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Allegheny Computer Science Department Puts Emphasis on Ethical Programming

Today’s computer science students will enter a tech industry that’s coming face to face with issues of bias, equity, openness, accessibility, and privacy. So it’s crucial for those new professionals to understand the ethical implications of the tools and solutions they create, according to Oliver Bonham-Carter and Janyl Jumadinova, both computer science professors at Allegheny […]

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Allegheny Senior Receives Boren Scholarship to Work and Study in Brazil

Allegheny College senior Yadira Sánchez-Esparza has received a prestigious Boren Scholarship and will move to Salvador, Brazil, in February 2022 to work and study through December 2023. With $25,000 funding from the Boren program, Sánchez-Esparza will be able to intern at a feminist nonprofit organization that focuses on ending gendered violence in Brazil. At a […]

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The Impact of Coronavirus on Higher Education

In this panel discussion, Allegheny President Hilary Link joined leaders from other colleges to review how COVID-19 impacted their respective campuses and how each college responded to the challenge. The panel also provides lessons learned from months of pivoting and adapting and a post-pandemic outlook to higher education.

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Allegheny professors to teach, conduct research abroad

Allegheny College professors Christopher Bakken and Stephen Onyeiwu have received 2021-22 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program awards to teach and conduct research in Greece and Nigeria, respectively.

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Two Allegheny College Professors Receive Fulbright Awards to Teach and Conduct Research Abroad

Allegheny College Professors Christopher Bakken and Stephen Onyeiwu have received 2021–22 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program awards to teach and conduct research in Greece and Nigeria, respectively. Each will return to a country that played a formative role in his development as a scholar and educator. Bakken, the Frederick F. Seely Professor of English, has taught, […]

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Two Allegheny Students to Be Honored for Environmental Sustainability Work

Two Allegheny College students will be recognized by the Pennsylvania Environmental Resource Consortium as 2021 Campus Sustainability Champions. The Campus Sustainability Champion title is awarded annually to students, faculty, administrators and staff of Pennsylvania colleges and universities who have made meaningful contributions benefiting social, economic or environmental sustainability on their campus or in their community. […]

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People & Places: April 2021

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. Allegheny College received $100,000 from the Charles E. Kaufman Foundation of The Pittsburgh Foundation for an Integrated Research-Education Grant to support Associate Professor of Chemistry Mark Ams’ research project, […]

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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 […]