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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 senior honored for mentoring younger students

Allegheny senior Osbaldo Meza was recognized for his work in a mentoring program that supports Meadville Area Middle School students. In addition to mentoring students, Meza developed a virtual version of the program.

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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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Great Adventure on the Great Lakes

When Alexandrea Rice was studying in the classrooms of Carr Hall, she never envisioned herself voyaging on a research vessel on the wind-whipped Great Lakes during the month of April when the weather can be fatefully fickle. But that’s exactly what the 2017 graduate of Allegheny College found herself doing this year. “Being on the […]

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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. […]