made gifts totaling $1,004,425 to Allegheny during the annual fundraising event — shattering Gator […]

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Allegheny College Alumni Share More than 500 Notes of Encouragement with Current Students

Responding to a request from the Alumni Council, Allegheny College alumni sent more than 500 notes offering words of encouragement to current students as they navigate the strains of the COVID-19 pandemic this semester. Some alumni sent multiple cards, wrote several paragraphs expressing care, and even provided gift cards for students to buy pizza. The […]

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Allegheny College Named a Best Value College for 2021 by The Princeton Review

The Princeton Review has recognized Allegheny College as a Best Value College for 2021, based on Allegheny’s stellar academics, affordable cost and strong career prospects for graduates. The Princeton Review chose its 200 Best Value Colleges by analyzing 40 data points to tally ROI (Return on Investment) ratings of the colleges. Topics covered everything from […]

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Allegheny College Calls on Higher Education Community to Accelerate Climate Action and Address Intertwined Social and Economic Issues

Allegheny College, one of the nation’s oldest and most innovative four-year colleges where multidisciplinary learning breaks the conventional mold, is calling on higher education institutions in the U.S. to accelerate climate action by tackling intertwined issues of climate, social and economic inequality and public health. The College has developed a seven-point resolution aiming to decarbonize […]

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Allegheny College Esports Team Enters the Online Arena of Competition

Senior Jacob Walters and junior Tito Mazzucchi concentrate on the action unfolding in front of them on their computer monitors. Their fingers fly across the keyboards as they call out instructions to each other. Their screens are a blaze of colorful, animated action as they team up for a game of “Overwatch” in an esports […]