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

April 19, 2021

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 […]

Allegheny College partners with Hagan Business Machines to host curbside community food drive in Meadville

April 17, 2021 In the News

The drive benefited the Center for Family Services Inc., the Crawford County Coalition on Housing Needs, Meadville Community Soup Kitchen, United Faith Fellowship Food Pantry, and CHAPS.

75 colleges call on Biden team to lower carbon emissions

April 16, 2021 In the News

This article notes that Allegheny is among the U.S. colleges and universities that have achieved carbon neutrality — institutions that are “shining examples of what’s possible.”

Allegheny College Professors Co-found Lab Designed to Enhance Research Experiences and Visibility for BIPOC Students

April 16, 2021

Lupita Gonzalez and Rosita Scerbo each benefited from mentorship on their paths from growing up in immigrant families to enrolling as first-generation college students to earning their doctorates. Now, as Allegheny College faculty members, they’ve in turn embraced the role of mentor. Gonzalez and Scerbo have co-founded a new lab designed to enhance opportunities for […]

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Allegheny College Religious Studies Professor Selected for Sacred Writes Public Scholarship Training Cohort

April 12, 2021

Adrienne Krone’s research exploring contemporary religious food justice movements has taken her into the field — and actually into fields — as she visited more than 25 Jewish community farms in the United States and Canada. As the Allegheny College religious studies professor spoke with and worked alongside farmers and activists, she heard powerful stories […]

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Allegheny College Esports Team Enters the Online Arena of Competition

April 8, 2021

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 […]

Allegheny College and Duquesne University Palumbo-Donahue School of Business Join Forces

April 5, 2021

A new articulation agreement will enhance the admission of Allegheny College students into any of five master’s degree programs at the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh: Professional Master of Business Administration (PMBA) MBA Sustainable Business Practices (MBA-SBP) Master of Science in Supply Chain Management (MS-SCM) Master of Science in Management (MSM) […]

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Allegheny Senior Shares Evidence About Making Planet-Friendly Choices in Diet

April 1, 2021 Students

Allegheny College senior Margo Beck wants to help members of her generation make informed decisions about how they eat — and how those choices impact not only their health but also the Earth. The environmental science and sustainability major has focused her Senior Comprehensive Project on a diet based on her Armenian heritage, drawing on […]

People & Places: March 2021

March 31, 2021 People and Places

People & Places is published monthly during the academic year. It reports on the professional activities of members of the College community and highlights student achievement. Associate Professor of History Guo Wu was invited by Quansheng Zhao, Professor of International Relations and Chair of the Asian Studies Research Council at American University, to contribute […]

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Shoutout to the Shenango

March 26, 2021 In the News

The scenic, meandering Shenango River has been selected as Pennsylvania’s River of the Year in 2021, and an Allegheny College alumna and current Penn State staff member leads the group that helped bring that honor to the waterway. Brandi Baros is a 1995 Allegheny graduate and the president of the Shenango River Watchers. The organization […]

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