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Allegheny College Rises to No. 26 Nationally in Washington Monthly’s Best Liberal Arts Colleges Rankings

Allegheny College, one of the nation’s oldest and most innovative four-year colleges where multidisciplinary learning breaks the conventional mold, has been named one of the top 30 best liberal arts colleges in the U.S. in Washington Monthly’s 2021 college rankings. Allegheny rose to No. 26 in the Washington Monthly rankings, up from No. 34 last […]

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Allegheny College Announces Return to the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Beginning July 1, 2022

Dr. Hilary L. Link, the 22nd president of Allegheny College, has announced the College’s plans to re-enter the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) as the league’s 11th full-time member, effective July 1, 2022. “Allegheny College is excited to re-enter the Presidents’ Athletic Conference next year,” Link said. “This return aligns with all three of the strategic […]

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Allegheny College Welcomes Class of 2025

Allegheny College welcomed students in the Class of 2025 at today’s academic convocation and matriculation ceremony in Raymond P. Shafer Auditorium. Allegheny President Hilary L. Link addressed the new students, who represent 353 high schools, 30 states, and 12 countries. “This is a place that will push you to meet and to learn alongside others […]

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Gator Week of Welcome Celebrates Community, Tradition as Allegheny Students Arrive for the Fall Semester

As Move-in fast approaches for the fall semester, many across the Allegheny College campus have been working to plan activities and bring new traditions to Gator Week of Welcome, a series of events leading up to the first day of classes on August 24. “We have so many exciting events to welcome new students and […]

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Recent Allegheny College Graduate Earns Second CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team Honor

Allegheny recent graduate distance runner Mica Hanish has been named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America First Team. For Hanish, this marks her second straight selection to the All-America First Team, and the 40th overall and 15th First Team selection for Allegheny. In June, she earned her second CoSIDA Academic All-District honor. […]

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Allegheny Honors Class of 2020 in Commencement Ceremony

Allegheny College’s Class of 2020 was honored today in a Commencement ceremony held on the College’s Bicentennial Plaza. Allegheny President Hilary L. Link welcomed many graduates from the class back to their alma mater and praised them for their resiliency during the global pandemic that postponed their Commencement, which initially had been scheduled for last […]

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Following the Fish

Two Allegheny students and an alumnus of the College have been working this summer in little-known streams in the area helping the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission (PFBC) monitor water quality and document the presence of valuable trout and other aquatic life. Rising seniors Grace Hemmelgarn from Williston, Vermont, and Danielle Studer from Austinburg, Ohio, […]

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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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Metropolitan Museum of Art Exhibit Includes Two Works by Allegheny College Professor Emerita Amara Geffen

To her delight and that of the Allegheny College community, artist Amara Geffen has two works on exhibit through August 29, 2021, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Upon completion of the exhibit, the works will become part of the permanent collection at The Met. Two ceramic sculptures by Geffen, who […]

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Three Allegheny College Alumni Featured in the Erie Reader’s 40 Under 40: Class of 2021

The Erie Reader has featured three Allegheny College alumni among its Erie’s 40 Under 40: Class of 2021. The individuals, selected from a record number of nominations, are “innovators, entrepreneurs, and leaders helping move us into the future,” according to the publication. The Allegheny alumni featured are: Karin Brown Wickwire ’04, nurse practitioner for critical […]