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Allegheny College Recognized by U.S. Department of Energy

It’s not every day that Allegheny College director of sustainability, Kelly Boulton ’02, receives an invitation to meet a cabinet member of the President of the United States. When the request came for her to attend a summit hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy, she was thrilled.   Boulton attended the event in Washington, D.C., […]

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Joyful Ceremony Marks Installation of 23rd President of Allegheny College

Photo by Ed Mailliard A large crowd of hundreds gathered at the Raymond P. Shafer Auditorium at Allegheny College for the inauguration of Allegheny’s 23rd president, Dr. Ron Cole ’87, including Allegheny College Trustees, Presidents Emeriti Cook and Mullen, elected officials, students, employees, and alumni. Steve Levinsky ’78, Board of Trustees Chair, formally installed Cole, […]

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People & Places: September 2023

People & Places is a monthly highlight of the ongoing professional activities and achievements of faculty, staff, and students of the College. Blake Neiderlander ’24 recently completed a ten-week-long biomedical ethics research internship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, as one of the six candidates selected for this highly competitive program. Over the summer, […]

Allegheny College To Join The Council on Independent Colleges’ Inaugural Work-Based Learning Consortium

Allegheny College To Join The Council on Independent Colleges’ Inaugural Work-Based Learning Consortium

Allegheny College is one of 25 institutions nationwide accepted into the Council of Independent Colleges’ (CIC) inaugural cohort of their Work-Based Learning Consortium. The consortium will support institutions in easing barriers to internship access and job market preparation, particularly for students from underrepresented groups.  “Allegheny College is honored and excited to participate in this opportunity. […]

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U.S. News & World Report Ranks Allegheny College Among Best National Liberal Arts Colleges

U.S. News & World Report has again named Allegheny College one of the top national liberal arts colleges in the country, highlighting the college’s commitment to social mobility and undergraduate research. Allegheny ranked No. 75 on the list, up from last year. U.S. News & World Report also recognized Allegheny as one of the national […]

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Allegheny College Recognized Among Nation’s Best Value Institutions by The Princeton Review

Allegheny College has again been named one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education and a best value by The Princeton Review. The education services company features Allegheny in “The Best 388 Colleges,” the 2024 edition of its flagship college guide.  The guidebook notes that the Allegheny campus is “one of the country’s oldest […]

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People & Places: August 2023

People & Places is a monthly highlight of the ongoing professional activities and achievements of faculty, staff, and students of the College. Adrienne Krone, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science & Sustainability and Religious Studies, and Brittany Davis, previously Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Black Studies at Allegheny, published a chapter in the book Key […]

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Allegheny College Welcomes the Class of 2027

Allegheny College welcomed students in the Class of 2027 at today’s academic convocation and matriculation ceremony on the Bicentennial Plaza near historic Bentley Hall. Allegheny President Ron Cole, Ph.D., addressed the new first-year and transfer students, who represent 241 high schools, 18 universities, 29 states, and 24 countries. “You are going on a life-changing journey […]

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Senior Allegheny College Student to Attend Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education

Allegheny College student Faythe Schulte ’23 is joining many Allegheny alumni who have attended top-tier graduate programs. This fall, Schulte will travel to Boston to pursue a Master of Education at Harvard University. “My past four years at Allegheny have truly shaped me to be who I am today,” says Schulte, who majored in French […]

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Commencement Ceremony at Allegheny College Celebrates the Class of 2023 and Two Distinguished Leaders

Today, Allegheny College honored 363 graduating students and presented honorary degrees to two distinguished leaders at Commencement ceremonies held on Bicentennial Plaza in the shadow of historic Bentley Hall. Honorary doctorates of humane letters were conferred on Andre M. Perry — a 1993 Allegheny graduate, scholar-in-residence at American University, and professor of the practice of […]